The Indie called to say I have a failed ignition module. They are a regional Bosch Parts supplier and happened to have the Bosch rep there when they tested it. It looks like it will end up being nearly $1,000 for the work.

The car is 2 hours from home. It has rust in the lower front left rocker and fender and over the left rear wheel well. The clear coat is all cracked up on the top surfaces. It just is not worth the investemnt.

The sad thing is that I can't go pull the new fuel pump or filter off. I has lots of other newish parts, probably not worth the cost of towing it home. It also has 2-month old Michelins on bunt-cake alloys.

Given the distance, the holiday and the need to move on, sadly the old gal is headed to the scrap yard.

Now, I was keeping an eye on an '84 Euro 280E with a 4 speed on ebay...

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