I've been looking for a nice 300E (E320) for a couple months now and the cars I've looked at locally are such piles of crap that I'm afraid to buy one out of state.....without a lot of screwing around and pre-purchase inspections.

But even with a pre-purchase the mechanic may not find previous body work.

We looked at a '93 today and my full time body guy found that the car had a rear clip.....and of course the Carfax was clean....

The car also has a transmission problem, it overheats and has a hot-start issue!

I'm loosing faith and I can't afford to fly out to look at every car that looks "shiney" in the pics.

Sorry just venting......