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Old 03-19-2009, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Geezer View Post
$1k is including the purchase price, so yea, I feel pretty good about being able to get my money back, but by the same token, if the compression gets worse, I'm going to have a much harder time.
According to the previous owner it didn't use any oil between changes, we'll see about that. And it has vurtually no blow-by, which makes no sence concidering it must be the rings that are worn(140 psi boost when oil is added to cylinder)
No one has a crystal ball. The engine may crap out tomorrow, same for the tranmission. $1K is only 2 or 3 months car payments. MBZ diesel is built tough and if you enjoy the car, maintain it well, I am sure you will come out ahead.
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