I think the car was driven regularly, but I have no way of knowing how frequently. It is a second car, and part of the reason for purchasing was so that I don't need to take my ONLY car to the shop to get things fixed right away. This will allow me time to work on either car when things come up.
The PO said that her mom's boyfriend was a MBZ diesel nut and maintained the car for her, but the boyfriend and mom split up, so there is now no one to maintain it. It looks like it has some new parts....radiator for sure. There are no leaks. No slippage in the tranny, but shift points seem a little high. It does have a pretty severe lack of power before 2000 rpm's. Linkage is good...right to the pin on the IP....I'm going to check the banjo bolt on the manifold....alda is untouched.
I understand the common wisdom about these purchases, but it starts right up.....no smoke....tranny shifts firm.....ac works....all windows and sunroof operating correctly...Not a spot of rust. I'm a gambler by nature....We'll see how it pans out. Thanks for the votes of confidence
