When this happened on SWMBO's '82 240D , I asked my buddy who's an Indie MB Mechanic and he put it on the hoist and adjusted the 4th gear band , that was several years ago and it still works *perfectly* and we routinely travel out of state fully loaded with people & luggage .

I say BUY IT ! .

Lots of folks prefer the W-126 (ick) chassis so you'll be able to flip it if your son doesn't like it .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better