diesellac, when you have found a wagon that you are willing to buy, arrange for a PPI (pre-purchase inspection) by a MB-trained tech who is familiar with that vehicle and knows its problem areas. That way you will have a professional opinion and learn about pending expensive repairs. If there are any, use that information to reduce the purchase price. Remember: There is nothing more expensive than a cheap MB vehicle with many deferred maintenance items. Very few folks are selling well-sorted vehicles for a song. Buy the best one you can find.

Evaporators are known to fail. Replacement will cost thousands of dollars. I just junked a 1995 E320 with 195,000 miles that had no compression in Cylinder No. 1. Have a compression test done as part of the PPI.

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