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Old 06-29-2019, 06:14 PM
dlssmith dlssmith is offline
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Having owned three 124s, the engine and drivetrain issues are important and expensive. But to me the big thing is condition of the body and interior. It is a stylish machine and it should look good and be comfortable. Therefore I would only buy a rust free or nearly rust free example. I would consider whether the seats are shredded or in good condition, dash cracked etc. Lots of little things to tinker with on these interiors some easy and some hard and some stupidly frustrating.
I'm not saying you should ignore the coolant issue or cracked head or transmission condition - but in the example you're describing, you can't know their condition until its running. You can do a compression test or have the mechanic do one. I wouldn't skip that step. Lots of advice on this forum about 124s.
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