Hello all - This is my first time posting here. Yesterday, I traded my husbands' vehicle (at his urging, of course) for my dream car. A beautiful red 1975 240d. I have wanted a 240d for 2 years and have finally received this awesome gift. (OK, how female of me, I cried while driving it on my way home...... )

The gentleman who I traded with does work on many vehicles and specializes in older British cars - Austin Healys (sp?), minis, TRs, etc.

My car has many "glitches" but there are some issues that are safety related. I will be doing alot of the work myself. I am fortunate enough that the trader lent me a MB engine manual (pretty daunting) and another MB car manual.

* no low beams
* had to take out the fuse for the wipers b/c they wouldn't stop and of course, now the horn doesn't either
* no heat.....made for a brisk ride this a.m. while driving my hubby to work
* no e brake....
There are others but these are what I'm most concerned with. I've been going over the manuals and the trader has offered to let me use his hoist and tools and have his spare parts - have I died and gone to heaven?

Any suggestions gratefully received.

I very much enjoy reading all the posts on this forum.