I accompanied a fellow mbshopper to see a 91 350SD at a used lot/European car indy this afternoon. We pressed for a best price but the guy insisted on an offer. We took his asking price and subtracted for ACC inop (as in only the blower works), aux fan inop (fan wires bundled with electrical tape behing the left headlight) and bent rod unknown since he couldn't build any confidence in us that it's a good engine. Bascially we offered half the asking price though admittedly the rest of the car did not show its age or ~160K miles. To our surprise, the guy slammed the hood and said "Get f--- out of here!" He got in the car to move it back in line all the while yelling things with "f--- you" and "m----- f-----" in between. Boy, if that's not the last thing you expect from a professional. How bad a day can someone have? Why not close shop for the day if things are going so wrong?

Lemme tell you though, there's a reason people put up with bent rods. That car would leave a 126 300SE in it's wake. Smooth and quiet off the line with just a puff of smoke as it pulls away.

Sixto
87 300D