I bought the '90 350SDL that was in Norfolk, VA. and drove it home (to Boston area) over the weekend. Couple of questions for the board:

1) When the car is warm, it tends to hold the gear (2nd to 3rd or 3rd to 4th) longer. When it's cold, it seems to shift fine.....took it to my local indy mechanic pulled the dipstick yesterday and there seems to be a little too much (new) fluid. He's going to drain some off tomorrow, while he's doing an oil change & fuel filters.

Could that alone cause the shifting "issue" or could it be the vacuum modulator (or other)?

2) Car is prolly averaging under 20 mpg on the highway. Seems to lack "punch", but generally runs really well. PO used it mostly around town lately, so I'm thinking clogged injector/carbon build up....but then again, what do I know? Any insight or questions, please ask away.

3) there's a pronounced shutter from the LF during braking. Car goes straight down the road, but is worse when braking hard, especially when the wheel is turned (braking when in a left turn is more pronounced than braking in a right turn).

My experience tells me it's a ball joint, but interested in your inputs. PO said there was something that needing adjustment in the front end, but my gut tells me otherwise.

Any other insight into things I should be keen on would be greatly appreciated.

Otherwise, the car is in really nice shape and just needs a little TLC. Headlight frames look awful, so I'm looking to replace those.

Also, the rear bumper has the tell tale water marks, so I'll need to replace that down the road.

My plan is to just drive this thing like it was intended, as I'm on the road for a living.....

Thanks in advance