Bought the wagon today that I had posted about earlier...

The seller and I agreed on a price of $3500, pending mechanical inspection.

My mechanic looked it over closely today, and I got to see it on the lift etc. Not a perfect old-lady-owned car, but a good, solid, honest car, one-owner (purchased off a lease when 1 year old), who carried his family in it for 3 decades. It has patina and some wear and tear that you would expect from such use, but has been well maintained over the years (lots of mechanical repairs, and addressing a few panel rust issues a couple of times).

It came with ALL service records, going back almost 30 years. Quite an interesting pile, made some very nice reading as I was waiting for my mechanic to get at it. The only thing he recommended changing are the shocks (Bilstein) which he felt were a little soft.

Anyway, look forward to driving it (getting my plates tomorrow), getting to know some of its idiosyncracies, and addressing some of its minor little issues. I hope I have many happy years using it for what it was intended, hauling stuff here and there, enjoying the diesel drive. The W123 wagon definitely falls in the "form follows function" category, wonderful piece of engineering through and through.

One of the first things I'll do is install my spare MB star on the grille!

"Little red wagon, little red bike
I ain't no monkey but I know what I like"
--Dylan

Cheers.
--Bob

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