After a long happy distraction with ancient Volvos, VWs, and the occasional Saab, I finally pulled the trigger. Just bought a 1980 240d, manual everything and 27?xxx on the clock, for 800 bucks. Clattered merrily home 3 hours with nary a hiccup, except when I stopped for gas and it refused to shut down, although a perplexed call to the PO solved that. This car, knock on wood, seems fantastic --
A couple issues, which I will no doubt seek your wisdom with as time goes on, are
-new speedo cable, although the my speedo goes up to 125 and seems not to be original; will it be accurate?
-a bit of play in the steering
-the ubiquitous vacuum leak, although this one seems to be intermittent (sometimes it turns right off and the locks work, other times its cranky)
-Finding a decent source for touch-up paint, as I'll be welding in a patch panel or two in areas of annoying rust.
Thats all for now, good to meet you all -- If there is a different section for introductions, I apologize; just found peachparts...
James in Baton Rouge