Hello all,

I've been a member over on Pelican for a few years, but I've just purchased an '85 300D after selling my 911. This car will serve as my daily driver as my broker finds the AMG I am looking for, and depending on how I feel at that time I will sell it or hang on to it as a spare car.

The car has 290k on it, supposedly runs like a sewing machine, has a new AC system and was owned by the same family in Williamsburg VA for its whole life. It looks extremely clean. No cracks in any of the wood (I always thought Mercedes just put those in at the factory! ) or vinyl. Typical fading on some of the interior soft surfaces, perfect carpets.

I bought the car from the son of the owner of my brokerage. He suggested getting the engine cleaned up and I'd be worried about doing my typical degreaser/pressure wash method on a car this old. Any thoughts?

I'll be flying from my home in ATL tomorrow morning to pick the car up in Virginia Beach and drive it back.