Gettin' ready to pull the trigger

[Joe Blowe]

Getting ready to buy a 1982 300TD-T.

But before I buy, I have a few questions, and need some re-affirmations!

- Given that the car has "only" 185k miles, does $2800 sound like a good deal? Considering that I've been looking for a wagon for almost a year now, and that I've seen lesser specimens for TWICE the price, I'm inclined to jump all over this one. However...

- ...what kind of defects/imperfections/disorders should I put up with for that price? The owner has not said anything about rear suspension problems, but did admit to an intermittent a/c. What about turbo problems - what should i look for and ask about?

- Cosmetic imperfections are there (faded paint on the hood and roof), but it will be a daily driver, so I'm not too concerned about that.

This will be my first "used car" purchase, but I did my research and absolutely knew that I wanted a 1981-1985 diesel wagon, so this falls right in there.

Any thoughts, warnings, advice, etc? Thanks everyone.