Ebay 1983 300TD Wagon

[centroid1]

hi,

i'm new and this is my first post to this forum. i'm in minneapolis, mn and have been eyeing several 1983 300td wagons either on ebay or other places for a while. while i have some questions about how difficult or easy it would be to own this car in this climate parked outside in the winter time. i heard it might be ok if the car is plugged in overnight. my knowledge of the car is limited but would like to own one to use daily. so i saw this on ebay and it seems really nice especially with a "new" engine. i'm curious about it. i just want some general feedback if anyone has time. i don't think i would bid on it because i would like to see it or have a mechanic look at it. but if its a good car then maybe ...
some questions might be: why a new engine so early ? anything i should be suspicious about ? would a turbo diesel be problematic in minnesota outside ?

any one here on this forum near mesa, az ?
thanks !

link to ebay:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4603430251&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT