Ok, this problem has been occurring for awhile. This car used to be my sisters, but she got a new malibu, so I thought I'd drive it around and see what the problem was to hopefully find the problem. Here's what the car will do at times. Sometimes when first starting it, usually when it's cold. At idle the rpm's will go below 5k and of course shut off. Sometimes it will stay above, but once you shift in to reverse it will go below 5k and will shut off. To prevent this you have to brake and keep the rpm's up while backing out. Sometimes it will do the same thing in 'drive'.

Another thing, when pulling from a stop I'll press the accelerator and maybe for about 10 seconds, I will just inch along. It seems like the car wants to quit on me, but by keeping the accelerator barely pressed down, it will eventually just take off. The longest it has done this for is about 30 seconds, right in the middle of the intersection (quite embarrassing, lol)

And last, every once in awhile the Check engine light will come on. When it does this I noticed the speed will go down, just a little bit. It feels as though you were shifting your car down to 3rd gear, how it will somewhat jerk and slow down, but it is not quite as drastic.

I'm hoping to put some money in this car, but not sure where to start. I hope you guys can help me pinpoint these issues.

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1986 560 SEC *Sold* < Big Mistake I miss my baby!
1988 300SE *Sold*
1989 300CE - current car, but not for too long