'84 380sl
Looked at the car today; solid enough, no rust, usual boo-boos. Runs smooth,idles right, smooth, shifts right. Light clunk in right side of rear suspension on bunps; a very quiet squeak, 1xrev, in the area of the trans, follows road speed (flex joint in driveshaft?). ACC responds to controls, not cool, probably needs R-whatever. One wheel bolt missing; probably twisted off; Bundt wheels. Paint OK; could be repaint, but carefully masked if it is. Shows 71K miles. Radio (Becker Grand Prix) dead; antenna dead; windows work OK.
Interior shows typical wear, fading, etc., dash not cracked.
Wanted to look at the soft top, but the hard top would not release in the center-rear. they are working on it.
I found an invoice in the glove box, where an indie replaced the flywheel with a used one, and replaced the starter (rebuilt one with warranty); wonder what happened, chewed up the ring gear, I suspect.
comments?
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