1988 300CE question

[JasonOne]

Greetings,
This is my first post here. I'm buying the above mentioned Mercedes-Benz coupe from a friend. It has just over 100,000 miles and the valve job was done by an Indy Benz mechanic here in Los Angeles. I believe its a two owner car before my friend bought it less than a year ago. He replaced the chip and a sensor relay and fluids.

We will put it on the lift tomorrow and also check the carfax and smog records. It's up for registration this October. I've driven it and know the car well. Does $3000 sound reasonable for a Los Angeles 300CE? Is the 1988 model decent? The color is midnight blue with palamino interior. I like the color combo a lot. Car is a project, I know, and thus will need money put into it. When I was a kid we had MBz and Porsches and others. I really like this car and at least its a good get around town driver.

The gas cap needs replacing as it doesn't seal well. I wonder about the rest of the fuel system since here in CA the gas is crap. The motor looks good except for oil around the oil cap. Seems like when the valve job was done they did the hoses and cap. Just had the rad flushed. The diff makes a little whine at low speed. I would like to know more about that. Oh, the speedo needle is erratic, what's the usual fix there? And how easy is it for the odometer to be changed on this car?

All I know for now. Will know more in the morning when we go to my wife's uncle's garage for a pre-buy inspection.
Thank you very much and I look forward to joining this community as well as meeting locals that work on their Mercedes-Benz rides together.

Regards,
Jason Carpenter
Pacific Palisades (by the beach in Los Angeles)