Ok. So I'm in kind of a bind here. I have to buy a car by the weekend. Not a good position to be in but it's where I am at. I'll likely have to take some kind of a deal on a newer cheap vehicle. Maybe a small truck. But I am also trying to acquire a Mercedes in this time frame if at all possible.

I have looked at two 190E's today but am unfamiliar with these vehicles. One is an 85 2.3 in very nice shape. About the only thing that worries me on it is that it appears to run very hot. Ambient temperature today in Phoenix was 113. The car ran about half way between 100 and 120 for most of the test (with the A/C on all the time of course) and which included a decent stretch of freeway up to 85mph. When we returned to the owners house the car cut out upon turning sharply into his driveway. The car has 104K miles on it and the last 30K have been in his ownership. He says it's always run hot but never actually overheated. (It came real close today). I know it could just be the thermostat but as I'm unfamiliar with the W201 can anybody enlighten me as to what temperature they should run at? I'm pretty much a believer in the theory that Mercedes should stay between 85 and 90 no matter what so this concerns me.

Also. The other car I tested had failed back windows. They went down but would not go up, wether using the console or door switches. Any idea why that would be?

- Peter.

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