Prior Purchase Questions

[Lawson1923]

Well, it's been a while since I posted. I'm in the market for a 124 series auto again. I have searched CL and Ebay all over the country and have found what to me will be the best auto for my budget. I prefer a coupe but have since found a nice '95 E420 with 108k. Here are my questions:

-Do I stay away from a car with ASR, like the E420 has? (as stated in the ad)
-Does the Russian VIN site tell me if a car has ASR? (for future searches)
-When viewing consoles of many cars over the last month, I've seen a switch that resembles a snow tire, is this ASR?

I cannot remember if my '95 E320 had ASR or not, it was a wonderful car. So, the other car that I've seen that fits within the budget is an '88 300CE with under 100k.

I've scoured these boards and I'm unable to come to an informed decision. I have also seen in this forum the ability to disable the ASR.

If you know of a nice vehicle for sale, I'd like to hear from you. The following are my preferences in order:
1-300 or 320 Coupe
2- '93-'95 E320 Sedan, I like the M104 just because I had one before
3- '94-'95 E420 Sedan

My budget is $3500 and perhaps higher if the right car appeared. Thanks for your help and I'll be checking back frequently. Now that I've previewed this, I guess I just could have asked "Do I buy a car with ASR or not". It's late, I'll let it ride.