I'm looking to buy a 1988 300CE with 171K miles and the seller who is a mechanic said that everything works except for the A/C because the pressure switch is bad. Is this an easy fix? His uncle left the country and he is selling the car for cheap $. He tells me that there are no head gasket leaks and he changed the brakes and rotors and brake master cylinder and says that I can drive this to FL without a problem. I can get this car for $1300 and the paint and condition looks excellent being garaged all its life. Good deal? Will these cars run to 250K? I have owned a 86 300E, 94 E320 and a 95 E320 wagon. I wasn't thrill when the evaporator went on my 95 E320. What are the known faults of this generation of W124s? Thanks.

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