My dad and I have talked about picking up something AWD to keep at his house for my 16 year old sister to drive this winter if she needs to (she drives my 87 300D while her 92 300D is getting painted) or just as a spare AWD vehicle.

Someone locally is selling a 300E 4matic with around 150k miles on it.

So:

How can I make sure the 4matic works?

Anything I should look for related to the 4matic?

Does changing the fluid in the transfer case help extend its life?

Is even 4matic good in the snow?

Otherwise I'm very familiar with 124s and have a good idea of what I am looking at, but I have zero experience with early 4matic.

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