The ability to evaluate a car that one has never been seen before, to the point of naming the parts that must be replaced is most impressive!

After my son went off to college, his 240D sat in the weather for a year and a half. I put a battery in it, it started immediately. I changed oil, bled the brakes, replaced the fuel and air filters and did a few other things that needed to be done before it was stored, such as a new windshield and stereo speakers. I began immediately driving the car on my daily 180 mile round trip commute. It purred like a kitten for several months before the engine let go. I'm convinced that the engine problem had nothing to do with the cars storage, after all it was several months and about 20,000 miles later.

The two things that I had going for me that made this different from what you are thinking about are; I knew the condition of the car as of the time it was stored, and it is a 123 car.

Unless you know the condition of the car prior to it's storage, and I don't mean taking a used car salesman's word for it, I would go forth with caution.

Unless you are hung up on this particular car for some reason, like for instance it's an old family posession, I think you would be far ahead and much happier by seeking out a low mileage, solid 240D. The 240D is MUCH simpler to work on than the five cylinders of the 300D's of any year and much more plentiful with easier parts availability than the 220D.

Good luck,