I finally got to drive it today. I also called a friend who owns a MB shop, he knows the car well. The wiring harness has been replaced. It drives very nice, altho there was a slight bump when I first backed it out and went from reverse to drive. I shifted from reverse to drive while at a complete stop, then hit the gas as I was backed out onto a busy street. It was sort of a slide bump, or maybe like a second gear start then going down to first. Anyway I couldn't get it to do it again after that one time.

The fuel guage doesn't work and the tank is pushed up from bottoming out on something. The seller says he has to have the AC recharged every so often, maybe the evaporator? I wonder how much that job is at an independent?

The power antenna doesn't work, and the radio sounds pretty bad, as if the amp is bypassed or something. No bass at all.

Other than that it would look perfect except for the road chipped headlight doors.

I think the price is out of line at $6,500. "He said make me an offer" but KBB says $5,200 in good cond, then I'll need a fuel tank and maybe an evaporator.

I may wait a while then offer $4,000. Again, it has 230K on the odometer.

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