Well, I walked away from this one.

The highway cruise brought to light a serious fuel issue that continued to get worse throughout the drive. At the end, it felt like a bucking bronco was under the hood at idle.

I also found the beginnings of rust coming from under the right front fender wing. Its not visible yet, and easly treatable, but another minus for the car.

Replacing the fuse didn't revive the CC either.

Overall, this car had way too many IFs. Could be minor issues, but then again... His inflexiblity of the price (I had already talked him down from $3,500) was the deal killer. He also tipped his hand when he told me he's only owned the car for 6 months.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
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