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190D22 · #3 05-09-2002, 04:43 PM

That guy is nuts if he will take nothing under 6k. The only way I'd do that is if EVERYTHING was in perfect running order. I bought my 190D for 3750 then turned around and put at least that much into it. After doubling the cost of my car it's a perfect little vehicle with a little rust. My solution when it gets to be too big of a problem is to get a new door. These things run very very nice. It's no speed demon, but then again it's no 240D lol. You're going to loose any race you get into, but no one can get 30mpg in the city with a traditional car!!! That's my argument against "damn dude your car is so slow." Slow in terms of racing, but everyday driving it's perfect. 63k miles is really low though, I bought mine with 136K. Sadly, I didn't notice the rust until after I bought it and waxed it. But it's something you've gotta live with. Drive it before you buy it, take it on the highway, run the AC, floor it, watch the coolant temperature with the AC running in the city, if it gets well over 100C it may need cooling system maintenance. Have the seller tell you every detail of work the car has had done to it.

If all is good except that paint, it will be a great little car. The 2.5s are a bit quicker than the 2.2 and have comparable if not better mileage than the 2.2. Good luck!