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Originally Posted by mkiii88turbo
There is an 86 SDL for sale at a local dealer here. It's got 350K miles, the exterior has no rust but a truck backed into it and is missing half of the grill and has some dents on the hood (both would need to be replaced). The interior is pretty worn and looks like it has 350K on it. I drove it. It drives fine. No slipping or anything like that. It apparently sat for 3 days before I drove it (in 20* weather) and started up in seconds with very little need for glow plugs. They are asking $1400.
Is this a good price? Can I be uber-agressive with them?
Sorry I don't have any pics, they have it locked in a fenced area and they are closed right now.
Thanks.
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Check to see if the head is a #14. Since its winter it tougher to tell if it overheats. Check the coolant level, cracked heads consume coolant and produce some whitish smoke. On the SDLs a cracked head can set you back thousands. Does the AC work? Setting the AC right is a thousand or so.
I have an 87 SDL and my head was cracked and the AC is broken. I've got about $1200 in a replacement head and have not touched the AC.
At 350k miles the suspension will need attention, are there any service records for it?
Also, parts for the SDL are not as plentiful as for the SD series.
The purchase price can easily be tripled or quadrupled in repair costs.