I recently picked up an '89 2.6 5 speed. Its got a lot of highway miles on it, no records.

The door panels are peeling at the window edge, the AC/Heat is confused, and the radio keeps telling the antenna to go up.

Needs brake work which I'll diy with my son, who will learn to drive in it
I'm figuring for the purchase price plus brake parts it should do ok for around town and should my son get into an accident with it, he stands a better chance than in the other cars we own.

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95 E300D gave away
77 300D, 227k, station car
83 300CD 370k, body gone away to the rust gods, engine is in a Yota pickup, going strong
89 190E 2.6- 335k, no more
79 VW FI Bus- 154k summer driver
59 VW Beetle ragtop- 175k
12 VW Jetta- 250k
74 MG Midget-78k