132k? That would be one low mine SDL, probably 232k. I believe the high mile odometers, not the low unless proven with stacks of documents. My 300SEL just rolled 271k. The SDL is significantly quicker than an SD, if it drives slow something is amiss.

Ask for ALL records if the 'Euro Mechanic' did indeed actually own it... not just a car left by a customer he filed a lien against and ended up owning.

The head issue is over-exaggerated to me... it is not as if you drive around the corner and it blows up. Just drive like a normal person, make sure the cooling system works with proper coolant, have a radiator made in this millennium, run the RED aux fan switch, good fan with clutch, and drive it. The cars I have seen with cracked heads all have been driven into the ground.



Buy these cars for paint first. A quality paint job is VERY difficult to mimic on the cheap. THEN look at interior condition. The rest of the ancillary stuff can be fixed pretty easily with time and determination. i.e. suspension, HVAC, stereo, brakes, etc

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'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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