You got that right. I add up all the "little" things that you would need to bring a car back and MAN, does it add up quick. New tires - $400 easy, new AC $1000+, shocks $500, basic maintenance-$400 in fluids and filters, brakes-$100 pads and fluids. And it seems every car I look at needs AT LEAST these things, usually more. And every owner thinks his car is worth top dollar in crap condition. No AC, bald tires, shoddy maintenance, crap suspension. It tires me out looking for a decent runner.
Thanks for the heads-up about the 190E.