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Originally Posted by deanyel
The body cladding is 86 to 89 - MB Tex was standard and leather optional. 1990 got new body cladding, the 300E had leather standard, the 260E had tex. But no one would change the body cladding - it has to be a 86 to 89 300E or 260E.
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Good eyes - I didn't even see the body molding.
As far as the other posts, I'm not sure a headgasket should be considered as a 100k event. I haven't heard them being that much of a nuisance if driven correctly (like not overheated) but each car obviously is different. The M104 of later w124 chassis has more of a reputation for blowing the HG than the M103. I would also disagree on the R134 conversion. R12 is getting more difficult to find, but if you can get a competent shop to recharge R12, or if you want to tackle it yourself an EPA certification is about $20 and consists of an open book "exam". The reason I advise not to go into an R134 conversion is because a lot of folks report (including me) that R134 conversions simply are not as effective as the R12 or systems designed for R134 in the first place--not to mention the labor and time expenses of changing out all the seals. Of course the buyer can consider this based on preference, but I would personally not consider the lack of R134a to prevent a sale or that big of a deal in general. The rest of that post is spot on, especially with the transmission health, good advice!