might be the padding, but I saw a powdery film on many leather surfaces. The garage is under a canopy of large trees, so the area is dark and dank. The garage itself has an odor too.

Thinking of bringing the vehicle to a shop for a lookover, not sure how the current owner will be feeling about that request...

Note: heard a strong chirp when starting the car, hope it's not a starter problem...

Battery was not charged enough for restarting it, so I could not try starting the wagon again. It's charging and they will start and park it later tonight...

Wanted to load the tail end with some weight ( me and another person) and have someone start it to see if it activated the hydraulic system... will have to do that next time

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1985 300SD