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Old 08-12-2013, 12:27 AM
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so you're actually suggesting spending ANY money to have a $500 car PPI'd? to paraphrase the OP/buyer you CANNOT go wrong at $500.....now if you go blowing 4 grand trying to have someone fix the car that is a different story but to get it and try to fix it on the cheap? no worries
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Originally Posted by Ferdman View Post
244brick, unless you are an accomplished DIY'er recommend taking the 300E to a reputable indie who knows that vintage MB automobile. Realize that you should have had a PPI (pre-purchase inspection) performed by that same indie before buying the car. It sounds like the engine may need a new timing chain tensioner. Have the indie go over the car and advise what engine work must be addressed immediately. As mentioned, owners don't let MB automobiles sit for 2 years unless there are problems that they don't know how to fix, or they can't afford to fix.
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