Going to go look at it Thursday. He has service records up until about the 90s, the AC compressor has not been hooked up (no belt to it) while he has had it (for 8 years, during which he has done most of the work himself), when he got it a fender was damaged but it was only cosmetic and was replaced.

He said if he would slam on the brakes with his hands off the steering wheel, it would go straight (indicating the front end is tight) and on the old tires there was no uneven wear when he replaced them. We will get to test drive it and I shall certainly bring ramps and jack stands to look at the underside and suspension components. He said no rust but that is something I have learned that I need to look for anyway.

For the Climate Control, how hard is it to convert to the manual climate control unit? I see those are about $250 on ebay, probably less elsewhere.
I am also considering converting to manual windows because that would be cheaper than a regulator, about $300 on ebay for all 4 windows with cranks and the center console shifter trim without the cutouts for the windows (although I could add heated seat switches there).

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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon.