Wow. I can't thank you all enough. That answers every single thing I need to know. I'm not too concerned about the extra $$ since I bought it for 500 bucks. The kid just wanted to get rid of it since he was just married (his wife hated the car) and has a baby now. His father owned it for 14 years then gave it to him. He said it never left him stranded. But the new Jetta he bought at his wife's instistance has left them roadside twice so far. It has a new exhaust sytem, new starter, alt, new tires and battery. I can gladly tackle the rest on warm days since I didn't get a garage built yet. Thanks again for all the info, I couldn't own an older or new Benz without this site. She should be rolling well by April.

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1994 C 280 117.5k, White (Good as new)
1997 Toyota Camry 149k Miles (Not so pretty anymore)

1990 190e 2.6 95k (Sold-Should not have)
1981 240d Stick ??? Miles...sold