I went to look at the car today. It starts up and runs well. I could tell that it's missing on a cylinder but ever so slightly. There was No smoke. . .AT ALL. There is definitely oil in the expansion tank. It's black and thick. I ran it for maybe 10 minutes. The temp was normal. It accelerates easily and still no smoke. I'm thinking about pulling the trigger.

Oh yeah, the interior is nearly perfect. . . .the headliner is sagging from where they've driven it with the windows down. The AC doesn't work and I'm sure it's gonna be the evaporator since it's a w224 but I've done that job before and I'm okay with that. It's not what I'd prefer but this car is very nice. It's been taken care of. I'm deliberating. 😬