Unfortunately, I'm aware of the early 140 problems.

That's why I was thinking the $9k higher mileage car may not be a bad deal, provided the seller responds to my inquiry. I sent a message to the sellers of both cars and asked specifics about the evap, close assist, suspension, and maintainance recs.

When I purchased my SDL (8 hrs from home), I did my homework and still ended up putting a huge amount of $$$ into the car about 30k miles after I took ownership of it. It had the service records and paperwork from an MB dealership to indicate top end work, but I ended up with a cracked head anyway. However, at the time of purchase, everything checked out okay.

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Lance Allison
Lance@LanceAllison.com

Current:
11 MB S550 4Matic, 55k miles, Designo Black/Black
14 Ford F150 XLT Lariat Crew, 73k miles, 5.0
Coyote V8 4x4. Black/tan.
09 GMC Envoy Denali, 5.3 V8, 4x4 SWB. 38k miles,
Jewel Red/Med Gray.

Gone:
87 MB 300SDL, 320k miles, Astral Silver/Blue.
98 VW Jetta TDI, 488k miles, Classic Green/Gray.
85 Olds 98 Brougham FWD, 4.3 DIESEL V6, 80k
miles, 3x Gray.

MBCA Member, Chicago Region