I once lusted after the venerable W123 so badly that I was ready to purchase at any price. I bought the first 240D I looked at while living in Lubbock, TX. I qualified for a $3200 bank loan and gladly paid that amount to the seller(!). Did I do pre-purchase inspection? Did I even KNOW what a PPI was?

As it turned out, the car had poor compression and the IP leaked fuel into the cylinders. It was probably worth $500.

But wait! I got even stupider! I paid for a brand new engine ($4400), spreading the cost across three credit cards, and thereby plunging into a five year debt.

Obviously, my desire to own a Benz far outweighed any semblance of common sense I might have possessed.

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Matt
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1995 E300 Diesel (Die Blau Frau)