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Looking at my OP, seems I may have made the car seem less than what it is.
Purchased from the original owner with 113k miles about 5 years ago. I've done a fair bit of maintenance stuff that a 25-30 year old car needed (shocks, sway bushings, brakes, brake lines, vac activated turbo diaphragm, belts & tensioner, water pump, radiator, hoses). I'd take it on a thousand mile trip tomorrow.
The only thing that ABSOLUTELY NEEDS to be done is the AC and I worry about the ball-dropper-vac-pump. The interior is an 8/10, as is the body. Paint gets a 5/10.
The suspension bits are all running on 30 year old rubber, so I know it's just a matter of time... but really more a preventative replacement at this point. The tires I put on 10k miles ago are wearing evenly. I get an odd bump or pulse in the brake pedal when backing out of a steep driveway, but I think that's likely a recalcitrant caliper.
I definitely WANT to fix it all... it's just the time involved and it's easy to get discouraged.
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1991 300D 2.5 "Rocinante"
2002 Golf TDI "Teen Spirit"
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1984 300D
1966 Mustang I6 3sp
1985 Mazda RX-7 GSLSE
1982 Toyota Supra
1977 Datsun 280z
1971 Datsun 240z
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