I mean I plan to take the car out for a serious drive, at least 10-20k to see if i can notice any noises that sound suspect, see if the car vibrates at highway speeds. Also plan to to take it to a local MB dealer to have is inspectec for $90cnd, that will give me a chance to take a look underneath to see if the chassis is rusting badly underneath. I would like a manual transmission but i know they are rare, probably mostly available on the 2.3 than the 2.6. I think the 2.6 is what i'm looking to get. Also which year or years should I be looking at. Hmmmm come to think of it, is there any 190E information sites, like car history maybe the problem or recall information on each year, etc.