Actually I dont mind ambiguous answers. The car had been sitting for about a year before the current owner bought it with the idea of fixing it up. But he decided it was more than he wanted to take on and bought another car. He had replaced fuel lines, drained and cleaned the tank, worked on the breaks and front suspension and had just bust something in the vacume system before I went to see it so he was trying to figure what it was he'd done to stop it switching off with the key. Quite funny actually.

I was actually being driven home in my KIA dealers courtesty shuttle after having my 02 Kia Rio POS towed in because it's fan fell off!!! when I saw this 240D for sale in a yard. I figured I've really had enough of the Rio which I have decided is a re-incarnation of a Yugo and out of desperation did what I'd swore I'd never do again. Namely, investigate a Mercedes before having the cash immediatly available.

Now I'm enduring the mental anguish of trying to figure out how to come by the money by honest means...

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S