You know, I really hate getting rid of this car - it is a good one.

Anyway, if it does not sell here (I might even try ebay), I have a nephew that deserves it - he's a really good kid. So, over the next few days I am going to have the 90K service, including the upper rails for the timing chain and various other items while the mechanic has the valve covers off.

I want the car to be decent & reliable before i head off in case it gets gifted to a relative.

Hence, with this weekend's work, my price is quite firm.

Still waiting for my digi-cam, then I will post pics.

I also did a vehicle history search in Canada. It was originally imported to Vancouver, Canada in January 1991. Since then, 4 insurance claims:

1) Theft from inside vehicle (looks like it was personal effects)
2) Vandalism (emblem ripped off)
3) Backed into wall (new bumper shocks)
4) Rear ended at stop sign (new bumper, trunk lid, etc, and paint)

The insurance claims also validate the mileage, as does the CarFax smog offices (by the way, I have its most recent smog & it passed cleanly). There was never any salvage, rebuild, flood, fire, theft, etc.

After this weekend, only two concerns:

the driver's seat should be rebuilt & there is still a very slight rough idle right at start (lasts about 2 seconds). I cleaned the Idle Control Valve and that seemed to help, but I think it might be the big vacuum hose that goes from the ICV to somewhere else - it seems to have some black crud around one end, as if it was leaking vacuum and that black crud that was inside the ICV was also here.

Oh yeah, a 3rd concern - that darn dash light that indicates burnt out bulb (I wish IT would burn out!)

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1986 560SEL (just sold)
1990 300E (sold)
1987 190E (sold)
Off to China!