I'm afraid it's too late. I already bought the car. The seller had the comp checked by a mechanic who told him that the orig. MB book says 220 equals NEW condition. Anyway, the car will go to southern AZ (right now it's >110 degrees here which I'd say is pretty hot). I'll maintain it regularly and it will never see snow, ice let alone salt. I'll see how it goes....

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