It's tough call. I called my mechanic, he said he has a machine that tests them, which he did, as I still have them out he invited me to bring them in so he could show me. The nozzles look flat, they all look pretty damned good.

Oh man, I would give a lot to know the maintenance history. The title trouble was almost a blessing in disguise as w/o that I likely wouldn't have interacted with the PO. As I mentioned, she said her father was a VW mechanic, "from the factory in Germany," I can only guess that means either factory trained or previous engineer of some sort at the factory. Their name is indeed German, and much about the car is in pretty good shape. The father owned the car for the first 20 years or so, and only passed away a few years ago. That's one reason she was so helpful with the title renewal issues, and they wanted her to jump through hoops. Wanted her mother's death certificate (they had proof of her father's death), inheritance distribution (she had not titled the car in her name after her mother's death), a letter from her 'personal representative' (poor man's notary, best I can tell) verifying that she releases interest. I sent her photos of my first trip (below). She said she was so happy to see her car having adventures in the world and that her father would be smiling that someone was restoring it.

So who knows, would a guy with the means and knowledge replace injectors at say, 80K? My car sounds a bit like you describe yours. The body has a few tiny marks but the doors all close with that lovely, solid thunk sound. Even the cruise control works.

OTOH, the tach does't work (it's on the list) or the clock, and the climate control is always hot. Vacuum is not good (definitely on the list).

But hey, working cruise control is like a miracle. Works very well, really useful on the long trips.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K