Was yours a Euro model?

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

W126 in general are pretty simple cars to work on. At the age this car is, the heads will need to come off as head gaskets are prone to leaking as they get old. They tend to rot on the car so even low mileage ones could suffer this.

Rebuild the heads, put a new timing chain and sort out the rubber suspension bits and you'll have a very nice car to drive.

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With best regards

Al

USA

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

It has a rebuild engine and transmission with 50K on it, according to the ad.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

Sounds like a winner.

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With best regards

Al

The question is... was it actually done? Was it done properly??

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

He's not going to find out unless he looks at the car. If the expectation is $20,000 worth of work on a $3000 car, he may be disappointed.

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With best regards

Al

I disagree. I've put at least $20,000 worth of work into my $3000 250C!

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“Whatever story you're telling, it will be more interesting if, at the end you add, "and then everything burst into flames.”
― Brian P. Cleary, You Oughta Know By Now

So did I with my 300CD, If I would have charged myself.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

Seat Belt Presenters. Make sure they work.
Chrome rims! Ugly!

Does the seller offer a car-fax report to review? Or any service records?
For 3,200 bucks, as a previous poster said, don't expect a lot was done by the seller.