I just bought a '93 300CE. It has 170K but most everything has been replaced including the engine. It has slight rear end damage but hardly noticeable. I did not get a chance to drive the car but the seller and the previous owned were honest people. I was a little nervous but forged ahead.
I picked up the car in San Diego to drive home about 130 miles away. As I drove out of the lot onto a main street the gas pedal seemed unresponsive. I had to push it almost to the mat to get any power. Then I realized that I had to back off the pedal completely to get the transmission to change up. By this time I was on the freeway headed north. I also noticed that the cruise control was not working. I stopped for lunch about an hour later and when I got the car started again all of the above conditions had disappeared. It ran beutifully and responsively and the cruise control worked.
The next morning I started to drive it and the same thing happened again. By the time I driven 5 miles, everything was back to normal.
Do I have a throttle linkage problem? Any ideas guys?
(I love the car)
Anziani