I just got done taking an '89 300E (WDBEA30DXKA82332x(Manf. Date: 8-88)) for a test drive earlier this evening...I might schedule a "Mech-Check" on either Friday or early Saturday morning...it has 175k on the clock and has a few glitches...hopefully "quick-fixes" like a fuse here, a bushing there...that type of thing...here's what I noticed right away though...

* - The two rear windows are inoperative...

* - When you "hard" excelerate, like you're going to go around a semi on the interstate, the rear-end "swings" a bit to the left...then when you let off the pedal, you "swing" back...it's more noticeable at highway speeds than at city-traffic pace...

* - The trunk is solid, no moisture - but the radio's antenna doesn't do squat...it's permanently in the "up" position...

* - Radio works, but the cassette tape player is inoperative...no big deal, I don't have any tapes anyways...

* - A leak from the transmission...probably a seal, but the MC will determine the limit of my wallet for that fix...

* - As I mentioned above, it has 175k on the clock (± 1.5k), was run only on Mobil1, has new springs and ball joints in the front, runs VERY QUIET and all the electronics (other than the rear windows and CTP as mentioned) works...even the funky rear headrests popping up and back down...

The guy is looking at $2.5k or OBO...

After the "Mech-Check" - and depending on what he finds and estimates for correction, my thought was offering around $1.7k-$2k...

Am I being too cheap?

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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