At that mileage and for that price I personally would have a compression test done. And check the known rust sites as well.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 9:15 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it. His sister is selling it. It is a two owner car. The previous owner was a retired air force captain. They have a three ring binder full of service records. The previous owner drove it for 370,000 miles. I told him to be concerned about the transmission (its an auto) and to see if the timing chain has been replaced. Anything else I should tell him about? They want $2200 for it - which I think is a crazy price. BUT, his sister paid $1500 for it. Any advice would be great. Donald H. Snook _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
