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Maintenance and price questions.

Hello there,
I have an opportunity to purchase a 1989 E190E 2.6 with 96,000 miles.
It was own by one owner, a wealthy guy (allegedly) who did all the required maintenance at a certified Mercedes dealer/shop.
Now, the body and the interior is not in ideal condition, it has some scratches from a grocery cart, the leather is peeling off from the door cards. AC is not blowing cold - an old R12 system

The seller is asking $7,000 (has been trying to sell it for a year)

I have several questions for you:

  1. What should check when I see it (planning to check it in about 2 weeks, the car has been sitting outside for a year in a somewhat remote area)
  2. - maintenance list?
  3. - records for timing chain?
  4. - places for rust?
  5. - anything else?
  6. How much should I pay? (Usually, my rule is, if I buy a car, I want to pay the amount I'll be able to sell it next month if I need to). And I think (maybe I am wrong) $7,000 is too much
  7. What's the maintenance that I should do first after buying?

Thank you, attached some pictures of this car

u/frwlmv — 12 days ago

How tall is too tall? (I’m 1.96m)😅

For context: I’ve been looking at getting a 190e for a while now, but recently read that taller people experience issues with their head touching the roof (especially with the sunroof versions I’m interested in) and the leg room (knees touching the steering wheel etc).

I’m feeling kinda discouraged with the search because of this :(

Would any 190e owners be so kind as to share their thoughts/experiences with this?

(AFAIK there arent any nearby where I live that I could test drive / sit in, hence my question here before I travel 1hr+ to find out I cant even sit in it normally)

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u/dagobert_shmuck — 11 days ago