My elderly neighbor has a 1982 300TD and has just tossed a FS sign on it. Car is super nice, no rust, Ivory/Tobacco, manual sunroof 227K Asking $500. I took a good look and the underbody, belly pan etc is covered with oil, and oil dripping in the driveway, more than acceptable. Is this indicative of a major problem or maybe just a hose or gasket? Where should I look closer?
She has no idea, she is orig owner MD widow, says the car runs well but she has lost patience with winter starting/ non starting , there is no block heater. Up until it got very cold, she was using it most everyday. I'd like to buy it just for highway commuting and fun, but don't want any major headaches to deal with. Any thoughts? Thanks Jim