Help -- I know nothing about cars...I have a 1990 240 w/180K on it - I bought it 1.5 years ago and have had no work done to the car. End of last winter, it would often not re-start if it had been turned off for less than one hour. Then the weather warmed up and the problem went away. Since it's cold again, this intermittent restart problem has returned. This week, my husband drove it to work in order to open her up on the highway, and after about 15 minutes, all the power went out
-- lights, dash, radio. He parked it at work and would not restart for several hours. The next day (yesterday) it would not start at all. Dash lights come on but won't even turn over.
Is this an electrical problem? Could it be the fuses and if so, is it easy enough for us car dummies to DIY clean them? Battery? I'm afraid to bring it to a mechanic due solely to my ignorance and lack of cash.
Thanks!