New Project

Need something a little more relaxing for long trips, and only Mercedes seems to have that. Found this 1990 300CE in Portland. It's a salvage title, been hit in the rear end, and as expected a bit of a hack job repair, but not too bad. I don't plan to make it a show car, just a solid driver. Got it for $2k with 125k miles. I'll pick it up later this week or next, but left a deposit to hold it. From my inspection it looks like it has these issues:

Oil leaks

Worn out suspension

A few electrical items not working

There were jugs of coolant in the trunk, so it's possible it has a leaking head gasket, but it's clearly not leaking into the oil, and the car runs well, so that's probably not it.

It looks mostly stock. Appears some kid tried to put a big stereo into it, cut a few holes to do it. It's also clear the rebuild on the rear end was done on the cheap. There are likely trunk flooding issues that I'll have to deal with. These may or may not be fixable, but it's not critical.

I've always loved the look of these cars, and love the interiors. Been wanting to play with one for a while. I figure this is a cheap way to experiment with these old w124's and see if I like them. Despite the salvage title, I think this one is clean enough to have some potential.

Here are some pics: