Re: Looking for info on Mercedes diesel engines...

The car has 248K miles on it, which is at least in the range of the
typical lifespan. Unless the rest of the car is in pristine condition
and you are prepared to spend $4000 to have a rebuilt engine installed,
I would walk. You also have to be prepared to deal with lots of the
other components that you can expect to go at this mileage and age.
Things like vacuum hose connectors and actuators, window seals, etc.
Some of these are dependent on age, as well as miles, as plastic/rubber
deteriorates over time. Many of these smaller things don't cost that
much to fix, if you do the work yourself. However, if you're selling a
2 year old car to buy this one, this would likely be more aggravation
than you are prepared to deal with.

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