Buying W-126 420 SEL white smoke
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Buying W-126 420 SEL white smoke
Hi all I am currently looking at buying a used 1988 420 SEL. The car is smoking white and does not overheat or have coolant loss. It does have a transmission fluid leak, which could also mean the vacuum modulator is bad and fluid is being sucked into the engine. Has anyone run into this issues before ?
Regardless the person is in a hurry to sell and I can get the car for short money under $800. Is this car worth buying since it looks like many W126 models are in demand? Mileage is around 160K
Regardless the person is in a hurry to sell and I can get the car for short money under $800. Is this car worth buying since it looks like many W126 models are in demand? Mileage is around 160K
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Hi all I am currently looking at buying a used 1988 420 SEL. The car is smoking white and does not overheat or have coolant loss. It does have a transmission fluid leak, which could also mean the vacuum modulator is bad and fluid is being sucked into the engine. Has anyone run into this issues before ?
Regardless the person is in a hurry to sell and I can get the car for short money under $800. Is this car worth buying since it looks like many W126 models are in demand? Mileage is around 160K
Regardless the person is in a hurry to sell and I can get the car for short money under $800. Is this car worth buying since it looks like many W126 models are in demand? Mileage is around 160K
