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Wanna buy an 854 Tubro. Any caveats? 850

posted by  cancerman on  Sun Jun 29 04:21 CST 2003
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Good day. I bound a beautiful black on black '96 854 Turbo at a dealer (on commission) and took her for a spin. I am the proud owner of a 1989 764, and a 1986 755, which my family lovingly calls "that blue peice of".

The engine appears to run smoothly, and turbo whistles like the song of the siren. However, at speed (60-70) the wheel shakes a little like a badly warped rotor, although the brakes are smooth. I noted it likely needed to be balanced. Later on the visual inspection I noticed the driver side alloy had contacted a curb hard enough to shave off a little metal. On the same side, the rear door has a broken peice of trim.

Assuming the car has ad a close encounter with a curb, what other problems should I look for? I'm already going to ask for service records and if the A/C has been charged alot lately.

She's a beautiful car, which I would love to own... however, I don't want to buy a car and have it like... need a transmission.

Thanks alot for your responses, I will be looking forward to them.
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89 764 GLE 150k/ 86 745 GLE 240k






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