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My experience of owning a 15yr old Merc E-200 Kompressor Classic

Chronology of events [Chronology samajhiye pehle]  I bought an old Merc, 15years and 93000km old. Though, I got discouragements against this buy, me and my enthusiast friends were pretty stubborn on going ahead with the deal. We cracked it for 5.2L [including RC transfer charges]. Car's condition at that time :  - AC : it was just refilled to give a feeling that its working fine, but we had figured that AC's compressor was beyond repair.  - Interior : Rear Seat belt's latch was non functional, Display was showing 6 faults[check brake, SRS airbag, display faulty etc.], Music system was fitted from outside [except the speakers], front seats were electronically adjustable and they worked fine, Seats were a little smelly due to its age, Steering adjustment worked fine.  - Engine : Engine light was on, it was a little noisy and heated up pretty quickly, pretty linear power delivery, below 40kmph the power was just meeting the requirement but beyond 40kmph it turned into a red ey