Andrew G

I need a second car for getting to and from work. All I really need is to drive within a 20 mile radius of my home the majority of the time, with a handful of trips in a 80 mile radius. The car I came up with is this:

A co-worker of mine has a 1980 Mercedes 300D with 115,000 miles on it. It needs some work done on it-- the gas tank needs to be taken off and cleaned (fungus growth- it sat in a field for a lot of years) and apparently it had issues starting last winter- we're thinking glow plugs. He's a mechanic and is willing to do the work, put in those parts, and sell me the car for a little less than a grand. The body isn't good- a lot of rust. The interior is OK... cracked dash, but ok condition. I'm not a Mercedes, or even a car guy, but it seems like an OK deal. Is it? Anything I should be concerned about?

I'm read about these engines... they seem bullet proof. All I need is a reliable car. Would this work well? And again, is this a good deal? Thanks!

I've been trying to come up with an oriental recipe with a few ingredients. I will say this... my love is thai food-- when I lived in Arizona I frequented a Thai restaurant that had a garlic beef dish with rice noodles that was ideal.... but I don't know how to make it.

What I want:

-A noodle dish (not a soup however)... preferably rice noodles.

-Either with chicken or beef

-Extremely Spicey-- but not crappy spicey-- nothing like tabacco sauce

-Onions included (either green or white).

-not a whole lot of vegetables (other than onions) included in this.

Any ideas?