I am fairly new myself but...fairly educated at this point.

My opinon is it doesn't sound like a bad deal. Just for the heck of it, did you do a carfax?

The A/C-I would think you need that where you live. Count on about $1,000 to fix. Unless you do it yourself. Do you know what is wrong with it? Compressor=high repair cost charge= not much $ to fix.

don't know about the shudder or whatever in reverse. Maybe a more senior member will.

All in all, it sounds like a fairly decent deal but you make no mention of the mileage on the clock.

Taking it to someone who knows MBs before you buy is the best thing you can do.

Cheers,

Bill