I see you are in San Diego. I passed on a cream puff on Ebay this week, you may want to investigate.
Mercedes Benz C Class C 230 | eBay
I talked with the kid, it's an auction car that he bought, not knowing it had a bad head gasket and chocolate milk in the oil. He's in it for $1200, refused $1000 from a dealer, but I know he's desperate. I offered him $700. It was from Beverly hills, looks fantastic, and if it weren't for the $1000 tow to W Pa, I would have been all over this. 98 C230, 186k on the clock, blue with tan insides, looked extremely clean. Let me know if you pursue this.