Q: thinking of buying a 2003 s430 w/ 190k miles for 2800, what should i check? also, how are repair costs on it

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thinking of buying a 2003 s430 w/ 190k miles for 2800, what should i check? also, how are repair costs on it

My car has 190000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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