I work at a multi-line luxury dealership and when I was pondering buying my first M-B I called one of the Mercedes service writers and asked her what the main issues were with the car I was thinking about buying. Her response was "the 3-pointed star on the hood". I keep hearing horror stories from service on the new production cars, especially E-Class. The tow truck driver we use drives old W114's as beaters, but he pointed out that he never has to tow a Lexus unless it's wrecked, but could get rich towing newer Mercedes that won't start in the morning.

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