... a shop seeing dollar signs. Unless you gave us too little info as to what they checked to make this diagnosis. Or they don't know the car.

Out of my league here (haven't paid much attention to anything newer than the Gen 2 126) but -

- that's my $.02 (invoice to follow)

Regards,
Kevin

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"Dangerous with a wrench...and not smart enough to know it"

Stable (in order of acqusition):
'84 500SL, 280SEL (Euros)
'77 280SE. '90 560SEL
'79 450SEL 6.9,
'95 C280 (totalled by daughter 8/07)
'81 280SL (rescued) '88 300CE
'86 560SEC '95 C36
'01 CL55

DD's: '04 S500 4Matic (SWMBO)
'04 F150 Crew