that's quite an impressive list of repairs! That's a real bummer and sorry to hear of your woes. The 500SEL has the 119 engine, correct? It sounds like most of your 'issues' were apart from the engine proper. All in all, are you pleased with the quality of the 119 itself?

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Mark Herzig
1992 500E (82,000 miles)
1987 300SDL (105,000)