Well Bowie, as fate would have it I just returned from Gary's shop. Matter of fact I spent most of the day there. He has been doing my service for probably longer than you have owned a Benz and I have yet to drive away less than 100 percent happy. His shop is about an hours drive for me but I driver over from time to time just to hang out. I have seen first hand what extremes he and Todd go to in order to maked people happy. It seems to me you showed up with a long list of things you wanted done but were long short of the cash required for such work. I suppose you know the MB dealership is right near there. Possibly you should go there next. WARNING: be prepared to spend more than a couple hundred bucks just to get some minor things done. There is also a Jiffy Lube near you. Are they "bio" enough for you? Just a close observers opinion.

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Had I known I Would Have Lived This Long, I Would Have Taken Better Care of Myself----Don