Part of the reason is the current state of the car industry but also the costs to develop the new chassis were high. I could of gone to mercedes elite training this year but mb canceled it for the year, le sigh.

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)