Probably a little of both. Actually, previous owner did the wiring harness, and I bought the car knowing the head gasket and the Evaporator would need replacing. Price was discounted accordingly. I bought it from an MB dealer that had taken in on trade, and wanted to move it. They gave me a good discount on the head gasket. The evaporator core was done by my independent, again with decent discount, and I gave him plenty of time to do it. The reason I like this one is that the interior is perfect, not even a crease in the front seat leather, the exterior is near perfect, and there is absolutely no rust. Given all of this, I don't really have a lot of money in the car and hope to have it around for quite a while. My independent has been all over the car and says there is nothing else needed. Certainly would be hard to replace at anything near the $$ I have in it for anything better (IMHO) - and in this case, I know the big stuff is done, and was done right.

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John Gillespie
1988 560sec - 192k miles
2006 CLK500 - 40K miles
1995 E300 - 202k miles