Hi all;

I though that I would share what I found.

I received somewhat similar responses from 3 body shops. In all cases, the repair is very expensive if properly done - about $2500-$3000. The reason for the expense (as I was told) is that there are not any replacement panels for the 190E for these areas and, therefore, the metal work requires building small replacement panels. The rust at the windshield seals also appeared to be at a weld location for the roof panel to the A-pillar so apparently this adds complication to the repair.

A cheap bondo job was much less but still not cheap - about $1000.

In all cases, the estimators stated that there was no guarantee and there was likely rust elsewhere so any repairs would likely be futile.

In other words, the car was not worth the repair costs. So I will keep looking.

Cheers,
Paul