I agree with Larry. Don't condemn the 124. It is truly one of the finest MBs, or vehicle of ANY make, made. The evaporator is a one-time fix and, unfortunately, the cost of ownership of this otherwise superb car. I know how it feels when these repairs mount up, and they do seem to come in spurts.

The way I look at it, if I found a new car which a) I could afford; and b) I liked half as much as my 400E, I would be paying a minimum of $400-600/month (and likely more). That's $4800/yr conservatively, not to mention higher taxes and insurance premiums.

Even if you take your car to the dealer for the evaporator replacement, you won't spend half that this year in repairs. And you'll be driving one of the safest, best-engineered vehicles around which is designed to go for hundreds of thousands of miles ...

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Steve
'93 400E