Originally Posted by iuecon99

I hear you there. Paid 5K, plus 6500 in repairs, for 3.5 years of use and only 38000 miles (hopefully this gets me through 6 months and another 6K miles). Couldn't sell it for even $1000, as I would disclose the problems to a potential buyer before they even had it inspected.

I will indeed be "getting a Kia" or similar as someone contemptuously suggested here, because those cars are more reliable and don't cost a ridiculous amount to repair. I'm doing my part to let every person I know never to buy a Mercedes for any reason. It's the least I can do.