invisik,

Thanks for sharing some insight about the "relative" reliability of Carfax. I completely agree with you and I think I'll dig a bit deeper in the repair history before ruling this one out. It is being offered by a private party and I think I may try and schedule an inspection. The owner tells me he is anxious to sell the SDL because he has an E55 AMG on order and scheduled for European delivery in a couple of months.

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1960 MB 190Db w/ full sunroof
1985 Toyota Pickup
2006 Honda Odyssey EXL R&N
2001 VW Jetta GLS TDI