It's good that pros and cons are discussed in this forum. But no matter how you look at it, the fact remains that the subject model, in comparison to other cars in its class or even those under its class has serious problems. Can you imagine a 57,000 dollar car with a leak problem, that's the model you're interested in. To this date, MB would not even admit that the problem exist, hence, left to us- consumers to bleed. The wiring harness problem alone considering the safety issues involved, is being handled on a case to case basis, and so on and so forth. Anyway, its your call but please read all the comments in this forum about the model you're interested in and decide for yourself if it is really the car for your family. You will be surprised about the agony that the owners have gone through.

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1995 e320GTO Wagon 137K
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