Looking for a little insight if I may. Just recently purchased my first Mercedes a 1995 E300D. The car is a one owner dealer serviced car that I took to an out of state dealer where I live. After an hour inspection they came up with a $7000 dollar list of repairs including new tires due to uneven wear. The day before I had just installed brand new high end rubber and the tires had maybe 100 miles on them! To say I'm skeptical of their assesment would be an understatement. There are 2 things that do concern me. One issue is oil contamination in the vaccum system and the other being the serpentine belt shock rattles a little. Are these major issues, as in don't drive the car until they are fixed, or things that I can repair myself over the next couple of months? From the way they were explained to me, the car was going to explode if I didn't take care of it there and then. Any insight would be much appreciated. I'm really looking forward to a long term relationship with this car.
Thanks