Well, I guess I'm now pretty deeply into this Mercedes diesel thing. For the first time, I'll be replacing the same part a second time (filters, etc. don't count). My auxiliarly water pump needed to be replaced at 155,000 miles now I'll have to do it again at 231,000 miles.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 160k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 180k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 79k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife