The first day I had my 96 E300 I drove through the mountains in Pa. The car had 69,000 city miles on it and was a bit sluggish. Deciding it needed to be blown out I stomped on it going up a steep grade. A huge cloud of black smoke filled my rear-view mirror and I noticed a few sparks as well. After about 100 miles I stopped for fuel and saw that the tail-pipe was missing from the back of the muffler and that the heat had melted a section of foam from the inside of the bumper causing a slight dent. But the car was running great!

Italian Tune up
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