routine maintenance on c230 and 230slk?

[desmoface]

Hey you crazy kids, you...I'm new here so take it easy on me...

After dinner Friday night, I made the mistake of driving through the local MB dealership....my wife, unfortunately, thought that meant that it was time to car shop...

Anyway, she was blown away by the new c230's...then it happened, we came across a beautiful used 230slk...silver...well, you know the rest..my wife wants that car badly..

My friends mom used to manage an mb dealership...he tells me that the routine maintenance on those things is pretty expensive...

So, can anyone enlighten me on the maintenance intervals/costs involved with owning one of these beauties??

Thanks in advance..

Steve
Mentor, OH