wow i'm sorry about your misfortune. as the saying goes, "the most expensive used car money can buy is a cheap MB". how many owners before you? i'd try to trace the history of the car carefully, was it stolen, salvaged or flooded? cars that come up at small indy dealer's lots are some of the worst cars no one else wants.

kudos to your persistence (and wallet) to spend $11Gs on repairs. i would've just gotten rid of it and swear to never buy another MB again if that happend to me.

i hope the car will be trouble-free from now on! keep us posted.

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Current cars:
2001 MB E55 AMG
2003 Honda S2000
2000 Honda CRV

Gone but not forgotten:
2004 BMW 325i 5sp sport
1999 BMW 540i sport
1997 MB E420
1995 BMW M3 coupe