I did a PP inspection also. Wouldn't have bought it if the seller had refused "subject to PP inspection"! I picked a specific technician at one of several local MB dealerships. He has a wagon just like this one, except it's a '94. Mine is a '95. He inspected, I wrote down what he found: An entire page of issues. And the mechanic who helped the owner sell the car, had it advertised as "has no issues"! I have fixed most of the stuff and am still working on it, but I'm also driving it. Some things I found had escaped the mechanic, but then, I'm a very old guy and have been around MB for a very long time. Surprisingly, I'm enjoying the hell out of driving that car. I thought, I'd be way too old and way too sophisticated to really enjoy driving a particular machine. I have driven tractors, jeeps, bulldozers, motorcycles, semi's and a long list of different cars. I have a '69 280SL where the chick-magnet is broken. MB won't/can't fix it. They say, it has nothing to do with the car. But I seem to really enjoy driving this wagon. We have several steep hills here and even hot cars go slow: When I have a BMW or a 'stang behind me, it's fun to leave them standing there. The suspension is very good and I can take corners very fast. The weight distribution is good and the car won't break out uncontrollably. Nobody really expects this staid wagon to be so fast.