All good posts, I appreciate the civil tone of this thread--I know lots of MB owners and most are very passionate about their love for these cars, so i sure didn't want to come across as "Toyota rocks, MB sucks!" LOL I really wanted mine to work for me, but it is absolutely true I have virtually no mechanical abilities (inclination or desire or time) and thus, a 20-year old Benz was probably not a wise choice, as has been pointed out here.

I sure got some nice compliments on it as I drove it around town, I really liked that aspect of owning it. It was different, not everybody had one of these. The color of mine was sort of cool too (teal green w/tan leather) so it was a little different from that aspect as well.

Oh well, it was still fun, and believe it or not, with the trade-in they gave me at the dealership, I didn't get hurt too bad. (Some of them are pretty motivated it seems to move new cars) Wish I hadn't just recently sunk a few hundred in it, but not the end of the world.

Take care... -Eric