I will do it for an airplane ticket, I have a condo I can stay at for free. Other than measuring the fluid which you could reasonably estimate from a fluid capacity spec from MB it should not be that difficult. I sure as feck wouldn't pay that much even in Hawaii. I think it has been said the only reason they removed the dipstick is to force a service call.

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1981 300TD
2005 C55
2004 E500
1999 ML430
1992 400E
1998 C43
2001 SL500
1988 300SEL
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1991 190E 2.6