Thanks so much for the wise and helpful advise.

The car in quesion has 55K miles ant the owner purchased a 3 year 36,000 mile warranty for his peace of mind which is transferrable and there are virtually no deductibles.

Kind regards,

Orazio

1995 E320
1993 500E the best of the lot
1997 S600C (sold) a PITA
2006 CLS55 (sold)
1996 C36 (sold)