Originally Posted by jlomon

I've got a 1994 C280, which I bought about 3 and a half years ago. When I bought it, it had about 55K miles on it, and it now has almost 80K miles. Aside from regular maintenance, the car has been fabulous. The only thing I would add to check for is that you have the updated OVP (overload voltage protector relay) in your car. If this item fails you will find that in certain conditions, your car does not want to start. Its a cheap replacement, I think the dealer charged me about $125 Canadian parts and labour, but it was 2 years ago that I did it.

The best advice I can give you is this: if you buy the car, do some research (on this site) to find a local mechanic that specializes in MB in order to avoid the prices you'll see from a dealer on any type of service.

Good luck,

Jonathan