Hello Norman,

I gave up on trying to start the car and had it towed to my house. Over the next couple of days I plan to try to remove the tumbler, I've read that it's a very difficult job. I also received additional motivation from my brother in law who had a similar experience on his 190e, said he had to pay $700 which is a figure I hope I won't have to pay.

Thanks for asking, I'm gonna start searching thru the archives for as much info as I can get on removing the tumbler, right now I'm gonna try the paper clip trick (sticking them in the two little holes) but I'm a little confused as it seems the old posts say if you can't get the key out of the 0 position, you won't be able to do this. Is this true?

Thanks for asking.