You forgot to mention your location in your avatar. the "USA" isn't much help. Anyway, look up your area in the "Good Mechanics" section of this forum (or whatever it is called) Plan to pay someone money to go over this car and give you the real truth. Ferdman is dead on when he says: "There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes." I even had a sign made up for my garage!
Anziani
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