JCE,

Thanks for offering to help and the suggestion. I will start a list tonight. And by the time they get to San Diego they may very well need a shop as they intend to use the car there and then drive back in the later part of July or early August.

I can't complain as I drove all over the country a couple of times in my twenties, including to Alaska twice. It was an adventure the first time as I drove a 1967 Fiat 124 Spyder in February. That car gave its all on the trip, starting in White Horse, Canada at more than -35*F, but suffering a few failures along the way, the last being fatal for it when the toothed rubber belt running the camshafts lost a few teeth. A later trip in my 1975 240D was uneventful by comparison. So, the fact that my daughter wants to drive across our beautiful country and see the awesome natural wonders in person is something I can only support.

Thanks again, Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)