So apparently some mental midget in California had no permission or training to use the priceless key machine for a certain type of keys put his fat dumb hands on it and managed to destroy it beyond chance of repair . And they refused to send them a priceless replacement machine, and I'm the first customer to come up since this happened six months ago. So it's been back burner and nobody in the USA has any plans on what to do now, go figure .

So since I'm a local southwestern German also I'm going to call Mercedes-Benz Classic in Fellbach who still does have a functioning machine for an early series 1978 300 CD coupé key, so we'll see how much that costs or if they send me one for free With Apologies.....

I already drove a six and a half hour daytime round trip in 104+ degrees heat plus my fuel costs so they owe me now Not the other way around........

We'll see won't we. Will Advise .