"You know what's the most troubling thing about the whole deal? 3 weeks ago I felt it necessary to buy my wife a brand new Toyota 4Runner because I absolutely HAD to have 1 car in the family I KNEW would run whenever called upon. It's a shame to have such a big comfortable Benz, but not have the confidence to drive it anywhere but to work and back for fear it will strand me. I never, ever had that fear with my Lexus."

Yep.

Prior to getting a used '95 E320, I had driven Camry's for the past 10 years. Had a Corolla and a Starlet prior to that. I've had the Merc for about 7 months and have already spent more on it than I spent on both my Camry's in 10 years.

My merc has 127K on it and has been towed once. I had to replace the neutral safety switch and the radiator. And as y'all know....there are NO cheap repairs on a MB.

I am also shopping for a Toyota 4Runner simply because I want something I can trust to get me to work and back.