"97 C280. 200K miles. Never been to a dealer for any fixes. New tires, batt, and plugs(Champion) oil/filters every 5K miles. Never any trouble. Car runs like new. These are basically maintenace free vehicles as far as I can tell. My only worry: when they start mixing Chrysler parts with Mercedes. Then I will change brands. Everyone, except the CEO of Mercedes, knows that Chrysler makes junk. Not unlike Studebaker and Packard in the past.