hello. i bought my first benz last week. it is a black 1996 E320.

i have a couple questions about this car, since it is my first Benz.

1. I want to replace all the fluids on the vehicle. can I buy off the shelf oil, antifreeze, etc... or do I have to use MB antifreeze, and any certain oil?

2. my headlights are hazed a little, is there a trick to buffing this out, or should it go and spend the $400++ for the new lights?

3. what should the temp guage read. on the interstate my temp guage sits just over the 80 mark, but when in traffic it goes up to the next hash mark. is this normal? when i change the fluid, should this go down a little?

thanks for any replies, and I should be surfing this site often for good information.

Aaron
SSgt, USAF
MacDill AFB