The updates continued through the years. Even my May/1999 E300 had trouble early on. The ECU was replaced in the first year. And the transmission was rebuilt by the dealer at about 4 years and 75K miles.

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Rick Miley
2014 Tesla Model S
2018 Tesla Model 3
2017 Nissan LEAF
Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro
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