I've had my car for about 14 months now and it has been great. As it was stated before on one of these threads,
"You don't buy a Mercedes for good gas mileage or cheap repair costs." I've spent about $6000 so far and going to spend a few more on some of the major items i.e. evaporator core.
The previous owners drove this car into the ground and I anticipated the non existent maintenance history of "Dieter". This Friday I am replacing all of the breather hoses as they have become hard and cracked. Eventually when I have time, I will replace all of the oil bridges as well as the upper timing chain guides.
Gosh, I love my car. 