Originally Posted by Cal Ratcliff

I bought my '94 E320 off of Ebay from a guy in Austin. I had an agreement that I could have the car inspected by the Mercedes dealership in Austin after I won the bidding but before I flew out. He was OK with this since he was certain the car was in great shape. The dealership came back with their list of issues---a slight oil leak at the head gasket and a fraying wireing harness were the bigger issues. He wanted a second opinion and took it to Ben's Workshop (in Austin). Ben confirmed virtually everything the dealership said. I was very impressed with Ben and his operation. In fact he did the repair work prior to me buying the car.