Just like I suspected. The transmission has been declared toast(dead) by the mechanic. Steve (C32AMG), thanks for your generous price offer to rebuild it. However, this one will be for parts. I'm parting out the sucka. I'll be starting a new thread in the parts section soon for this.

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1999 Mercedes-Benz S600, 103K miles - garage queen
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, 89K miles - daily driver
2007 Hyundai Sonata Limited, 31K - daily driver