knowing the actual total milage on a car is not all that important. You probably have one of the best type of cars for your age group. One of the good things is that you can cope with a lot of things on this car plus parts are pretty reasonable when and if you need them. You may encounter a few problems but they will strengthen your self confidence as you deal with them. That is an extremely valuable benifit. The problems will not seem that minor to you the first time around but the expression that anything worth learning has to have some difficulty is perhaps true. You are obviously learning already and with a site like mercedesshop how can you really go wrong? Before you know it you will be helping others out. I already see you are projecting a little differently. Remember also to develop judgement when reading helpful suggestions. What I say is just my opinion and should be taKen that way. I too like your car and try to treat it like a classic as they will never make cars like these again and that is truly too bad.