Perhaps you can also run the car on the gravy. I should really consider switching one of my cars over but the thought of having money in my wallet puts me off. It would seem so alien. The engineering and durability may have taken a backseat after mercedes became prosporous again. At one time I think serviceable engineering was actually incorporated in the product to some extent. Even if it was at some sacrifice otherwise. Owned some of the earlier models and most things seemed well thought out and easy to get at.