Well, I'll tell you... I am the 3rd owner of this "Beautiful" wolf in sheep's clothing... just kidding, what can I say? the car is 20 years old, that usually means sooner or later things need to be replaced. When I bought it in April, the previous owner kept saying over and over, it's got 2 brand new cats, and that was the first thing to cause problems for me. If I had a chance to do it over again, I wouldnt have. (only because I could work on my toyota myself, but MB's are so foreign to me mechanically) and because the parts are way pricey... but it is a beautiful car.