i was able to get all my parts including accumulators and struts from a junk yard for very little money...then i drove to tijuana and had them put everything in...springs,struts and springs for 50 bucks for both sides...
the biggest expence was the new fluid from mercedes the car no longer has a droopy butt..and the ride is smooth...but!...BUT!!

on the way down there the car seemed to loose alot of power and started blowing black smoke.....AAARG! so what should have been a day to celebrate is now really sad...i replaced the 2 filters and put an addative in the tank
so far ...nothing.. tomorrow ill get the lubro moly purge and see if that works

it looks like youll be seeing a lot of me

sigh