I have a 98 ML320 I bought in Dec. 04. Prior to purchase, I brought it to my personal mechanic who told me that I was going to need front pads after a few thousand miles, but otherwise ok. The person I bought it from had it serviced at Mercedes in Sept. 04, when she had 4 new tires installed as well as an alignment. Since that time, about 5000 miles were put on the car. The brakes feel fine and there is no wobble or anything. I had it in for an A service today and the writer told me the brakes and rotors were "destroyed" and needed replacement. I found this odd because I was experiencing no problems and I knew they couldn't even have taken the wheels off because they didn't have the key for the wheel locks. Is it possible they're correct? I thought you had to check the run-out and all that stuff before you could even tell. I can't believe that if there were something wrong, they would have noticed something in Sept, when they pulled the wheels. Since I bought the car in Dec., I put at most 2000 miles on it. What do I need to know? PS - my receipt reads that no fault codes showed up on the computers and the car road tested without occurences. Thanks for your help.