Dale, with an Indiana car carefully inspect for rust issues.

I completely understand your observation with the accelerator pedal. My mother's 1995 E320 sedan reacts the same way while my 1995 E320 sedan accelerates smoothly without the sudden lurch. Lubricating the throttle linkage on her car made no change. Be sure to ask the PPI dealer if there is a way to fix that problem.

From my experience a white car is significantly easier to keep looking clean and hides light scratches very well.

The loose vinyl covering on the door pockets is a prevalent problem with all the 1995 E320's that I have seen. In my opinion the adhesive fails over time rather than the edges being lifted loose by constant use.

It's nice that the seats are leather. Other 1995 E320 wagons that I have seen have Tex seats which may not be as comfortable as leather.

The grille egg crate repair/replacement should be an easy, relatively inexpensive DIY project. At least it was on our 1991 300CE (which has the pre-facelift style grille) after I hit a deer just before coming to a stop.

Hope all goes well with the PPI.

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Fred Hoelzle