Oh boy. Third post so now I've gotta say something. What's with the Merc bashing! I've run one for years and had zero, count them, zero, problems. Ditto with BMWs and anything else I've had.
What does everyone do with their cars that have all these problems!
I've never had a Merc. Just relating what l was told. I'm not into motors particularly but l would run something really nice if l could afford one. Hence l run a 15 year old Ford Galaxy and tbh its a great car. It will eventually need replacing but for possibly 4000 miles a year l really have no need of a fancy motor.