 There's a ballnce shaft problem where MB extended the warantee for 10 years on this $5,800 job.One dealer did not know about it.They still hit me $1,800 to replace defective intake manifold that was not covered.This car has a computer from hell giving false signals on light bulbs etc.Not nearly as reliable as my 99 E430. Truck ate about $10k in repairs this year.I expected a lot better quality from MB but this is true for all German cars lately.Why pay this kind of money when cars casting half are more reliable?