 We finally decided to get rid of this 
car after 23,000 miles and three major 
trips to to shop. When we bought this 
car and paid the amount of money one 
would expect for a Mercedes, we 
expected excellent quality and that is 
NOT what we got! The car is nice, has 
good design and rides well. But we 
cannot understand how the doors 
couldn't quite close right, the 
transmission as bad, and numberous 
other electrical and mechanical 
failures keep the car in the shop. The 
only good part of this story is that it 
was covered under the warranty. The bad 
news is someday somebody else will own 
if afterwards and have to foot these 
bills!