 I traded in a 1991 Honda Accord for this vehicle.  I thought i was buying a quality vehicle that I could drive for a long time.  Within the first month of ownership, the vehicle had to be towed and problems continued from there.  The vehicle was very costly to maintain.  At a 100,000 miles , the transmission had to be replace for $5,000.  There were many costly repair for the ten year ownership(it was a struggle but I try to keep my vehicle for ten years. I had no where near these problems with the Honda I traded in when I purchased this vehicle.  I have now purchase another Honda Accord 2009. I will never buy another Mercedes.