New Mercedes are nothing like the old ones (1980’s through 2000 or so.)
Maggot is talking about the S and E class cars that were true tanks and, if you kept up maintenance, we’re about 0 problems.
The new stuff is electronic nightmares… too complex. Never keep past the warranty. A Bama Benz is NOT a Stuttgart Benz. And the arrival of the C-class was about the end of the solid car.
If I could find a low mileage 1989ish 500 or 560 SEC (and someone to work on to competently), I’d drive it to my grave and be buried in it!
What Maggot described was exactly how my 500SEL was… 40k miles dirt cheap to buy. Drove to 125k when it started to get spendy, moved on to a SL320 convertible… low miles… then moved home to VT where service sucks and no more Benz’s.
Sirhr