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I also forced the dealer to replace the engine under warranty after it started using too much oil...
'But it doesn't smell like it's burning oil' says the dealer. 'But it is and I don't like it. Besides your salesman told me about that 'incredible reliability' of the Mercedes engine and it doesn't even have 40,000 miles on it. Please replace it.'
They did and made a big point out of showing me the old block and proclaiming that they didn't find anything wrong but I felt much better that they did. I didn't want the thing blowing that much oil into the environment...
I'll never buy another one again but after the first 4 years, it has been a good car...
It's those that can't afford to keep their cars maintained that should frighten people that want to save the environment. All the smokers and chokers... They are going to grow by leaps and bounds now that no one can afford to replace, or fix, their four wheeled pollution machines...
