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Any Mercedes made from '02-'06 or so had massive electrical problems. IIRC they outsourced the electrical components to a shitty 3rd party.
Now it seems to be either hit or miss...either you get one that has tons of problems, or one that has zero, so check the maintenance history.
Also fwiw, I used to work at checkered flag bmw. 3 of the techs there were former techs at the MB dealership down the street. All 3 said Mercedes were steaming piles of dung, and that BMWs were hands down the better built car.
My brother had 2 03' e500's and never ever had a single issue, outside of normal wear/tear. Numerous friends also have 03-05 e-classes and have not had any serious issues you talk of.
Every brand has cars that are going to come in with flaws, but to call the brand as a whole piles of dung? That's a bit much, and shows its obviously a skewed opinion; either from bad work place experiences or just he said/she said bs.