Lol, well that was my emphasis added, but these were older guys giving me advice when I looking at purchasing a car. This was also a few years ago, from what I know Mercedes have improved greatly since then. My friend also has had an '06 E350 for 3 years, and it's been very reliable save for having to replace the sunroof motor which was a gazillion dollars. His brother has an '02 E320 with 150k on it that's been pretty reliable. However when I looked into buying one I never saw anything good about their electrical reliability, and there's a lot that can go wrong. Hell, I like those years Mercedes personally, the way they drive and look, but it's something to look into if you're going to buy one.