Love it to bits

Now firstly this is a very expensive, very complicated car that costs money, as do all Mercedes. Mine is now 17 years old and I bought it when it was 14 knowing full well what I was doing. Yes if things go wrong costs are horrendous, but you could say that about every expensive car. It now has 150, 000 miles on it and still runs faultlessly.
I bought it in great condition, rust free with 115, 000 miles on it and part Mercedes service history for 2500 pounds. I have since spent 3500 pounds on it in last 3 years, servicing, new brakes, complete fluids change including transmission, refurbished alloys and quality tyres.
So for £6000 I've had luxury motoring for £2000 a year, compare that with just the depreciation on most cars. Yes the tech is old now, but hey so am I, I can absolutely live without gadgets such as usb/android and stop start. Just a big reliable straight six diesel, through a good old fashioned torque converter, super reliable set up, get one.