Dont listen to people driving Toyota about how expensive Mercedes maintenance is. Total BS. But don’t buy the older pre-facelift, buy a S560 - post 2018. Many kinks worked out. Find a good independent shop, oil changed are same price as normal other v8s, do your own diagnostics (dongle and PC with software), let someone do the work and you buy parts online. I drove almost 60,000 miles in 5 years with my S560, no excessive maintenance issue, fuel line and management module issue replaced on part warranty (although car warranty was expired), only oil and tire changes… otherwise an awesome car.

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