Originally Posted by jay bondrock
Thanks for the information, and believe me, the dealership has not impressed me... but I figure there about ten Crossfires in Ottawa and about zero Chrysler mechanics who are competent to work on them. In any case, the bumber to bumper warranty expired today (still two years on powertrain, though) so for any non-powertrain issues I'll be looking for a decent local garage that specializes in Mercedes.
I absolutely love the car - but I hope somebody out there can fix it when it breaks. 
Any Mercedes Mechanic will feel right at home working on it. Given the vast percentage of shared parts, if Chrysler discontinues mechanical parts, I'm sure the MB SLK320 parts will work just fine. Repairing the car is not one of worries. MB will always be there and they never have a problem with getting parts for older cars...