Ok so this is my FORMAL intro to everyone on this board, and this is definitely a great place you have here.
Just purchased an 05 with 24k miles, 1 owner lease return beautiful and original, it was a hoot driving it down to Tampa from Georgia.
So let me say that this will be my SECOND chance to Mercedes... Hopefully this will go better than my W211 E500 did, especially being that I come from a world of BMWs where things only break when you're the one that broke them and even when they break the fix isn't terrible. If you want to know how much I liked this little car, I actually traded a 2002 M3 Cabrio with 79k miles on it. The PRIMARY reason is because the CPO was running out and no aftermarket company would warrant it, while the XFire is fully warrantable by GMAC warranty through my loan provider. However, I'm still going to miss that BMW, it was tremendous fun but the SMG transmission needs alot of work before it's ready for prime-time.
Anyhoo..
So far my issues are as follows:
Most pressing concern... Windshield wipers aren't working at all. Checked fuses and theyre ok, is there a known issue with the wiper motor etc? Could not get them to turn on but the wiper spray DOES work.
2nd... Seems I can not get away from differential issues for very long. I've got a whine around 30 and again around 62mph. I will have to have this addressed at the same time as the wipers, but just in case there is any sort of TSB for me to show them etc. to ensure I get the proper attention I thought I'd throw it up here.
Finally for the issues. I don't know if this is an issue or not, but I noticed the idle on this little car is not perfectly smooth as glass, after 2000 RPM or so it hums perfectly, but at a stoplight it vibrates a little bit in a rhythmic motion.
Looks like I will have to replace the HU for ipod integration
Thanks for all the help and great community!