We have been sitting and looking at the parts MDP got back to us so quickly. Our delay in giving you the results is that the weather has been bad and the car is outside, and I had to wait for a warm up to get the parts reinstalled. It should happen early this week, and you guys will be the first to know whatever the results are. MDP called the shop to see if the parts had arrived and if they were doing the job, nice of them. I'll notify everybody as soon as we get them back in the car. The shop had some very difficult jobs this week with a couple old MBs that required removing the dash pod and replacing some components, and fixing and cleaning up some others, It will get done before Wed, Hopefully Monday. You guys and MDP will be the first to know.

Somebody wrote about the drive train and/or engine being very long lived, and that's true - a lot of SLKs with this engine have made it to 200K, so if these small but expensive electrical problems could be solved to the point where you can feel secure owning and driving them they should be a positive buy. As soon as we know there are alternatives for the Skreem fiasco I will be offering my roadster for sale as I now have three cars and can't keep them all. The Crossfire is fun to drive, corners like a track car with the Contis on it, a relatively inexpensive pocket rocket.