Hello All,

Happy to have found this forum. I just purchased an '07 Cross base coupe with 148,000 for a couple thousand bucks. The car is is decent overall shape aside from some cosmetic blems inside and out. I suspect it's probably has just about all the typical issues for this car at the mileage, from a few bad fuses and switches..I already noticed the headlights don't work on dim..probably the switch ( had a Mercedes C220 with the exact same issue), the after market radio suddenly stopped working, likely a fuse or wiring chopjob gone bad, the hood support is blown and of course a leaky valve cover. Now, for my first question to you all, I do have a strong smell of raw gasoline which I suspect is probably a vent tube that's rotted. I'm sure many of you have experienced this with the car and was looking for tips or input on a simple ( or likely very complicated repair). Just so my bases are covered..I'm a fairly experienced mechanic and am very familiar with most American and German cars. I've owned a late '80s Porsche 944 ( of which I rebuilt the entire top end of the engine amongst many other issues) , Mercedes C220 as mentioned and a late 2000's BMW 328i. Hope to get some great input here and I'm happy to be a part of the group.