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2005 Mercedes Benz ML 500?

Nov 09, 2008 by Jeff | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

You can buy one of these used with not a lot of miles and just about ALL the extras EASILY for 15k now.

That being said. I will most likely buy one of these cars (an 05 ml 350 or 500) in college. However, I have heard that they used to

The real question is, can you afford the repairs if needed. Mercedes are VERY EXPENSIVE to repair. Parts are not easily available and if you can find a mechanic who has any real experience with repairing them, labor will be expensive as well.

dr_layne | Nov 09, 2008

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