DOES NOT COMPARE TO MY 540 WAGON BUILT IN GERMANY. TAKE A LOOK AT THE SUB CONTRACTORS WHO SUPPLY S. CAROLINA. NOTHING IS LIKE A PURE GERMAN CAR/MADE IN GERMANY PERIOD. ALSO WHATS WITH THE RPM's AT 75 MPH? MY 540 IS COASTING AT 2750 RPM. LAST TIME I LOOKED AMERICANS LOVE TO CRUISE AT 75. LAST COMMENT/BENZ IS DISCOUNTING 00/01 ML'S WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT BMW'S SAV FUTURE? BENZ, ANOTHER FINE SOUTHERN CAR.