Just bought a 2004 red Kompressor with 21K miles. I purchased it for my wife.
Would anyone with experience give me any maintaince advice or help me
make sure that little problems that could have been fixed early, do not turn into
big problems later. What your advice?

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I've had numerous problems... a lot of minor (blown bulbs (i have one now, that is waiting to get to the shop), which c-classes are notorious for, blown speakers, drivers seat problem, etc and a few major (transmission went bad at 10k, gear shifter was jammed, the car would shake when waiting at lights... forgot the diagnosis though) but each vehicle is different... i've only heard of two others who had these almost same problems. but then i have forgiven mercedes for a "lemon-of-a-vehicle" mainly because mine was/is my first car and i was only seventeen when my parents got it for me... and try to be thankful. check the history on the vehicle... but then the car only has 21k so hopefully u'll only be seeing the lights of the dealership every 10k for oil changes! good luck =)