If it was such a bad motor why was it around for so long? It wasn't until the 3.6 came around that they dropped it. Ive owned and worked on several cars with the 3.5 and never had any real issues. Timing belts are stupid simple, and changing plugs a monkey could do. And they had nice power for what it is. The transmissions on the other hand were and still are junk. The 4.0 Benz motor is a gigantic piece of garbage. What is it that you hate so much about them?
