regular ass maintenance (oil change, plugs/wires, brakes, etc) can be done by any regular joe schmoe mechanic. It's when you get deeper into shit like fuel pumps, coil packs, head gasket, etc that it gets costly.
Oil, plugs, and brakes on my M-Class isn't bad (plugs were more expensive more 'cause there's 8 of them and I had them use a better plug than the OEM uses).
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"Where was the peace when we were getting shot? Where's the peace when we were getting laid out? Where is the peace when we are in the back of ambulances? Where is the peace then? They don't want to call for peace then.