Oh, My God! I Think I've Got Mercedes-Benz Fever!
we work on a lot of those at our shop. they are nice cars, but i for one don't want one. just not my style, stuff can get expensive..FAST. Ive seen a couple with 500,000miles and still running pretty well. . . of course with a decent buck spent to do that.
Good idea for him to scour a yard for ebay parts. Aftermarket/NOS stuff gets crazy when you need 'that one part'