Better bored out, delayed gearbox, shitty handling for a Mercedes, ugly design, rubber cracks easily, heated back window gets packed up, if it's an automatic the gearbox oil cooler has been known to fail in early 2000 models, diesel version is known to have faulty oil seals, and the badge on the bootlid is misleading to the engine size.
Yeah, not that great of a car. Over priced. A well tuned 99 3000 gt with fiberglass fittings bored out could take you on any day in that car.