The Mercedes CRD range is one of the best and most reliable on the Market...... You could count the number of Merc CRD's that have failed on one hand......
The $77k Quote has emerged for several reasons im guessing.
1: Who ever has to get stuck with the brain damage of replacing Jenko's engine wants to make sure there is enough $$ Money in the Job so that while its under its 1yr/xxxx km replacement engine warranty if anything else happens its not going to cost the dealership/department even more money.
2: Know one really wants to take on the Job
3: More than likely Know one has ever had to replace one of these 3lt CRD's yet so they don't know what other issues may arise..
For the people that got scared off to Buy a Merc CRD because of this thread, ride a push Bike cause the Automotive future is looking pretty scary for you... (Can't wait till all our cars are Electric Ya'll gonna Freak! )
Easy answer Dont Mess with cars Power Out puts if your not prepaired to pay for the damage it may cause....... CRD + Powerchip = Bad time