[CurtEgerer]

I bought a 97 900SE Turbo Convertible for my wife several years ago. The power top mechanism is possibly the most convoluted example of automotive engineering ever known to the human species. And yes, I tried ALL of the so-called retro-fit improvement kits and spent thousands on it. There's very little your can do yourself since it requires special tools. In maybe 98 or 99 they went to a completely different hydraulic system. Since the car is my daughter's, I finally fixed it permanently by pulling the fuse and converting the car to a coupe. The top works flawlessly in coupe mode.

The other problem areas are the power seats and heater fan (they work when they want to work. Which isn't often.) and a few other electronic gremlins.

Mechanically, the car has been reliable.