Mercedes Stalled

     My wife and I were going to enjoy a rare day off with driving the Mercedes today. My hometown is on the Seto Inland Sea coast and we would drive the car along the coast.
     When we got in the car and were about to start however, the engine didn't start. I tried to start the engine again and again in vain. I called a repairman and he detected the cause of the trouble. The fuel pump didn't work. The fee of the repairman and towing was covered but the repair fee of the car was estimated at over 1,000$. Though my Mercedes is not a lemon, I believe, I was sad. The car that hasn't had a breakdown up to now for 15 years would be bound to fail from now on.