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tvpierce · #7 11-28-2006, 03:32 PM

I have no interest in Mercedes products built after '95. They seem needlessly complex, and under-engineered.

Here's an interesting statistic: in '92, my 190E/2.3 was MB's bottom-of-the-line offering. The sticker was $29,000. A bottom-of-the-line 2007 C Class lists for $29,000. Adjust for inflation, and it kinda makes you wonder how MB can 1) sell a car for effectively two-thirds the cost of what their cars sold for 15 years ago, 2) yield a profit and 3) still maintain quality.

The answer:
1) We know what the price is... that's a constant.
2) They have shareholders, so they MUST maintain an acceptable profit.
3) This is the only place to make adjustments to make the numbers work.

Tell your son to hold on to that '93... it's one of the good ones.

Just my 2 cents... arguably worth that.

Jeff Pierce