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Old 10-04-2013, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Simpler=Better View Post
That's how it's always been. I know people who won't buy Mercedes because they make big rigs and taxis.
That makes about as much sense as refusing to buy a Ferrari because its parent company makes Fiat Pandas.

My desire is for a relatively simple rear drive car with a manual transmission and preferably a diesel engine. I don't think Mercedes has offered one of those in the U.S. since about 1987.
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