Please, do not think that your ML is a true German Benz. ML's are made in Alabama USA, certianly not to the same standards as German MB's.

If it was German made, you would be paying $10K to $20K more.

In regards to your new Ford. I am sure your ride smells new, but wait until you have 70K to 100K miles on it, and the engine will be gone. Been there, done that.

For my next SUV, I am looking over to Asia. Japanese quality is much better than US made cars, and they seem to have an edge over the Europeans when it comes to reliability and depreciation.

My ML is going to be sold before too long, too many repairs.

I would like to suggest to DB, to make the ML a Chrysler, not a Daimler, since the workmanship is US, not German.