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03-01-2007, 09:15 PM
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driving record.
Dear Crash
If I were you I would drive a Mercedes too.
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Steve Danville what i did myself. CPS rear shocks MAS x 3. SparkPlugs (twice) Fuel pump & Filter Window switch replaced both failed horns with Honda horns. Cleaned ERG Tube Oil changes Oil consumption Fix Brake Pads A/C Recharge Anti-Freeze change X 2. Front Shocks. Monroe. $90 Mercedes Warrenty Work: Harmonic balancer,power steering clamp. Cat converters.Drive Shaft Bearing.s Replaced Outer Lower Tie Rods and front lower ball joints at 156,000 miles 
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03-01-2007, 09:19 PM
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Thank You! Fred 2009 ML350 2004 SL600 2004 SL500 1996 SL600 2002 SLK32 2005 CLK320 cabrio 2003 ML350 1997 C280 Sport
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03-02-2007, 10:56 AM
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Did anyone notice that Mercedes and all the luxury brands were in the basement? This tends to lend credence to the pickiness. Even the vaunted Lexus got bit this time around. It will be interesting to see what kind of issues they have with their 8 speed in the new LS. Is Mercedes quality what it used to be? No. But in todays era with the number of gadgets in a luxury car it is amazing there aren't more failures. The days of the simple Mercedes are gone. For the foreseeable future I am buying Benz even if I have to buy used. Hopefully I can hold out until I can afford a decent used ML or GL CDI
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My Daily : 96 E-300 Diesel with 195,000 miles Retired: 92 300D 2.5 T 345K miles and for sale Retired: 95 E320 157K miles and currently parked with blown engine Both retired cars are for sale as is my w124 shop inventory
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03-02-2007, 12:32 PM
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Oh and the GL got SUV of the year? Mercedes Benz Tuscaloosa must be doing something right. Roll Tide! lol Consumer reports is a useful tool but you must remember what filter they use. Maybe they need a normalized metric like defects per gadget. That would be more valid then defects per vehicle. Also a complexity figure and dealer/manufacturer response needs to be figured in. If you care what consumer reports says you don't want a Benz anyway. Benz is more after the Car and Driver set
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My Daily : 96 E-300 Diesel with 195,000 miles Retired: 92 300D 2.5 T 345K miles and for sale Retired: 95 E320 157K miles and currently parked with blown engine Both retired cars are for sale as is my w124 shop inventory
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03-02-2007, 01:05 PM
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Years ago I decided to ignore consumer reports reliability ratings. Life has been good ever since. Here's why.
What CR collects and publishes is not reliability data of different auto manufacturers. Rather, it is people's opinions of the reliability of their cars. These are two different things. I used to subscribe to CR, and as such, received their survey used to collect the data. The survey corresponded closely to the little red & black circles they publish. What the survey asked was for you to identify the make, model, & year of your vehicle(s), and to identify any areas in which you experienced major problems. There was no guidance on what constituted major vs. minor, or any other kind of problem. There was no guidance on what constituted a problem (e.g. a mechanical breakdown vs. the radio only has 6 FM preset buttons). Further, no documentation was required with the survey. CR was not examining the repairs actually required on various vehicles. So the data they collect is actually opinions. The group they survey consists of their own subscribers. For the last 25 years they have been telling that group that Hondoytas are the most reliable vehicles. What would you expect that group to echo back when surveyed? So I ignore CR and buy what I want. I might have a different view if they collected repair data and failure reports (e.g. wheel bearing failed, right front window doesn't go up & down any longer), collated the data and generated reports from there. But IMHO what they are conducting is an opinion survey, and I'm not interested in what the average consumer thinks of their car. - JimY
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03-02-2007, 01:15 PM
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03-03-2007, 09:03 AM
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ML a great car 99ML320
My ML, which is my daily driver, has been a great car -- performance wise and otherwise. Only maintenance --- MAF and window switches; MB paid for the balancer and cat replacements.
It runs well and everything works! The safety factor is an additional advantage; hope I never get hit though. Ben Carter
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Ben Harrison Carter 1999 Mercedes ML320 87K 1992 Mercedes 300CE 89K 1995 Corvette 29K -- Sold Dec 09 1989 Mercedes 420SEL 99K -- (Sold 4/08) 1968 Mercedes 230S (106K) (Sold 9/06)) 1976 Mercedes 450SEL 130K (Just sold - 06) 1961 Mercedes 220Sb (sold years ago)
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03-03-2007, 09:57 AM
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not too Blue
That's as good as it gets Blue Eagle. Unless they stay parked.
You didn't say how many miles. Better buy a CPS and keep a tool in your glove compartment. Its embarrassing having a stalled Mercedes pushed out of an intersection.
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Steve Danville what i did myself. CPS rear shocks MAS x 3. SparkPlugs (twice) Fuel pump & Filter Window switch replaced both failed horns with Honda horns. Cleaned ERG Tube Oil changes Oil consumption Fix Brake Pads A/C Recharge Anti-Freeze change X 2. Front Shocks. Monroe. $90 Mercedes Warrenty Work: Harmonic balancer,power steering clamp. Cat converters.Drive Shaft Bearing.s Replaced Outer Lower Tie Rods and front lower ball joints at 156,000 miles
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