A Rant on Mercedes - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

MB-Dude · #1 11-15-2007, 10:43 AM

For well over 10 years I have defended the Mercedes name, especially in the late 90’s and turn of the millennium when it appeared that every vehicle produced by Mercedes was a piece of s***. Through all the wiring harness, poor design, cheap manufacture, before-it’s-time W163 product launch, etc., I stood by Mercedes. However, when I seek out technical information – even for the R129 model, which has not been produced for over 5 years – and find that it is virtually unavailable (especially to owners), sort of slaps one in the face.

I am getting real frustrated with Mercedes and am starting to consider trashing the 4 that I have and move on to a different manufacturer. One that cares about long-term quality and takes pride in seeing fine motorcars on the road for many years. Obviously, Mercedes no longer shares this long-term vision and is only interested in following the American auto industry mantra – Build and sell a car that lasts no longer than 7 years. Make it robust enough to survive a 7-year warranty and mysterious enough that no one can fix it after that.

Sorry, had to unload. Root of my frustration can be found in thread…
V12 ECU's Reporting 'Not Ready'
and thread…
Retrieving Pre-OBDII Diagnostic Data From ’94 SL500

Neither of which are resolved, by the way.

Cheers,
Jeff