I hear more and more about the poor quality of these newer models and I think the current slogan "Unlike any other car..." is appropriate considering the elevated quality of competition.

What were the old sales slogans? I remember one was "Engineered like no other car....". I guess that was when MB still had engineers.

The new slogan "Unlike no other car..." probably means it was engineered without engineers.

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1987 190d 2.5Turbo

"Die Zukunft des Automobils (The future of the car)
"Ihr guter Stern auf allen StraBen" (Your good star on every street)
"Wir wollen alle Ihr Geld" (We want all your money)

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15 VW Passat TDI
00 E420
98 E300 DT
97 E420 Donor Car - NEED PARTS? PM ME!
97 S500
97 E300D
86 Holden Jackaroo Turbo D
86 300SDL
(o\|/o)

do whut?

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

July, 1961....

MOST TREASURED TROPHY IN THE TROVE.

This star is a pledge of quality in every Mercedes-Benz that has no parallel. It is your most treasured trophy on any road.

Mercedes-Benz Sales, Inc. (A Subsidiary of Studebaker-Packard Corporation)

1932.....

Mercedes-Benz... Rules Over Space and Time.

I've got an ad out of a magazine from 12/79 for the 1980 model line. The tag line is the "Engineered like no other car in the world" but the "title" is "Why choose a Diesel from a line of cars when you can choose a Mercedes-Benz from a line of Diesels?" followed by "For 1980 Mercedes-Benz makes three different sedans, a station wagon, a coupe, three engines and two transmissions. And offers 44 years of Diesel experience."

Pretty cool!

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Some past advertisements...

It's a deisel...It's a gas

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'86 300E 5 speed
'71 Triumph TR6
'46 Cushman Scooter
'41 Ford 9N tractor

"No better than it has to be."

Oh, wait, that's Chevy.....

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

I don't think their brochures brag about anything like this anymore. Then again, Mercedes buyers nowadays could probably care less.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

I think the 'diesel' ad SwampYankee refered to was in response to GM's diesel cars that were getting very good reviews at the time and of course cost less than a Mercedes.

About three years later the problems with GM's converted gas engines began to show up and they were gone. Peaguot was still selling them and VW had the diesel Rabbit; even Nissan had a Maxima out with one and then so did Volvo.

But when was the last time you saw one of those?

What about " Buy oder die!" (The Fuehrer says so)
OOOps, that's MBUSA and the dealers, sorry

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Some of the new stuff is pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krHUE3c0he8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC_2Sc-eg4Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nj-XvnslPw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuWMoqa1FFg&feature=related
Classic W126

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

How about "If you have to ask, you can't afford a Mercedes-Benz"

RT

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When all else fails, vote from the rooftops!
84' Mercedes Benz 300D Anthracite/black, 171K
03' Volkswagen Jetta TDI blue/black, 93K
93' Chevrolet C2500HD ExCab 6.5TD, Two-tone blue, 252K

These ones are really good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxH9nmIYz20&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5mIYDod-lk&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6F8jMsy2NY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO0ppqBQv0A&feature=related

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

Kind of along the same line as this?

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200