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Originally Posted by braverichard
Car magazines... general opinion... rubbish! Especially when the people dishing out their opinions will never afford the cars they are rumbling about, even after the cars are 10 years old!!
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Oops... I guess I have to clarify WHICH car magazines I was referring my comments from: CAR (England), Auto Motor und Sport (Germany), and Automobile (France).
If I were basing my thoughts from sources like Motor Trend, Road & Track and/or Consumer Reports, I would have totally agree with you. But, most writers from the European magazines I suscribe to do either own or drive daily such vehicles as S-classes and Porches.
I also agree that the W140 errors on design such as the evaporator or the engine long block on the 3.5 diesel are just plain horrible on a car with such a price tag and pedigree. But, everything else is so well executed and unique (at the time) that it really made the car special.
Besides, nothing is perfect. I bought a brand new Lincoln Mark VII LSC in 1986 which in less than eight months and under 6,000 miles had the entire electrical system failed. The warranty repair runned up to US$4,500.00 at the time and of course I sold the car before the warranty expired.