Most of my friends drive Hondas or Toyotas...and they are extremely cheap to maintain.
But compared to an MB...they are a joke..no nice door clunk, shimmying on the highway, cheap interior materials, small trunk etc..
As I said at the GTG, my father offered me a brand new Honda Civic, or an MB if I bought it and payed for parts he'd help me
As I said afterwards, "I didn't want a Honda, that's embarassing"