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Originally Posted by yosshimura
These cars are for weekend only, you have to have a second car to drive while you work out the glitches in the next problem, check online for possibel resolution, trouble shoot etc on the weekend, or just lease/buy new.... Come on who are we kidding? These were $40K + cars when new, and now we are just "wanna be's"....  |
Although I don't totally disagree with that point, I feel the need to defend myself and my 126. There are some of us who are capable of buying a new Benz, but prefer the older, more technologically uncomplicated models. Stylistically, IMHO, the 126 is the last of the traditional Benz-looking Benzes. My current 1991 has never stranded me, nor had my previous 126, nor has my 107. That's about 15 years of motoring. I consider that to be comparable to Japanese dependability. The older Benzes are expensive as hell to maintain, but quite predictable and dependable.
Moreover, how about those poor (possibly wealthy) souls who paid $60K to $120K for new Benzes that are giving them the blues now? Certainly you can't consider them to be wannabes. "Betrayed", may be a better description.
I have it on good authority that since the "merger", and the shift in management, quality control has become priority one at Daimler-Benz, as mandated by Dr. "Mustache" in the commercials. Owner complaints have been received and heeded. Judging by Car and Driver, the 2007 Benzes are testing favorably against other high end models, performance-wise. That was not the case 2-3 years ago. We'll see in a few years whether the quality control initiatives have taken hold.