Oh and the GL got SUV of the year? Mercedes Benz Tuscaloosa must be doing something right. Roll Tide! lol Consumer reports is a useful tool but you must remember what filter they use. Maybe they need a normalized metric like defects per gadget. That would be more valid then defects per vehicle. Also a complexity figure and dealer/manufacturer response needs to be figured in. If you care what consumer reports says you don't want a Benz anyway. Benz is more after the Car and Driver set

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My Daily : 96 E-300 Diesel with 195,000 miles
Retired: 92 300D 2.5 T 345K miles and for sale
Retired: 95 E320 157K miles and currently parked with blown engine

Both retired cars are for sale as is my w124 shop inventory