Well its because they are out of their league. I know three people that have W220's, all were bought new. Every single owner is happy with them and thinks they are a reliable car. But if the airmatic blows and it did on one, while they are not happy about the repair bill, its not a big deal to them. They don't view a frew grand here to their to fix them as a big deal.

Its people that buy them that really shouldn't that give these cars a bad name. They probably should be looking at a new Camry for $20k, but insted buy an S430. Well the Camry won't cost you a dime to maintain, its kind of expected that the W220 will need a few grand a year.

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