So long, Rick.
I think the quality issue lies with MB mostly, not all German cars. Traded my W210 for a '02 BMW 525 recently: the difference is light years. Maybe now that Chrysler is gone, perhaps they will get their act together and start doing again what they are good at: building luxury cars. I'll stick with the Bavarians for the next few years.

Cheers,
V.

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