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Originally Posted by lutzTD
yep, if you can work on a dub, you can work on a merc
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Indeed. The "German car mindset" is there on both. But, you will find the parts on the 'benz are more expensive, harder to replace, and that there are more of them then fitted to a 'dub. Especially coming from an aircooled. But that's what makes a Mercedes more of a car then a VW. Compared to a VW a Benz will seem like a moneypit simply because the parts cost so much more. The Benz also has less economy of scale built in, because they didn't have to build it in: It didn't have to be built to a price, it was built to what the engineers thought would be the best.
A VW is a nice car. A Mercedes is a fine automobile that requires a higher class of service. If you try to "hippy fix" things it won't work.
-Jason