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Originally Posted by shoe
Well only he can aswer that with certainty; but I would speculate that it is body style and MB reputation. He has seen me own four Mercedes E Class with pretty good success so I imagine he wants to try them out. He is not a technical person so he cannot offset the repair and maintenance cost like I can so he has to drop down in model to be able to afford the car and maintenance. I would have to move to different make and models if I had not spent the last 30yrs in the vehicle repair business. That was a promise I had to make to my wife prior to buying our first used MB that I could do at least 90% of the repair and maintenance.
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You have your ducks in a row for sure. Your wife's a smart, informed woman. That impresses me. The rationale of dropping down to the affordability level makes 100% sense in a used car. I am returning to that practice instead of throwing tens of thousands of dollars away on new ones. Looking for the right '08 E320 Bluetec right now. I totally lucked out on my 1st MB an 8 yr. old used '83 300SD that I travelled 1/4 of the country in for 8 years. In Baton Rouge every 6 weeks to 8 weeks for years.
Why would you need a G suv in Baton Rouge? It's flat, and except every 10 years, it doesn't ice over in BR?