I think that most people go through a number of brands until they work their way up to a Mercedes. Therefore you will find a lot of folks on this board that know their way around a tool box that have owned a number of other types of autos.

And then, when you finally do manage to own your first Mercedes, you never want to own anything else.

I always tell people that after you get them sorted out a Mercedes is one of the cheapest cars you can own.