One major thing IMO is how difficult it is to make your Benz "yours". What I mean is the lack of modifiable aspects of the Benz. You can buy a bolt on turbo kit for a honda but to do the same to a merc is a $pecial club. Bmw has dinan and others, merc has nothing.

I see a lot of younger people driving 300e's because they are pretty cheap to buy ATM. There is very little to invest in them modification wise, so once the car becomes a nuisance the love affair quickly ends because the equity (both emotionally and financially) is small.

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Eugene

10 E63 AMG
93 300te 4matic
07 BMW X3
14 Ford F-150 Fx2