Early this week on TV Speed Channel was showing the TV version of Automobile Weekly. There was a brief segment on how Mercedes quality has dropped significantly, sighting the most recent JD Power Associates rating just below Chevrolet. The reason given was primarily due to electronics and the new Mercedes command center.

Mercedes is supposedly focusing on much more thorough testing of the command center. The show also said over 2000 new E-Class cars have been bought back by Mercedes because of the command center problems. No other details were given. I don't know if this segment was new or a rerun.

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Dave

1998 E320
2001 SLK320
2000 Lexus RX300