No, they don't care. Most of us here buy our cars second-hand. They only care about the new car owner - that's where they make their money. Most of them aren't DIYers who post on MB forums.

Speaking of BMW, it's been documented that they've lost a lot of new car buyers because they were turned off by the complicated control unit on the dashboard (can't remember the name of this system). This was landmark because it's the first documented case of an automaker losing customers because of a car being too complicated.

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