I must be totally bored to get into one of these trolling posts.

Since I'm about at retirement I have to just laugh at all you poor suckers. If you happened into the 21st century in a Benz then a Benz is what you blame. If you happen across the 21st century in a Lexus, it will get your rath. I just work on them and I go where the money is. We work on MBs 10 to 1 over Lexus (we worked on MBs for 15 years before there were Lexus) but the whiners really accumulate in a 80k+ LS400s. Try DIYing a starter in that pig. I'll wager not a DIYer in the group could accomplish it in a week. Only partly due to the difficulty. The rest will be because of the tons of plastic that will have to be removed (and broken and ordered) to get that intake manifold out of the way. Ya think a nippondenso compressor costs in an MB wait till Lexus gets their hands on you. Big talk, look up the facts for yourself, the grass is always greener, especially if the world changed while you weren't paying attention.

Lexus PS systems have to be the most defect prone of any vehicle short of Ford. Liquid crystal displays over a grand. Happy Lexus owners never are out of warrantee and that is probably the way MB owners will wind up. There are no more 124/126 cars beeing built by ANYONE! Digital control ain't going away. So ya better keep good care of those stone age cars.

Since repair of late model cars is not economical even when done by an efficient independent and because its not possible at all DIY (except for a few masters) the era of the disposable car is upon us. Thankfully my property is worth more in rent than I pay myself, as the day of the competent independent technician is waning. Going the way of the TV repairman.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician