Mercedes recalls 1.3m cars for quality issues
By James Mackintosh in London
Published: March 31 2005 17:49 | Last updated: March 31 2005 17:49

Mercedes-Benz recalled almost one in three of the 4m cars it has sold in the past four years to fix electronic problems that have tarnished its reputation for high-quality cars.

Mercedes, owned by DaimlerChrysler, has seen profits plummet as a 1.2bn provision last year for the costs of fixing problems with cars already sold added to pressure from the weak dollar and losses at its Smart small car operations. In the final quarter of last year Mercedes profits dropped 97 per cent to 20m, and Eckhard Cordes, head of the division, said this year’s profits would be hurt by the cost of improving vehicle quality.

See: http://news.ft.com/cms/s/89be949e-a202-11d9-8483-00000e2511c8,ft_acl=,s01=1.html

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'91 300D 2.5 Turbo 330K
'00 VW TDI Golf, 190K
'67 BMW R50/2
'73 Norton Commando Interstate

"Mercedes chief Eckhard Cordes, who said earlier this year that his drive to resolve the quality problems would hit this year's earnings, said the cars Mercedes makes now are of high quality and that the recall addressed legacy problems."

Legacy problems= previously built cars are a POS.

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1984 300Sd 210k

Former cars:
1984 300D 445k (!!) (Strider) Original (and not rebuilt) engine and transmission. Currently running on V80 ( 80% vegetable oil, 20% petroleum products). Actually not, taking a WVO break.
1993 300d 2.5 275k. Current 120/day commuter
1981 300SD 188k (Hans) Killed by a deer

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2005-03-31-recalls_x.htm





anyone want to service these girls......cars?http://www.bankrate.com/ust/news/auto/car-guide-2005/carguide2005quiz.asp

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currently
[1981 300 td tdidi 165500 dark brown/palamino-Brownie-mine-3k miles of ownership
1983 240d 162+++ Anthricite grey w/ henna red interior and hella lights-wifes car-Red

the above two cars are for sale
and can be seen on the cars for sale thread here. pix also available.


240d-144+ Manilla Yellow w/ palmino interior-greasecar kit-Blondie-the college kids car

23" gt 21 speed still on original tires-still got the nubs
21" khs tandem