I did a search engine search to find this site (MercedesShopforum.com) in 2007. I doubt whether I would have clicked on "peachparts.com" but that's just me. I was looking for a Mercedes-Benz Shop repair forum.....not an unknown-named parts source.

I think it was a huge mistake to change the name to a totally unrelated to Mercedes-Benz automobile name, but what do I know.

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and am sure that the P-car crowd had the same issue with Pelican Parts.

but it seems to be working well and very well known and respected.

name works for me, but then again I wasn't here under the former name.

jb

I seriously doubt I would have joined either with a name like Peachparts either.

I wonder if the webmaster would give any figures on how much new membership has dropped. My guess would be half or more.

x6 here.

But is anyone really surprised? I mean REALLY surprised? Over the last 15 years or so we've seen MB's focus shift from producing a quality product that people will pay the price for to producing a low-cost product that lends itself to being a product people buy because it implies 'status'.

Over the same period of time we've seen them become more concerned with spending untold millions on flashy ad campaigns to attract NEW customers while abandoning the core (ie returning and long-term) customers via after-sales service. Remember the ad campaign in 1987 where they called us "The Best Cared for Customer in the World?"

Bottom line: Daimler AG, MBUSA, and MB Canada just don't give a damn about the people who have owned MBs for 10, 20, or 50 years and keep coming back.

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+1,000,000

This brand went from having excellent dealer service as recently as the early/mid 1990's, to being staffed by a bunch of dishonest and disrespectful vultures who treat their (soon-to-be "former") customers like utter crap. I've never had more horrendous experiences anywhere than I've had at my local MB dealer. If/when I get rid of my current MB that I've had for ages, I doubt I will be buying another one.

FWIW, BMW is just as bad. Lexus, Jaguar, Land/Range Rover, all seem to have top-notch service. But MB and BMW have really become ridiculous.

Time for those Peach Part Window Clingies:D

That more or less depends on the dealer. Our local dealer is very pleasant....and always willing to help out.

Would you have preferred something like Bercedes Menz?

I am reluctant to pass the Peach Parts forum site to someone new to Mercedes. You have to explain to them your serious and then the reason why. The daily posts have gone down. The members should vote on new name for the site.

Let it go already!! :rolleyes:
A "vote" isn't going to do a thing. :rolleyes:
I met some newer members at our last GTG down this way. They came on board after the "Peach Parts" name change, so that is all they really knew. They seemed to do just fine.
Sure, we hate the name, but it isn't our site. We have no monetary investment in the thing.
Why not go worry about what type of oil folks are using....... :cool:

Realizing that this is an old thread, I think your minds are in the gutter. I've only known it as Peach Parts, the sexual implications never occurred to me. To tell you the truth I just assumed they were based in Georgia!
I mean, I'm not saying it's a good name or anything but certainly not one I'd ever be too embarrassed about to not pass it on to someone else.

I found this site just fine. And I dont have a problem with the name. Just makes it sound like it's based in Georgia.

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I found the forum fine as well... Sites have weird names all the time, so I didn't think twice about "Peach parts". It might make a difference to uh... "older folks" who expect things to be named for what they are, but with cybersquatting and ISP, registrants and companies buying up all the "good" names, it's harder than you think to get a decent site name.

Personally, I think it's better to go for something original than to try to shoehorn a domain name together...