Is merecedes too troublesome ? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

plink49 · #1 11-11-2004, 08:46 PM

This thread has been going for far too long, and here is my reasoning: If you own a Mercedes Benz and are unhappy with it then why are you here at a site for enthusiasts for the marque? If you think your car is a POS and the company who made it is equally a POS, then I would suggest that you sell your Benz, go buy the utopian vehicle you think is made from...whomever... and live life without what obviously upsets you so much! I am SO tired of whiners! If you don't like your situation in life then change it....the same goes for the automobile you own!! This SHOULD be the last post in this thread. Bottom line is: You do not have to own a Benz....if you choose to, then love it or leave it, but please stop whining!

sdanville · #2 11-11-2004, 08:49 PM

let me get this straight. You are whining about whiners.

plink49 · #3 11-11-2004, 08:59 PM

Wrong Steve D....I'm simply stating the facts of (automobile ownership) life!

BAd124 · #4 11-12-2004, 07:40 PM

Well said Plink49, I agree completely. I am sure there are plenty of Lexus forums for dedicated follwers of a brand with few issues (or soul)

dolebludger · #5 11-12-2004, 07:55 PM

Amen!

And there are some of us who own those so-called "troublesome" newer models who have had PERFRECT experiences with them. J.D. Powers reports on first year experience. Ours, with our MB has indeed been perfect. I can only hope that all our future cars pose so few problems.

As to older models, nobody should buy an older model of ANYTHING unless he or she is mechanically inclined. And at least older MBs are WORTH fixing!

Thanks,
Richard

yosshimura · #6 11-14-2004, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by plink49

This thread has been going for far too long, and here is my reasoning: If you own a Mercedes Benz and are unhappy with it then why are you here at a site for enthusiasts for the marque? ........................... You do not have to own a Benz....if you choose to, then love it or leave it, but please stop whining!

Because, enthsusiasts, like you, and me, and everyone on one of these forums, are blind and overlook problems as "just maintainance" or "just upkeep" or "repair $ or $ for new car payment".... you know we twist problems to not seem so bad and come back for more potential problems down the line... Me, for example, on my third ovp.... after the first and/or second I was like "no prblem, just an ovp", then after the last one, I was like "f this POS, my former 74 pontiac was more reliable", now on my last ovp (I thiink, not sure, the car left me stranded), yesterday I was like "that's it, don't let me NOT sell the car, I have to sell it...." TOday, I am like, well, it ain't so bad , LOL.... and am accepting it

... and not calling it junk .,...

BUT when you look at it as a third person... they are not that reliable.... put it this way, I ran out of Tows on my aaa membership... and my g/f's FOCUS hasn't broken down one time, where my pristine, fully doc'ed 95 has let me down 4 times in 6-8 months..... Which I could just lease a new one or BMW

yosshimura · #7 12-07-2004, 09:23 PM

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=763478&posted=1#post763478post763478

That's my last problem.... WHen I bought the car (2nd Mercedes) I knew I needed to budget for "maintainance" ... no problem, but when the car starts leaving you stranded, no matter how simple the fix is, that is UNRELIABLE

. I am going out with some freinds this wknd, and even my g/f said "we can go in their car" ....

since my car left us stranded at the last concert we went to in the bad part of town where the parking was at!

SO how much do you say its OK on all these breakdowns for you guys? I am talking about items that break, don't just call it "maiintainance" type of things

Each time I fix something, I figure this is it... bam... another ovp, another relay

... fortunately its just been "inexpensive" type stuff

sdanville · #8 12-07-2004, 09:28 PM

I feel silly asking, like I should know this, bit what is an OVP that keeps breaking and stranding you ?
thanks

fahrgewehr2 · #9 12-07-2004, 09:44 PM

Yoshimurra,

If the same part continues to fail you, why not carry a spare to avoid being stranded? Or perhaps there is a root cause to your problem? a protection relay sacrfices itself for a reason...why does yours feel the need so often?

yosshimura · #10 12-07-2004, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fahrgewehr2

Yoshimurra,

If the same part continues to fail you, why not carry a spare to avoid being stranded? Or perhaps there is a root cause to your problem? a protection relay sacrfices itself for a reason...why does yours feel the need so often?

Well, as of last month I have been carrying a spare OVP, guess I need a spare FUel pressure reg... as well

which defeats the problem, like you said something is causing it.... as for the fuel pressure reg, 2 in six months, maybe it was just the fuel filter dirty (????) in 30K miles and made the fuel pumps work more and the relay was getting hot?? I don't know I am guessing.

As for the OVP.... I guess it did get fixed last in AUg,... the source of the problem (getting wet), as it hasn't gone bad again.... but I went through 3 I think by the time they discovered the leaking water...

Still, problems ...

sdanville · #11 12-07-2004, 10:03 PM

How many miles do you have on this 10 year old Mercedes ?

blackmercedes · #12 12-07-2004, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by yosshimura

SO how much do you say its OK on all these breakdowns for you guys?

In about 800,000km's of MB driving, I have been left on the roadside once. My Dad also has been left once. In an 87 190E of mine, it was -42C and I had not used fuel line anti-freeze. The fuel filter is in a bad spot for freezing, and I ended up on the roadside at -42C. Not happy, but I didn't let it happen again. Dad had the alternator on his 190E fail and had to have a tow. My wife had the voltage regualtor fail while driving one of 190's and had to be towed. That's it. Our Mazda 626 has been towed four times in it's life, which is pretty good for 17 years. Every car might break down as it ages. Even the best Japanese cars have things that make them stop.

I understand having a car you won't trust. That sucks. And it happens, and it happens with all makes. The least reliable car I ever owned was an Acura.

If you really have to have a car that has the least chance of breaking down, a Corolla is probably the best bet.

Admiral Ahani · #13 12-14-2004, 06:39 PM

Hey,
I haven't posted on this forum in a while due to the fact that I bought a Porsche 944 and I've had Porsche on the brain for a while. Well, guess what? The porsche took me 5 months to get sorted out and fixed, and about 3 days after it was done (and I did a LOT of fixing) it just decided not to start for no apparent reason. The 300TD is STILL running. It's had a bad axle for about 3000 miles, and it's still going. I LOVE THAT CAR. Mom's porsche is breaking, dad's porsche is broken, dad's chevy is broken, my porsche is broken. Although, dad's benz is also broken

. No I'm not rich, we just have a lot of cheap cars. The only thing wrong with my dad's benz is the CRAPPPPY benz tranny. Benz can't make transmissions. Dad's 928 also has a benz tranny and thats the broken thing on it. The tranny on my 300td flares often, and the one on my bro's 300d slips all the time.

Moral of the rant: benz is awesome except for their transmissions. And the C class.

manny · #14 12-14-2004, 06:45 PM

I just love people whining about problems on their 20 + year old cars.
Maybe when you grow up you can go & design/build transmissions for M-B.
Btw. Noooooo problems at all with my " C ".

sdanville · #15 12-14-2004, 06:49 PM

so manny, if I am correct, you are whining about whiners.