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!

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1996 SL320 97K miles
1996 C220 130k miles
1992 500SEL 170k miles <---sold
1986 300E 216k miles <---sold