Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Merc GL450

[jimshadow (jimshadow]

FWIW, I need to replace the EGR valve on my Odyssey......$125.13.   I thought 
that was quite high......

Jim 
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-----Original Message-----
From: E M <pokiebaron [at] gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:22:27 
To: JIM<jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
Cc: The FerrariList<ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Merc GL450


Mercedes did have their ups and downs, but for the most part, seem to be
back on track with their latest cars, such as the current C and S Classes.
They had some problems with paint and rust, and a lot of the electrical
stuff was due to the introduction of wiring harnesses that were designed to
biodegrade.  They didn't get it right, and with the under hood temps, the
dried and caused a number of problems.  A good number on older cars have
been changed now, but if not, watch for them

AMGs had their problems too from what I hear.

I still thing for the most part, they are very reliable cars.  Not cheap to
fix, but then price out some parts of a Lexi.  I've never owned a Honda, but
a few friends have them, and I was shocked to see the prices of some parts,
for what is a "econo" car!  I used to joke that I drive a porsche as I
couldn't afford to run a Honda. lol

I find Japanese cars tend not to age so well, with regards to styling.
Maybe it's just to my eye, but a 5 year old Japanese car, always looks very
dated to me.

Ed
300E, the old banger still looks pretty good. :-)

2009/2/25 Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com>

> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:20 AM, Brian E. Buxton <
> BrianBuxton [at] buxtonmotorsports.com> wrote:
>
> >  But the fun is making your "soul machine" the daily driver!  BTW, I
> drove
> > an IS-F as the local dealer had two that they couldn't give away.  Just
> > wanted to see what they were about and compare them to the C63 AMG
> Mercedes
> > that I bought in Aug.  And as I expected they were too "Japanese" in
> driving
> > feel, lackluster interior quality for wood and plastics, kind of a
> > disconnected feel when driving.
> > The Benz has better styling, it's faster, sounds phenomenal, and has
> > overall better build quality.  Back in 1989/1990 when Lexus came out with
> > the LS400 sedan they heavily marketed the fact that their cars were
> $20,000
> > less than an S-class Mercedes.  But drive both back to back and you would
> > have easily understood and appreciated what the extra $20K brought to the
> > table.
> >
> > Brian
> >
>
> Brian,
>
> I'm totally with you on everything you write. I'm not here to be a Lexus
> fanboy, dreaming of owning a "hot lex". LOL.
>
> But the real issue is determining how reliable the German products are over
> the long haul, and if they are indeed subpar, how much is the extra soul,
> luxury, etc. worth?
>
> In 1990, this was a non issue as MB was still excellent. They've gone
> through their ups and downs since, and I'm not sure where they stand now.
> At
> least AMG is a hand built motor...I'm sure they're ok, but the Toyotas are
> guaranteed to be bulletproof.
>
> Knowing me, if I had to own just 1 car, I'd probably take these germans
> over
> the japs anyways because I'm still a young insecure punk, hehe. But if I
> already had some toys I might think differently.
>
> ;-)
>
> FG
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