Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Mercedes Benz Durability for the Record

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

Two M-Bs in my family; an '08 C300 and a '61 180b.   We are considering a 
350GLK right now.

The only new M-B vehicle that is right off the list is the R-class.  That's a 
Chrysler in lederhosen!

rick

--- On Tue, 4/14/09, Mauricio Mesa <mesa_mauricio [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Mauricio Mesa <mesa_mauricio [at] yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Ferrari] Mercedes Benz Durability for the Record
> To: "rolindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 9:48 AM
> I have to clarify things a bit for the record.  While BMW
> and Audi make highly technological advanced vehicles. 
> Mercedes Benz decade after decade has made the most
> dependable/durable vehicles of the three car makers.  The
> Mercedes Benz quality only went down after it was purchased
> the merger with Chrysler, I guess they began cutting
> corners.  The proof is that way more Mercedes Benz'
> remain on the road that are used as daily drivers no matter
> if they are 10, 20, 30 years old versus the other German car
> makers.  So while some of us may have preferences to a
> certain car model because its sportier or more
> technologically advanced, there is a reason why some of the
> other German car makers mainly lease their cars with their
> fabulous maintenance and warrantly packages but after that 5
> or 6 year period most of their cars lose most of their value
> and end up more than other car makers as parts cars because
> they are not built to last beyond 8 years or so.  In my
>  household we have 4 Benzes from the 80s and 90s that get
> daily driver use with little if any problems and everything
> is pretty straight forward to fix as compared to others.    
>  
> 
> 
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