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

[Brian E. Buxton (BrianBuxton]

The new 7 hasn't been a very good seller either.  And yes, Benz does 
make taxis in Europe, but cabbies drive them because of their quality 
and longevity.  I don't think it brings the image of MBZ down.  I'd say 
it speaks well for them.  And the taxis are nowhere near as luxurious as 
those built for the public.

Brian



Erik Nielsen wrote:

> Drove the new 7 on Friday. Hated it. Like driving a poorly calibrated
> video game. Both BMW and Benz are still living on past impressions.
> Their cars aren't that good. Everyone has built in planned obsolecense
> now, they want the car to completely fall apart the day after the
> warranty expires so that you go out and buy a new one.  Image is
> nothing for those that have travelled. Benz makes taxis and the
> impression in Europe is no one lusts after a BMW, even my German
> coworkers would prefer their bikes to their cars.
>
> On 4/14/09, Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>
> > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 3:41 PM, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > I've already gotten death threats!
> > >
> > > Rainbolt stated it years ago, car religion is tough to change regardless
> > > of empirical data.
> > >
> > > LS
> > >      
> > Agreed for about 99% of the car enthusiasts out there.
> >
> > I don't get annoyed much if some of these people only want to worship
> > certain prestigious marques....fine, whatever. But I get very annoyed with
> > the arrogance that some marques are automatically better than others and
> > that certain marques (esp. domestic) are POS.
> >
> > I think it's getting better though. People are slowly starting to accept
> > Corvettes, Vipers, Caddies, etc.as legitimate performers beyond a straight
> > line.
> >
> > FG
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