djct_watt

Why I'd never buy an Mercedes Benz. . . besides their quality marks on par with HYUNDAI (good for you, Hyundai).

http://www.trendpimp.com/albums/fun...ny_roadrage.wmv

Enjoy.

th3kill3r

lol, that's so funny.

Captain_tC

LOL what a great site.

gjpjr84

HAH!

SirScion

I hope this is the one with the grandma and the mercedes! LOL
well, atleast we know were the sensors are on them, Right under the licence plate :D

Biznox

Well their initial reliability is on par with Hyundai, yes, but their quality is a hell of a lot better. That said, I think Audi is closer to what MB used to be then MB is these days. Look at a Mercedes built in the mid-early 80's or earlier. You'll find very few cars built as well as a W116, for one example. Even 30 years old, the carpet and leather interior in one that was even moderately well taken care of, is immaculate. They just don't build cars like that anymore. No one does.

djct_watt

Good catch on my misuse of words. . . but man, even their quality is a bit lacking. . . I've had a few first hand experiences.

We we're finishing up the paper work on a CL500, and we did a visual inspection of the car. Yup yup. . . you know those chrome trim pieces on the exterior? One was slightly crooked. . . well, after gently fiddling with it, it fell off. Needless to say we didn't buy it. This was at RAB? I think they're called that, but RAB MB of Marin. The older MB's were tanks, invincible and of the best build quality. Now? Hahahah. I'd rather buy two Hyundai's. IMO, the ONLY draws for MB now are the AMG division and the prestige. . . which can be worth the money, if you so desire it. But hey, I traded in a Lexus for a Scion. I don't care about prestige.

Come to think of it, even the square tankmobile S classes of the early-mid 90's were pretty darn solid.

ReverseGTR

For one thing the link doesn't work as it brings my to the home page. And as for Hyundai, quite thinking as though it is 1999.

You also have to consider that Mercedes Benz, aside from their SUVs, are one of the few manufactuerers that still import most of their models. And considering that Germany is currently in a financial slump so I am not too surprised.

snow197

o you so got that right benz are such ____. i work for benz and thay are the worst car. people are so dumb to buy that crap. scions and toyotas rule the road!!!!!!

Biznox

Kay...

quantum

they have been getting poor rating lately, their quality is going down

djct_watt

In their defense, I believe their quality ratings have been rising as of late. . . the late 90's to 2002 models were the ones that really brought quality down. They spent a lot of money on the new E class platform, as it is used in almost everything. It is better, I'll give 'em that

latinxb

Ever notice how there's ALWAYS a left or right tailight bulb out on a Benz?!!...lolol

Biznox

I'd still take a new E320 turbodiesel over pretty much anything Toyota has to offer...

djct_watt

That's a common misconception. Most european cars (a majority of which are German in this country) seem to be missing a tail light. . . the right side tail light. But in reality, they have left their damn rear fog light on. In most of the world, you will have a single rear fog light on the driver's side. It looks like the brake light is on, on one side, and is painfully bright in clear weather conditions. The opposite effect is that it makes the other lights look dim (or out).

I hate it when these idiots leave 'em on.

hotbox05

most of the time that rear fog is automatically on.......

but i see all the time that a lot of luxury cars which have AT LEAST 3 brake lamps ( by law ) a lot have 5. only one or two work ? that irks. me.

djct_watt

I dunno then. . . we've had switches for our rear fog on our bimmers and volvos. They vary in operation, but some are switchable between fronts fogs only or both front and rear. Usually people slide the toggle all the way, and turn on all fogs uneccesarily.

But yeah, there are a few models that turn on with the front fogs. . . but hey, if you have fogs in the rear, you should know better.

ecandlcubed

i had an '89 e300-24 and boy it was rock solid for 12 years until the day i gave it to my brother-in-law. he is still tooled it around michigan. i think it has over 250k miles now on the original engine. no smoke and no hesitation. the seats are still looking good (mb tex is great!), doors still close with a thud. rock solid at highway speed. the only problem i had was the antenna kept getting stuck in the up position. there was two oil leaks but were fixed.

negative is the radio made by mexico grand prix.

as far as someone mentioned the rear fog always on. it is because the way **** works. one pull click for the front fog and all the way out for both front and rear fogs. most people just pulled the **** until it can't be pulled thinking that it is just for the front fog.

they just don't build them like they use to. now the beancounters are in charge instead of the engineers.

their old motto was "built like no other cars in the world."

djct_watt

right on. . .

aoshi12345

Benz was awesome but they went south when merged with Crysler. What a ____in dumb move.