Originally Posted By: bepperb
Originally Posted By: Trav
Originally Posted By: bepperb
There are plenty of people who don't really care about handling or rear wheel drive, don't really care about interior quality. They want a reliable car with a luxury badge.
I never knew every MB was RWD or every Lexus was FWD thanks for that bit of info. If you don’t care about a quality interior you don’t need to be looking at luxury brands.
Is this one of those "I'm twisting what the other guy said so I can win an argument" posts? Who ever said all Lexus' were FWD and all Mercedes RWD? Not me.
Anyway, if MB works for you that's great. I gave "what I think of Mercedes-Benz" and if you don't agree that's what makes this forum great.
Then why did you say this..
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There are plenty of people who don't really care about handling or
rear wheel drive
I never mentioned RWD you did. I was just pointing out there are FWD MB cars.
Mercedes makes all sizes of cars that are more than competitive with the likes of Toyota and Honda, etc.
Very few cars if any ever built were as dependable or reliable as the W123 diesels.
The owners manual in my old 1980 200D stated MB designed the car with a 30 year life span, a million Km was well within reach for the engine with no major repairs if any other than maybe a water pump.
I sold mine when it was 25 yrs old and still in immaculate condition. Nothing fancy, roll up windows a 4spd stick A/C and a Webasto OE manual sunroof.
The material on the seats looked like new, no wear and tear as did the carpets and the rest of the car.
My grandmother bought it new and kept it 20 yrs, she had it serviced by MB every 6 mo if it needed it or not. It only had a brake job, 2 batteries and a muffler other than routine stuff like fluid changes.
Hows that for a dependable no fills car with a luxury badge.
BTW other than headlight bulbs and tires, fluids i did nothing to it when i owned it.
I did install a diesel cat for tax reasons, it didn’t come with one.
No car i ever owned compares to this old lady. She was a pleasure to drive and own, i miss it. It had a mechanical feeling to it that is beyond words.
Fortunately i still have my grandmothers last MB car before she stopped driving.
The day i sold it. This is the original 1980 paint in 2005, never touched up, it is flawless. Notice the nice Euro bumpers.
I put the dash cover on to protect the 20+ year old undamaged plastic.