Didn't MB admit reduced quality in the early 2000s and vow to make it better? I
seem to remember this back around 2008ish...
-Curt
From: clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I despise the W220
The w220 verifies my thoughts that the cars built by DBAG since 1995 are
polished turds and no longer worthy of ownership. The PnP yards are beginning
to get increasing numbers of “newer” models. The build quality rivals early
korean cars. Used to see kia and hyundaiaia ia that were made of thin, low
grade plastic that would shatter on removal. Now the Benz is using this
chinese crap, and koreans have thicker, stronger, better plastic parts.
Leather is much thinner and wears very quickly compared to the older cars.
Even the w140 had pretty thick leather that was able to survive decades of
flatulence. Not the new stuff. Wallets are made of stouter stuff.
Even the wiring is falling prey to accountants. I think the new stuff is maybe
22 or lighter gauge, where the stuff in a W126 was closer to 12 or 14.
clay
> On Mar 31, 2017, at 10:31 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> wrote:
>
> If there was ever a poster child for the "There's no such thing as a cheap
> Mercedes", the W220 is it.
>
> This continues to validate my extrication from my previous S430.
>
> -D
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Mar 31, 2017, at 1:13 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>
>> Wow, that's a harsh assessment. Thanks for letting me know when not to act
>> on my impulses to purchase a bargain S class from the 90s.
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