Is there a screen that shows his name? That would be _way_ cool! I've long lived (designed and built and executed) my projects such that I'm proud to put my signature on it.
------------- Max Charleston SC On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 9:22 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Thanks Jaime > and I am proud of my 2005 E320 that has your name in the Command system. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Jan 21, 2018 7:59 PM, "Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I can tell you all from my time on the inside, working for and with R&D > and > > quality departments for 15 years, there is still a tremendous focus on > > quality for the new cars. Of course I can't share any details with > anyone, > > but their quality system is very well designed to ensure an outstanding > > product. And its also worth pointing out that a surprising number of > > people working at MB, in engineering, also own old Mercedes. Lots of > guys > > I knew had 108s, 107s, 123s... they get it. > > > > I own a 2011 E350 and am very impressed with it... its hard to believe > its > > a 7-8 year old car. And thats after driving new Mercedes constantly for > > the last 15 years. I chose the car because it was a simple model without > > too many options, less to break. Much like you all would have picked a > > 240D years ago. If you're disappointed with the long-term quality of > W220 > > with air suspension and loads of advanced features, you'd probably would > > have been disappointed with a 1972 300SEL 4.5 or a 1979 6.9 in the same > > way. If long life and simplicity are important to you, then shop for a > car > > with longevity in mind and you can still buy a car you'll own for a long > > time and low cost of ownership. I think the current C300 and E300 (both > > with steel suspension) are good examples of that. They will be great > used > > cars in a few years. > > > > But remember that the cars are not 240Ds and never will be again. > Quality > > isn't only mechanical quality, there is also the stability of the > software > > to be considered. Times have changed. And Mercedes has changed with the > > times, and led the market. The overall complexity of all modern cars is > > the result of the need to constantly improve efficiency, emissions, and > > safety. All new cars on the road are far more complex than they were 30 > > years ago, from every make. You have to adapt your mindset to deal with > > them. Just as a new skill set was required to work on fuel injected cars > > instead of carbureted cars. If you approach a modern car with the > mindset > > of a mechanic from 30 years ago, you will be very frustrated. Thats > what I > > see in all your comments... longing for the past, and not understanding > how > > things have changed. > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
