>That just proves my point. The car may be unreliable, but a big part of his >problem is incompetent dealer service. ................................................... > >Alex Chamberlain >'87 300D Turbo >'93 Isuzu Trooper
Alex, I own more than one of both the 750iL and the 600SEL and/or S600. And neither car is as bad as the criers would make anyone believe. Of course they have more problems than a similar car with fewer components, simply due to the fact that there are twice as many components to fail. But more importantly, it is due to the fact that people tend to think that German cars are "indestructible"! So they drive them into the ground without enough maintenance or none at all! Others are stuck with incompetent mechanics who could not work on these cars but do not have the decency to admit it. I drive some of these cars in climates that top 120 degrees on regular basis and they do just fine, always! The people who designed these cars did not foresee the incompetence of some of the people who claim to be mechanics in the US! In Germany for instance, mechanics are very disciplined and strict in how they go about performing their art, hence cars over there keep on running almost forever. In spite of Germany's smaller size (compared to the US) you'll find these cars with astonishing mileage on their odometers and I doubt those owners keep pouring money into them if they were half as unreliable as one is led to believe. In my mind, it is a matter of correct maintenance by competent people! Omar.
