mmmm
Let's see, oh
A) custom designed bose radio speaker system (14 speakers? or is that
12)
B) trunk release/latch assemble which uses multiple micro-switch and
air pressure and vacuum to
mange placement of handle, and to pull trunk closed.
My 83 300TDt has a bar, a latch and one buggered microswitch for
overhead lamp control
C) dual pumps to provide pressure and vacuum to doors (pressure)
which are pulled closed,
smart logic which decides when circuit has leak and shutdown circuit.
D) Stalks in early versions that pop up on left/right trunk edges so
you see where the back of the car is better.
Lots more.... Engineering here refers to features, but I do think
basic structural things done by mercedes are likely
designed from a usage viewpoint, I recall an article in the WSJ a
couple of years ago about the high number of
w140's in Albania (I think?). Why. well it seems organized crime
dropped them there and claimed them *lost* under insurance
since at the time Albania had no licensing system that could be
accessed from the rest of Europe. But one of the drivers
interviewed said benzs sold well because the roads were so poor they
pounded the shit out of lesser vehicles.
Lastly anything that has Bosch written on it seems prone to failure,
if I could excise that vendor from my benzs I'd be happier...
On 14-Jun-06, at 6:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
<<After all, they were engineered like few (maybe *no*) other
vehicles.>>
Would you please explain this vague statement? Engineering to me
means among
other things designed in reliability over the long term. Which this
model sure
as hell does not have.
RLE
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1983 300TDt 368k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1990's 300TDt 171k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
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