Tom Hargrave wrote: > I'm sure that today's Mercedes are more reliable (better quality) than those > manufactured in the 90's and those manufactured in the 90's are more > reliable (better quality) than those manufactured in the 80's, etc, etc. >
A lot of the complaints seem to be in the "fit and finish" category. Interior pieces falling off, paint flaking off, etc. Those things don't make a car unreliable, but they do really hurt its image. It seems like when a car maker wants to cut costs, the interior is the first place they go. GM's current cars, for example, drive pretty nicely but they have the interior materials of a much cheaper vehicle.
