[R129 SL] Car folks stuff...
Tom Reynolds
r129list@mbcoupes.com
Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:19:25 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
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<DIV>Personally, (and it's just my opinion), I wouldn't buy '94 or newer.&n=
bsp; Not sure when marketing's influence became greater than engineering's,=
but it must have been around then.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Tom Reynolds</DIV>
<DIV>Hereford, AZ</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Alvamike@aol.com <BR>=
Sent: Jul 14, 2004 7:56 PM <BR>To: r129list@mbcoupes.com <BR>Subject: Re: [=
R129 SL] Car folks stuff... <BR><BR><ZZZHTML><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><=
ZZZHTML><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D=
"10">Yep, I have heard the bad stories about the newer cars. I =
recently commented to Bob Beckmann of Beckmann Technologies about how my 19=
87 560 SEL looked better all the time as far as maintaining a great running=
car without all of the electronic headaches. I was discussing a chec=
k engine lite on my 92 600 SEL when he commented, "If you think they are ba=
d (as far as keeping the electronics straightened out) you should see the 2=
000 and up......They are a REAL challenge."<BR><BR>That is very scarry comi=
ng from him, a rebuilder of electronic parts.<BR><BR>I would say recently i=
t appears Mercedes got more of Chrysler, than the other way around. N=
ot good.<BR><BR>Ultimately if they make the cars so complicated that the av=
erage guy can't keep them going reasonably, then the resale value will plum=
it, leading to an even steeper depreciation curve, leading to even less sal=
es for them. They have to get their act together soon or I may not be=
able to ever buy a newer one due to maintenance cost.<BR>I'm 55 so the one=
s I do have will last the rest of my lifetime for sure.<BR><BR>Mike in Morg=
antown, PA<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></ZZZHTML></FONT></BODY>