[SPAM] RE: [R129 SL] Car folks stuff...
Derek Lee
r129list@mbcoupes.com
Sat, 17 Jul 2004 09:23:29 -0700
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What's wrong with Toyota? BTW, Lexus and Infiniti now own the JD Powers
reports, whatever that's worth, but remember, MB used to always brag about
being at the top of this report. So when they fall down to 20th, or
whatever it is, suddenly the report has no value? Interesting.
Toyota also now enjoys the limited depreciation that MB once did in the
glory years, but does so no longer. That's what reliability and longevity
do for you. When Toyota started building the Tundra and Sequoia in the
States, quality and reliability didn't suffer one iota. MB surely cannot
say that about the ML.
Even though I'm an MB owner, I am not a snob about Toyota, Honda, or Nissan.
You gotta admit they build good stuff. Now the Koreans, that may take some
time...
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Derek Lee
`86 W201 190E 2.3-16
`90 R129 500SL
TOYOTA `94 FZJ80 Land Cruiser + stuff
TOYOTA `04 UZJ100 Land Cruiser, grocery-getter
Elk Grove, CA, USA
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and keep it in beautiful condition in & out (people ask me if I ever drive
it), but I assume most of us in this group are the same type of "car nuts".
Don't get me wrong, I like some of the later '90 models, but they don't seem
to have that Mercedes feel - they feel almost (egads!) Lexus-like! Give me
that solid, powerful German feel anyday over an upscale Toyota!
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FZJ80 Land Cruiser + stuff<BR><SPAN class=3D752551516-17072004>TOYOTA =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and keep it in beautiful condition in =
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