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With the periodic (and fun) car related polls here, thought this could be amusing - in hindsight. I couldn't envision how to do an actual poll that wouldn't be unwieldy. Apologies if you still own that car.
I've never had a terribly unreliable car, but I am still deciding between my two 'disappointing' car purchases.
My Dad had one, a Mercedes E300 (around 1990 IIRC), but all the problems were under warranty (no $). The dealer even called him just before his 3-yr warranty expired to suggest he bring it in to check for any problems. He traded the car in for another brand/marque just as the warranty lapsed, and never looked at Mercedes again. If you've read The Machine That Changed The World, you probably know how wrongheaded Mercedes was about quality ("inspected in" vs built in), I assume it's no longer true.
I've never had a terribly unreliable car, but I am still deciding between my two 'disappointing' car purchases.
My Dad had one, a Mercedes E300 (around 1990 IIRC), but all the problems were under warranty (no $). The dealer even called him just before his 3-yr warranty expired to suggest he bring it in to check for any problems. He traded the car in for another brand/marque just as the warranty lapsed, and never looked at Mercedes again. If you've read The Machine That Changed The World, you probably know how wrongheaded Mercedes was about quality ("inspected in" vs built in), I assume it's no longer true.
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