pulse Report This Comment
Date: September 30, 2024 07:07AM

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Anon - not logged in Report This Comment
Date: September 30, 2024 09:28AM

It's sad how far Mercedes has fallen. I saw a dismantled 30 year old power steering of theirs in the late 80's. It still had the machining marks, was hand measured and fitted. I don't mind saying I was impressed. I rode in so many in the 80's and 90's I decided I wouldn't mind owning one. You couldn't give me a modern one for free. Apart from the 6 cylinder engine everyone raves about, the same goes for Beamers. Both companies have gone so uniformly bad there has to be a connection.

In that space comes Toyota (Landcruiser and the Yaris 4WD they sell in Australia, Lexus and perhaps they'll ship us new Centurys), IENOS (if they fix the teething troubles) and Genesis. Anyone know any others?

pulse Report This Comment
Date: September 30, 2024 10:16AM

I wholeheartedly agree, but didn't stop me buying a 2nd; it WILL be my last though.

I traded our 2016 in 2022 for a new one; the build quality has definitely gone down even in just 1 generation. It's still a fun car though, and the engine IS great. The problem was paying the COVID/car import shortage tax. Though it helped that I sold our old one for $10K less than we paid for it new, 6 years later for the same reason

Mrkim Report This Comment
Date: October 01, 2024 04:36AM

Never crossed my mind to own a Mercedes or a Beemer. Prefer to build my own cheap toys and beat 'em to death by choice. Least that way I'm sure of what I'm getting and their fate is always assured

Anon - not logged in Report This Comment
Date: October 01, 2024 06:27AM

Rover is another good one - but for the price of spare parts.

pulse Report This Comment
Date: October 01, 2024 07:24AM

From the Rover camp (kinda), I've always wanted a TVR. A Tuscan S or a Sagaris.

Would be no point having one here though. Maintenance would be a nightmare I think. At least a Chimaera or Griffith would be a bit easier, as it's a pure Rover V8. But the newer ones would be impossible to source parts. Or at least incredibly expensive.

As for the Merc, it's mostly my wife's car, she commutes to work and I rarely drive. But it's a fun car to blast when I do. I dunno what the next will be; I seriously considered a Model 3, there was just something I didn't like about it. Next will almost certainly be electric. I just don't know what type.

That said, the new Toyota MR2 looks like fun, and there's rumours of a new Celica too. If they made something like this.... [www.autoevolution.com]

pro_junior Report This Comment
Date: October 02, 2024 10:25PM

my '91 chevy s10 with a manual transmission will outlast them all lol

quasi Report This Comment
Date: October 03, 2024 09:23AM

Does that S10 have a 4.3 V6?

pro_junior Report This Comment
Date: October 03, 2024 06:23PM

yes, it has 4.3 V6
it is bare bones, no frills...
4wd
79k miles on it
I drive it a few times a month to and from work

quasi Report This Comment
Date: October 03, 2024 08:41PM

About 35 years ago I drove an El Camino at work with the 4.3. That thing would scoot but had to watch out for the back end breaking loose on wet roads. Before that they had me in an S10 Blazer 4x4 that I liked and it fit me well but it had that lame V6, 2.8 I think.