Why Mercedes, Why?
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Why Mercedes, Why?
MB dropping free maintenance in 2005 models.
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#3
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Re: Why Mercedes, Why?
Originally posted by thailegend
MB dropping free maintenance in 2005 models.
C'mon......easy......this is a no-brainer. They simply can't afford it any more. They are spending too much on warranty work correcting assembly and design goof-ups.
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MB dropping free maintenance in 2005 models.
C'mon......easy......this is a no-brainer. They simply can't afford it any more. They are spending too much on warranty work correcting assembly and design goof-ups.
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http://www.autospies.com./article/in...&categoryId=11
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It's only a US thing anyway. Mercedes Benz Canada has never offered free maintainence. Lexus Canada on the other hand offers the first 2 (2000 & 8000 km) scheduled maintainence free.
#7
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Originally posted by rominl
haha it's either
1) they are confident that their stuff only needs minimum maintenance from now on, or
2) they are tired of the money they have to spend on free maintenance
haha it's either
1) they are confident that their stuff only needs minimum maintenance from now on, or
2) they are tired of the money they have to spend on free maintenance
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#12
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Mercedes quality drop
Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
Mercedes has promised they will be back on top of quality. I don't ever remember them being #1 though. That will take TONS of money, since their product line is so vast.
Mercedes has promised they will be back on top of quality. I don't ever remember them being #1 though. That will take TONS of money, since their product line is so vast.
Mercedes in fact was the quality standard of the industry for decades....up until about 10 years ago. All through the 1980's, in spite of Toyota and Honda's growing reputation, Mercedes built what were considered the most durable cars available. Even then, though, like now, they still needed a lot of expensive maintenence, if not repairs. But in the early -to-mid 1990's a gradual quality drop started to develop that started to accelerate after 1996. The ML-class accelerated the drop even more, as did today's C-Class and SLK. A number of reasons have been given for this quality drop over the years...too many to go into in detail in just one post here. Perhaps this could be the subject for a new general discussion thread.
#13
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
Mercedes has promised they will be back on top of quality. I don't ever remember them being #1 though. That will take TONS of money, since their product line is so vast.
Mercedes has promised they will be back on top of quality. I don't ever remember them being #1 though. That will take TONS of money, since their product line is so vast.
If it's material quality that you're talking about, anyone can put top notch materials in their cars just that they 'll have to increase their prices even more than they're now.
#14
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I hope they do focus on quality from now on, why should you pay 100k for a car that frequents the dealer for repairs?
Last edited by Technics; 04-27-04 at 06:54 AM.
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Originally posted by SexySC
That may be easier said than done with the complicated electronics especially in the higher end cars these days. If the Germans are any good at it at all, they would have been the dominant force in the world of electronic products like the Japanese already.
If it's material quality that you're talking about, anyone can put top notch materials in their cars just that they 'll have to increase their prices even more than they're now.
That may be easier said than done with the complicated electronics especially in the higher end cars these days. If the Germans are any good at it at all, they would have been the dominant force in the world of electronic products like the Japanese already.
If it's material quality that you're talking about, anyone can put top notch materials in their cars just that they 'll have to increase their prices even more than they're now.
Mercedes' problems stem from several sources.....partly arrogant leadership, partly high-priced labor, partly the policies of the German government, partly from pressure from Japanese competition, but mainly just from trying to cheapen the hardware in their cars and using too many untested and unreliable electronic safety nannies.