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Originally Posted by spitfire6000
hmm maybe i should have posted this thread on the 6 or 5 series forums rather than the 3 series. I am talking about the more upscale benzes...not the C class.
It does not appear to me that you guys have ever driven or owned any of the mb cars im talking about and are not used to the kind of calibur of car that im talking about. I drive a e90 just like all of u guys, but several of my family members who are actually in their 30s do own CLs and SLs.
Now lets get down to your post...you said that mbs are much more expensive than BMW, which is complete bullsh!t. An S class costs as much as a 7 series and a E55 costs as much as an M5.
And whats this you say about old mans benz? I am under 25 and believe me noone i have ever met thinks an E55 is an old mans car. If anything mercedes is one of the most respectable and prestigious car makers in the world. They have far better reliability than porsche. Whats these JD power numbers youre throwing out? They are completely meaningless. My rents had leased a 2003 E class and throughout the entire lease did not have a single rattle or problem with the car. Thats more than i can say about their X5 which has tons of rattles around the car and even my new E90 already has rattles in the back. That being said...why all this talk about reliability? Obviously if you are going to get yourself a car thats over 60,000 you have money in your pocket.
Yes the M3 outperforms the C class amg models...only problem is that a C class is a sedan. If you are looking for m3 comparison look at the CLK...which has over 80 more horses and over 100 more torque than the m3.
Whats with your idea that mercedes is for old people? maybe lexus yea....but benz? thats the most rediculous thing ive ever heard. Maybe you think that because youre not used to seeing young people with money. Hell...a 19 year old girl that lives around the block from me drives a CLS500.
Yes you are right bmws have their own style and "fire" which is why i am a bmw owner. Only problem is....this thread has nothing to do with any of that so i have no clue why you are trying sooo hard to defend bmw.
BTW: wats with all this flaming and talk of drugs? i was under the impression that this was a mature board community.
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I love it when people state opinion as facts! HAHAHAHA!
I quote results of a JD Power and Associates 3-year reliability study and supposedly it is "meaningless." I also quote the average age of buyers of various brands and point out that Mercedes owners are much closer in age to Buick owners than any other brand and then SpitFire shoots back with "Mercedes isn't an old man's car." Okay you have your opinion and I have my facts
Also, I have driven, for example, both the E500 and the BMW 545i and I think that the 545i outclasses the E500 BY FAR! Now 545i is replaced by 550i which is even better! And, by the way, the base price for the 550i is 78,600 Canadian dollars and the base price for the E500 is 84,600 Canadian dollars. Also, the C350 starts at 54,950 Candian Dollars and the 330i starts at 47,600 Canadian dollars! MERCEDES ARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN BMW. FACTS!