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Originally Posted by Darth One
In the 80’s and early 90’s this was probably a legit debate. Thanks DaimlerChrysler!
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Not really. Even in those days, Mercs were known to turn into rust buckets by year 8-10, and drivetrains and electronics had all manner of issues.
Know that the Merc 190E was the preferred car for German taxi companies during the bulk of the mid-1980s. The industry abandoned it in favor of BMWs, Fords (Euro ones; much different than U.S. ones), and VWs because so many were developing issues that could not be fixed economically.
My dad nearly bought a 320E to gray-market back to the U.S. in 1985. (They sold for the USD equivalent of $18k back then, before the dollar collapsed late that year.) The single reason he didn't: reliability concerns.