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Originally Posted by 530iDriver
Mercedes is not even the shadow of its former self.
Mass produced and nothing special is what they have become. How the once mighty have fallen!
Mercedes once manufactured and crafted the fines automobiles in the world. You could tell a MB from miles away. Best paint quality, best sheetmetal, best fit and finish, best interior materials, best attention to detail in and out, safety, innovation. It was a car that had unmistakable presence on the road. Beside a Rolls Royce, a Mercedes Benz was a car to aspire to.
Modern M-B is nothing like that anymore. Just another manufacturer. People go gaga over their interiors riddle with creaky to the touch plastic interior trim pieces and glued in iPad tablets.
The decline of Mercedes started in the early to mid 1990s. While probably better off today they still haven't been able to recapture their former glorious self.
I prefer MB cars made during the era of their best slogan ever:
"Engineered like no other car in the world".
This is a real Mercedes Benz!
These cars used to outlast/outlive pretty much anything on the road.
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This is the result of consumers shifting to a lease platform primarily. There is no need to engineer a car to last forever when the customer is swapping them every three years when the lease is up. You combine that with a massive shift in consumers where they are now excited about cars as appliances and you can see the market pulling carmakers down this road.