They have actually done that for ages. I found this photo of a Mercedes driving around with trash
An insult to trash. Trash can be recycled or burned for energy. This trash can only be beaten to death.
That trash literally was burned, just not for energy.
That’s not unique to Germany. Even here in the states there are a ton of non-glamorous Mercedes utility vans
For a while the were dodge sprinters until the split. In Italy our tour bus was a Mercedes. Lots of taxis in Europe are Mercedes.
Shit ton of utility Mercedes in Denmark too.
Loud, shitty clutch, no suspension
It’s got a Swiss plate
Lots of trash driving around Mercedes here in the US. Just happens to be trash with a lot of money
A company I drove for had sprinters that had over 1 million kilometres on them.
I used to work at a Mercedes dealer and we sold Unimog parts.
You need serious connections to get that job.
That looks like a super car with a healthy 6-figure price tag to me.
Mercedes-Benz has been trash for many years now, so this tracks.
Much of the current decade they’ve been touchscreen-focused. Before that they still made good cars, my 2019 C class was superb.
Daimler-Benz AG (which included the Mercedes-Benz brand) merged with the Chrysler Corporation in 1998 to form DaimlerChrysler.
I remember it vividly as a teenager. It’s been in an utter shit show since then, in my opinion.
The caveat is that I’m highly biased towards Japanese manufacturers. My family owned two Chryslers. After they both had tremendous drive train issues, my father said never again and bought Japanese from then on, aside from a 2004 Volvo S40. The Toyotas and Hondas were extremely reliable, fuel efficient, and very easy to perform maintenance on comparatively.
If I were to buy German in this era, my two preferences would be Porsche and Audi.
However, your individual experience is valid as cars’ reliability is largely individualistic to the specific vehicle and its owner.
Classic well-kept Mercedes-Benz are a joy to behold and I suspect to drive as well.
