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"""People still think BMW are good cars as well. The myth of German engineering. The old mercedes were allegedly quite good, or at least overbuilt. Mud sticks and the reputation will be lost eventually, but they last long enough for the lease period usually. """
It is about time that people stopped making generalisation of car makes based on nothing but hearsay or ownership of one particular car. If you own an expensive mark then you must be prepared to pay. You cannot run a Porsche on a banger budget
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Of course, we all see the world through our own eyes. But I have to take issue with all this nonsense of looking up or down on others functional of what car they drive.
I really couldn't care less what others drive, that's totally up to them and is entirely their own business. It's not my place or indeed of the slightest interest to me to make any judgements about them or their choices. Equally though, I simply couldn't care less what others might or might not think about my car choices.
But I do, and always have, loved cars. I've had lots of them, and my lifestyle and work has necessitated using them a lot.
In particular, I like Mercs. I've done hundreds of thousands of miles in E Class models and found them ideal for my purposes both in terms of what they do and how they do it.
Nothing I've ever had before has taken the miles as well as those cars. But, if the one I have now needs a repair in the future, then so be it and it will cost whatever it costs.
In the meanwhile, I'll enjoy using it.
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BMW have made and still make some excellent cars. They may make some average ones as well but to say they're all rubbish is just silly. They are not. Go and drive some of them.
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I guess new E class MBs are bought or leased as company cars for above average mileage drivers with little concern for either long term reliability or resale value. A monthly PCP cost of well over £400 seems par for the course. I have just seen an advert for a Jaguar i-pace for over £500 pcm. Thankfully this rarefied market provides a useful source of reasonably priced potentially reliable luxurious cars (never MBs - too many costly horror stories!) for people like me buying with their own money and who measure annual depreciation in hundreds rather than thousands of pounds.
Like Alby-B, I love cars but have owned very few of them - one TR7 and three large reliable Audis (much better vfm than large MBs) over the past 40 years. Total cost £27,650. Still got two out of the four.
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I'm going to keep my E Class estate for as long as I can. It's 5 years old now and has 150,000 miles on it but to drive it, you'd never guess it had so many miles. It'll not be doing quite as much annual mileage now that our European business has more or less collapsed, but it'll still be asked to cover 20,000 a year or so for the next three years until I (probably) retire.
I'm at peace with funding any running repairs it might need. Ironically, I've reached a stage in life where I could easily go and buy several new cars tomorrow without breaking the bank, but I just kind of like this one, and it does everything I want it to do very well.
It's sort like my old dog, or my favourite shoes, I know it'll not last forever, but I'm very happy it's still around.
It gets an easy 50 mpg plus on a run, is very comfortable, swallows luggage, and is low slung enough to heft my mountain bikes on and off the roof with minimal effort. Very easy on tyres, and its ULEZ compliant.
What's not to like?
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Most "large" cars are bought on lease when new - whatever the make. Always have been in one way or another. They then trickle down to privately owned on the used market.
They're usually excellent value.
Mercedes have the odd issue but then all makes do. I had two Audi A8 D2s years ago (the original aluminium one). The first one lunched its gearbox at about 70k and also kept disposing off the diff's oil content at random intervals. The second the climate control system ate its self on. I've had other Audis which have been OK and also Mercs.
Edited by pd on 02/07/2021 at 12:02
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It is about time that people stopped making generalisation of car makes based on nothing but hearsay or ownership of one particular car. If you own an expensive mark then you must be prepared to pay. You cannot run a Porsche on a banger budget
So you think it's ok to pay for an entire door card at great when only a part is required? Just because it's an expensive make?
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If you can't afford to lose, then don't bet big. If you can afford the bet, go ahead, you might win or you might lose. If you win, enjoy it, if you lose, shrug and move on.
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Not a case affording to bet, you just want a bit of common sense from a manufacturer and to feel that you are not being taken for a ride.
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It is about time that people stopped making generalisation of car makes based on nothing but hearsay or ownership of one particular car. If you own an expensive mark then you must be prepared to pay. You cannot run a Porsche on a banger budget
So you think it's ok to pay for an entire door card at great when only a part is required? Just because it's an expensive make?
No need to buy the complete door card. As I posted further up, the door handle is available as a genuine Mercedes part (Part No. A2137602100).
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133103815976?hash=item1efd9b0d2...z
Edited by FiestaOwner on 02/07/2021 at 23:55
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According to several main dealers the part is not available separately but I have been in contact with an indie specialist who reckons he can get one. This is my 6th Mercedes so I am no stranger to their ways. Ex, CLK cabriolet roof stops opening and Mercedes want over £1,000 to fix it, indie does a check and finds a dodgy sensor buried in the depths and does the job for £100. Thing is they don't seem to want to fix things only replace.
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No need to buy the complete door card. As I posted further up, the door handle is available as a genuine Mercedes part (Part No. A2137602100).
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133103815976?hash=item1efd9b0d2...z
That is for 'selected AMG models' - possibly not suitable for OP's car...
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No need to buy the complete door card. As I posted further up, the door handle is available as a genuine Mercedes part (Part No. A2137602100).
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133103815976?hash=item1efd9b0d2...z
That is for 'selected AMG models' - possibly not suitable for OP's car...
Well of course the OP would need to check the suitability (and I did put that in my earlier post!). The OP's indie specialist also reckons he can source one as well.
The OP clearly likes Merc's, so I think my reply was a lot more helpful (and constructive) than the replies to not buy Merc's and BMW. I haven't owned either marques.
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