Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The low end Mercs are Sindelfingen cars, perhaps there are some engine crossover parts. I am told by people I know at Merc that they are spending more on marketing and less on engineering these days. Apparently customers are easily impressed by image but most don't notice better engineering. Much of their competition has become very profitable by following that route. As a long term Merc user I am of the clear opinion that this is evident in the cars, which are inferior to the older ones. Did they learn cheap production techniques from Chrysler? I don't know but I have probably bought my last Mercedes. I have been looking for a new car for 18 months - can't find one I like which is fair value. Frank --- George Lottermoser <george@imagist.com> wrote: > > so they are pretty close to being pseudo MB's. In > this > > case, > > Just curious: do you afficianados know if the > 'low-end' MB's are more Chrysler > than MB? > > Fond regards, > > G e o r g e L o t t e r m o s e r, imagist? > > <*>Peace<*> <*>Harmony<*> <*>Stewardship<*> > > Presenting effective messages in beautiful ways > since 1969 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > web <www.imagist.com> > eMail george@imagist.com > voice 262 241 9375 > fax 262 241 9398 > Lotter Moser & Associates > 10050 N Port Washington Rd - Mequon, WI 53092 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >