Why did Mercedes think it would be a good idea to throw away their legendary reliability to save a few pennies?
Why did Mercedes think it would be a good idea to throw away their legendary reliability to save a few pennies?
Carter Hernandez
Aaron Cooper
The same reason they used biodegradable wiring
Daniel Collins
It's not profitable to make things that last longer than a few years.
>paying engineers to design shit that breaks at precise intervals instead of designing shit that lasts for all eternity
Caleb Lee
because people are stupid enough to buy it anyway
also jews
Ethan Parker
>Mercedes in its natural habitat
Samuel Nguyen
Because Lexus.
Toyota decided to make cars that were outstanding for the first few owners. This made them attractive but less expensive Than Mercedes who were making cars to outlive the sun.
Justin Cook
Memes aside, MB were always rustbuckets.
Christopher Hernandez
This. Rust kills these things like nothing else. Doesn't matter if you build your car like a tank if it can't beat the Tin worms
Charles Jones
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making quality products is a quick way to go out of business
everyone who wants one has one they don't need to buy a new one
and there is not enough profit in repair and service
Zachary Young
Same goes for the Hilux, there might be millions running in Africa, but if both ends of the car seperate when it even sees snow, its game over.
Christian Hernandez
It's because the highest priority, the focus went from the domestic market to the global market which demands hard cost cutting everywhere.
Similar to Japanese cars, they were better when they were mainly meant for the domestic market.
Nathan Green
It really is a scam at this point. Overprice your cars so that most people choose leasing them. Then methodically go through and lightweight all the parts so they only last long enough for one lease period.
At this point they're selling a simulacrum of status and luxury, not actually providing status and luxury. But their customers don't notice or don't care, so good for Daimler-Benz, I guess.
Angel Hernandez
that car is almost if not 40 years old man, cmon. Ofc it will have rust esp if it was crashed numerous times and the paint and coating wasnt restored. We are talking 10-15 year old ''luxury cars'' rusting away.
Dylan Martinez
nope. The cost cutting began with the 90ies mercs, w124 was probably the last reliable and rustfree merc. w140 was the first one to have abundand electronic and mechanical breakdowns, and then it went down the line- e class w210, then c class etc etc. IF you go to germany the only mercs you will see are either w124 or brand fucking new ones.
Evan White
Not like Mercedes rust problems started recently, or is inclusive to really old, or new cars.
Brandon Thomas
The only reason they are still on the road in africa is because there is no mandatory inspection
Ethan Wood
Blame Chrysler.
Michael Collins
>w124 was probably the last reliable and rustfree merc.
lmao, nope.
especially the last facelift w124 rust like HELL because they introduced water based paint with the last facelift around late 1993, so the last two model years are fucked.
Jace Campbell
Hilux has no frame problem.
Mine was in horribly snowy/salty area whole its life ('95) and frame is in very good shape. Had to make few repairs on thub but even cab floors are still very good.
Jaxson Johnson
subscription business model = $$$
Julian Russell
ITT o/ realizes planned obsolescence.