quality

Is it me or does anybody else agree that the quality of mercedes has gone downhill? My C class has done 40,000 miles now and apart from the normal filters and sparkplugs changed, has also gone throu a set of front disc's and pads, new draglinks and antiroll bar and a new key. My friend ml has...

What is the world coming to when this sort of thing is allowed? A complete disgrace. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/14/filtering_software/

:devil: :devil: how is the build quality on 2004 and 2005 c class and e class also how much warranty work and what is going wrong with them :( :(

has the build quality got better i have gone over to lexus but do miss the mbz but cannot cope with poor cars bad build and attitude dealers sorry stealers :devil: :devil: are the 2004 reg and 2005 any better

Hello, Does anyone know what's the maximum level of sulphur (in ppm) the CDi engines in UK would tolerate. I know diesel quality does vary a bit from one country to another, but I would be curious to know about this. Thanks.

Hi, Just cut this from an article on new M-class: "Quality improvements Mercedes' quality has been dinged recently. Consumer Reports said in 2004 that the brand's new-for-2003 cars, as well as its 3-year-old and 5-year-old models, all had more problems than average. ``The...

More Poor Quality? I saw something fly off the front of the car hit the windscreen and spin off into the distance last week. Didn't think much of it until I washed it this weekend and found a peice of chrome trim missing from the grill. Took the car to the local dealer and fortunately as...

See this: DaimlerChrysler AG Receives Approval for Feasibility-Plans to Produce Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars and Vans in China China Executive Board established under the leadership of Dr. Rüdiger Grube for streamlining business decisions --- Prof. Jürgen Schrempp: “DaimlerChrysler...

From Friday's Financial Times - will be interesting to read:

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/Productdetails.aspx?product=FLAGEA&CMP=KNC-Google Real class. .

Autocar 7-13 Septenber: Good news for us; Autocar tested the new CLS: good reviews for this radical loking car, but what gladdened my eye was comments like: "The interior , as radical as the exterior , also lifts Mercedes interior quality to a level not seen for a decade". and ...

Thought this might get your attention Portzy. Spend yesterday going around tightning up various bolts and screws after when investigating a front rattle found that many of the screws holding the under engine cover were loose (very loose), one tap and it sounded like a tin full of nails. Not...

I've never been happy with the sound system on my July 2000 C220 CDi Estate. The Sony CD / radio that it came with would only play certain CDs and would never search properly so I replaced it with another errrr... Sony which was £100 in Halfords and came with a free Walkman. It works well enough...

You’ll find it in my newly-acquired silver 1981 W123 280TE automatic. It has 208,047 miles. Engine is near silent and still pulls like a train. Reverse gear has (just) started to go. There is rust on the front and rear arches. Chrome parts are real chrome…no plastic at all. The blue M-B...

Had an idle stroll around the stealership yesterday lunchtime whilst killing time. Of about 6 used W210s, 4 had rust bubbling around the bootlid lock. Also noticed this same problem on a CLK. When you pay a premium price for what you perceive to be a premium car, should you not expect...

Hi all, I have been a MB owner for the last 15 years and have always been happy with the products but I feel I have to write in and express my dissatisfaction with my latest purchase a 2003 ML270. Mercedes advertising states "And unlike ordinary off-roaders, when you're driving in the city or...

When is it generally considered that the build quality started to drop off on the W210? Friend is looking to buy one but keeps reading about the quality problems that may be encountered on later models. Is there an end date or do we just assume that this carried on with the E class until the...

You views on Jasper Blue? (Paint quality) Why did I (we) opt for Jasper blue. Hummph knowing what I know now I don't think I'd pick it again. We didn't want silver. I personally think silver is best suited to the more sporty mercs. Ours is a lowly W203 and thinking of future resale values we...

Hi My C320 ( W203 - Elegance ) ) has done 50,000 now and is just 3 years old I have had the car for the last 15 months ) and although in general I am very pleased with the car there are a couple of issues that I need advice on. 1. Basically the suspension feels quite harsh sometimes, but...

Well I bought one of those Blaupunkt MP3 Compact Drives and have been trying to get to grips with MP3. All my current CD's are saved to my HDD in Windows Media Audio (.WMA) format. Is it possible to convert .WMA files to .MP3 files? I have started re-saving my CD's to a new directory using...