Trim Quality

[Aswall]

That's disgusting. I've said before, gone are the days when you bought a Merc for build quality. I've had 14 new cars in my life and the only warranty probs ever have been on the Mercs (5 on the first one and 4 so far after 3 months with this one.

I know I'll get flamed for this but Mercedes have a long way to go before they reach the build quality of BMW and Audi, and dare I say it, even Ford! At the moment they sell on style alone and they need to address this fast!

Cheers
Andy

 

[Dieselman]

Aswall, don't forget you have a new model of car. The first year of production is always the worst for any manufacturer.

I had a new Volvo some years ago and it makes your claims look like a walk in the park. My dealer and I were on first name terms within the first two weeks,...and on it went for 15 months until I got rid of the car.

Richard I have seen paint and lacquer damage by jetwashes on a number of cars recently, including MB, BMW and Vauxhall. Paint just aint what it used to be. One chip and the water gets under and lifts the finish.

 

[Glideman]

I think it's cos it's water based, bring back the toxic stuff. At least it lasted longer.

 

[mayoga]

OMG!

I've always used a jet wash on all my cars and even on my motorbike but now I'm having second thoughts?

As the car is new surely this would be covered by MB?

Gav.

 

[RichardM]

Originally posted by mayoga
As the car is new surely this would be covered by MB?

Yes it was. I broke the clip holding the trim inside the boot in place a couple of weeks ago and at the service asked them to ordered me a new one, thinking I would pay for it, but they said it would be covered (its the whole new bit of plastic trim not just the clip).