Re: Your crossfire experience and mercedes
This has got to be the best built car I have ever had, built like a tank. The finish on the individual pieces are very good, it is hard to find a piece of metal that you could have a shave with as all the sharp edges appear to be removed.
The electronics do seem to be a weak point, are any of the other makes better, I am not sure.
My wifes friend has had an '88 Mercedes Benz 560 SL since new, summer driven and it costs an arm and a leg to have fixed and serviced. A very nice car to drive and look at.
Would I buy a Merc? If the price was right I would.
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I have never owned a Japanese car and never will. I would not buy a car made in China either, a Mexican made car maybe. This crossfire is my first car not made in North America, I have tried to support North American auto makers, call me stupid but I like to keep the money this side of the oceans and North Americans working. The best cars I have had in terms of reliability were the '77 Caprice Classic, '93 Concord and the '94 LHS - the best. My current '07 300 is not up to these levels.
Last edited by onehundred80; Nov 21, 2009 at 11:30 PM.