I wish we were more like family. We are more like a ba$tard child that the family doesn't talk about in public. True many MB owners accept us but for the most part they don't. Look at any MB forum and they have section for everything MB, even smart cars, but they don't acknowledge us at all. I am active on MB world and Benz world and usually post in the R170 section which some accept and some wonder what the heck I am doing there. the funny thing is that the Chrysler guys don't want much to do with us either as they know we aren't really driving a Mopar. I parked next to a SLK owner once and we started talking. He got upset when I mentioned we were pretty much driving the same car and then he got really pi$$ed when I proved it and told him what I paid.