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they are tying to appeal to younger drivers OP
How did Mercedes fall off so bad?
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Givethanks
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I always thought those SUV/crossovers were ugly and their fall started when they started pushing those to the masses.
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I am The Wrench in all your plans....
Facts... NYC insurance rates have exploded... no matter what car you get but sheeit... the luxury cars off the bat you getting taxed...
Ezekiel 25:17
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I think Porsche is great, but the brand has been over hyped to hell via tiktok. Maybe its me, but prices are crazy. Everybody got to have the $230k GT3 which is a track car that they never track
If I had the money, I'd be happy with a manual 911 Carrera. If you want a nice relatively affordable Porsche, get a 997 911
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Mercedes specifically targeted Thousandaires with that one and it tainted the brand imoI give people grace but when CLA owners want to start showing out
The engines are fantastic, they use getrag Japanese transmissions for non performance models, you just don’t know or care to learn how to work on them. I have a 2.0t we bought new that has 165k on it and still going great. You really have to know what maintenance is needed and either do the work yourself or know where to go to get things sorted out.
Every single one of those mfkrs are 300D diesels, those things are indestructible tanks.taxis in germany
it was just held to a high regard for being euroAnybody still bragging about this brand lost. Of course clout chasers dont know any better. The brand is hot garbage now. Dumb tech, guady interior
The last best models were 2008 - 2016.
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going over there and seeing them as cabs and just general everyday cars killed that aura long ago for me. yes i know they used to be and still are luxury but i would say many of their models don't fit that qualification and have not in years.
IMS issues.
That’s actually a rare failure on the flat 6 and only affects the early gen boxters. The 911 had other oil leak issues but you could always by a scrapper 996/7 and LS swap that bytch!
You do realize Mercedes/bmw over in Europe are closer to GM/Ford over here with better interiors right? Vw is Honda in Europe, they just decided to go completely upmarket here in the states. We rarely get any diesel models from any of those brands here but over there those engines are absolute workhorses that get Europeans around town economically. They lean a lot harder on diesel (and more recently EV’s).
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nah it affects the N54 (IIRC)
so 996, 997 mark 1, boxter and cayman 1st and 2nd gen.
that is one example of a major problem.
a ticking timebomb.
there are others.
i used to read porsche forums a lot
My girl has a '22 X5, and it has already had a bunch of issues, she regrets buying it, but I like driving it more than her
I have a '21 Rav4, not a single hiccup