Are the new 2009 model mercedes as reliable as the models before 1994 since Chrystler went away?

Question

Are the new mercedes models bulletproof like the old ones since chrystler went away or when will we see the good mercs.

Answer 1

Mercedes is starting to come back since letting go of Chrysler. One person on here stated that it wasn't part of the decline of Mercedes in recent years. It in fact had a huge impact on the situation, as they were pouring tons of money into Chrysler trying to get them straightened out. The new cars aren't any less engineered than the previous years. A lot of the problems were also attributed to Bosch (they make a lot of the electrical components) having problems of their own. It was a myriad of things that contributed.

Answer 2

The acquisition of Chrysler had nothing to do with Mercedes-Benz's decline in reliability. The last of their over engineered cars were the W140 era cars that ceased production in 1999. Thereafter MB decided to spend less on redundancy and more on technology. The newest offerings are more reliable and better engineers, with more expensive parts, than say their cars from 7 years ago, but they are not on par with their glory years of 300,000 mile cars. I have a 1986 W126 560SEL with no rust! That's how they used to make them.

Answer 3

They are very good cars, only problem is they make it very difficult to do your own maintenance. They dealer charge like a $150 for an oil change and $250+ for oil and air filter change and $800 for the oil trans air filter brake inspection/ tap. They will void your warranty if you don't use an authorized M/B servicer. I love my 2006 e350 and it has been a great car. But I get frustrated every time I start it because there is another scheduled maintenance due, according to the computer. Even though I personally service it more often than required. I think my next car will be a BMW