Mercedes-Benz: Any European lawyers out there?

Hi Ric,

What exactly is wrong with the car now? Where are the "creaking" noises
coming from? Have they fixed all the electrical problems?

Jeremy

"Jeremy Godfrey" <com> wrote in message
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The electrical problems have now been fixed - they have changed over the
past two years the GPS, the Bose, the garage-door-opener thingy (twice), the
electric-door mirrors, the open-boot warning trigger and the window updown
motor.

The bodywork problems have never been properly resolved. It took eight
visits and endless complaining before they fixed the wobbly drivers seat. At
first they denied that it was a problem, claiming that "Mercedes were not
sports cars like BMWs", then admitting it wobbled but claimed that it was
"my fault, because MBs are only designed for average sized people of 1.8m,
and not tall people like me (I am only 1.95m which is admittedly quite tall
in south of France but is positively average in Holland or Germany)". They
then claimned there was no point in mending it because it under guarantee
because "it would soon break again". I had to ring the factory in Germany
before MB France agreed to replace the seat - it is perfect now but took
huge effort to get them to fix it.

The bodywork noises are by far the most irritating and MBs attitude has now
become positively rude and aggressive when I complain. The noises emanate
from the dashboard and windscreen. There is a loud creaking whenever the car
corners or goes over a bump. Both MB Germany and MB France initially tried
to fix the problem, but after two years and some twenty odd attempts, they
have not succeeded and now simply insist that the problem does not exist. I
think they have decided just to fuck me off, knowing that it would cost me a
fortune to find and hire a bilingual French/German lawyer who could
simultaneoulsy take legal action in two countries, which is what it would
require.

As a word of warning to anybody thinking of buying an MB abroad - just don't
do it. I quite genuinely was forced to "export" my car from Germany to
France and have suffered badly as a result. MB's internal European
organisation is simply not set up to cater for clients who swtich country
for professional reasons.

Ric wrote: 

1.95 meters is 6 feet 4 inches. That is fairly
tall for the USA too. Are the girls lengthy
as well in Germany and Holland?

Good luck with your suit. I hope you get
compensated.

..

HAH! This salesman needs to run for political office, he'll easily be able
to convince you Euros that Socialism is good for you!!!

BTW, I thought only Americans wanted to sue Car companies? Hmmm, must be a
export!

"Ric" <com> wrote in message
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"greek_philosophizer" <com> wrote in message
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Yes, average height for girls in Holland is only a cm or so less than men.
It is very striking how many tall girls there are in Holland especially.
Overall, average heights in Europe overtook USA a few years ago, due to
better nutrition and healthcare here.

> 

Maybe so, but you don't have a good solution for dealing with vehicle
manufacturers.

Here's what we have in Canada:

www.camvap.ca

"George Johnston" <ns.ca> wrote in message
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men. 

I'd agree with you there. The problem is only acute if you change country
within EU, as each country has separate consumer protection laws. If you
move - you are totally stuffed on just about everything here - pension,
social security, mortgages, cars the whole lot.

> > > It is very striking how many tall girls there are in Holland especially. 

Hm, hadn't thought of it that way, makes sense.

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