Mercedes-Benz: Safest car?

William Hamilton wrote: 

A Buick LeSabre ranking top in safety??

Could you please give an online source?


 

Give more info about the Mercedes.
Which year, which engine?


Juergen
(A BUICK LESABRE AS SAFE AS A MERCEDES W210???)

You can buy either a 1997 - 2000 used Buick LeSabre OR a 1997 - 2000
used Mercedes "E" Class for the same price?? Buicks must have gone up -
a lot!

Mercedes-Benz cars are very well engineered - conceptually - and are
quite advanced BUT, unfortunately, their component quality is only
average and, considering the Mercedes' premium price, their component
quality is unsatisfactory, in my experience (since 1980).

In fact the latest issue of a consumer magazine tested various luxury
cars and could not recommend the M-B model due to M-B's lousy repair
record despite the testers being very favorably impressed with the car's
on the road performance. We M-B owners have a love-hate relationship
with our cars - the on the road performance is excellent but too often
the drive is to the dealer for a repair. If you buy a M-B be sure it has
a "Starmark" extended warranty so its major repairs, if any will be paid
by the warranty for dealer service is very expensive.

As a prospective owner you ought to think of european luxury cars, BMW,
Jaguar and M-B as you would a "trophy wife" - lots of glamour but
potentially VERY expensive.
Are you up to it?

"Juergen ." <com> wrote in message
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http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/summary_lglux.htm

As you can see, they both got "best pick".

 

Like I said, 1997-2000 is my target. I would only consider the 4.2L V8 in
the Mercedes.

"T.G. Lambach" <net> wrote in message 

Hmmm, interesting. I talk to several people who said their quality was very
high. Also read a used buyers guide that also stated they were known for
their high levels of quality, maybe you got a lemon..?
 


Agreed. Wouldn't consider one without it. Can I extend a starmark once its
time period of a year has ended?
 

I am an EMT, if you saw some of the car accidents I have responded to, you
would want a safe car too.

I'd stay home!

Boy you had better do your homework. Late model MBs have terrible
reliabilty and quality control problems.

h

"William Hamilton" <org> wrote in message
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very 
I've heard people having problems with the newer Mercedes and even my uncle
(he's a garage manager) says that their quality has just gone downhill since
they and DC merged.
 
its 
I'm pretty sure that it's something that's only done by the dealership under
MBs authority (not positive though) when they're selling them.
 
Maybe you should look at full-size cars too, like the S-Class or 7-Series.

>"William Hamilton" org Writes:
 

I own a 1980 Mercedes and two newer Mercedes. The newer cars are more lightly
built with lots of plastic parts. Fasteners have become smaller, oil filters
have shrunk. Overall, the quality of the newer cars has decreased and the cost
of replacment parts has increased a lot.