Aack! Indeed, just today read that Mercedes finished 26th in long
term dependability. Used to be #1.
I don't think the extended warranty on my model was anywhere close to
3G but I wasn't paying much attention as I usually don't bother with
those (having owned mostly Toyotas that were trouble free). Now ya
got me thinking I should seriously consider buying an extended
warranty.

I was generally commenting on the overall ft and finish, and
"ergonomic" details which are nice. However, I haven't owned the
quite a year so longer term problems haven't had a chance to raise
their ugly heads.

BTW, Toyota's Lexus was #1in vehciel dependability. There's another
article and ranking chart at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...ml?nav=hptoc_b

Yeah, but VW beat out Land Rover.

Thanks for the info.

Renata


On 8 Jul 2003 18:54:30 -0700, (Michael S.
Trachtenberg) wrote:

Hello, Renata.

I recently looked into buying a 2000 E430 to replace the VW and
realized it might be another German headache. Read owner comments on
Edmunds and newsgroups and found they have a lot of electrical
problems. You may or may not encounter this with your model as it
ages. The extended warranty quotes from the usual sites were a little
under US$3000.

NY Times had an article today on auto durability
(http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/08/bu...8CND-AUTO.html).
Mercedes finished below Chrysler, never mind the Japanese brands. I
also note that VW ranks among the worst in the industry, joining such
superluminaries as Kia.