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ABSOLUTELY APPALLED by MB Build Quality as of late--look what I just noticed...

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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by miroj
In my books PUNK = DIDNT PAY FOR IT

It's either a company car or a permanent loan from the folks.
So I am punk becuase i didnt pay for my car even though i take really good care of her dont brag to anyone and baby the crap out of her i wont even park near my school i park in the very back end so i have a less chance of getting a ding
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by mick1
it's a biggie to me because

1. the factory failed to detect it.
2. the dealer failed to detect it when they prepared the car.
3. bringing the car back to the dealer to correct something that should have been done right is not normal.

i sure hope i won't have to go through this experience in a couple of months.
What a *****. You poor baby. Imagine how upset you will be when you find stuff on your next car.

That's not a build quality problem, that's dealer setup. Ive seen far worse on BMW's, Acura's and yes, even a few of the oh so great lexi's.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Outland
What a *****. You poor baby. Imagine how upset you will be when you find stuff on your next car
that's precisely what i'm afraid of because my next car is the 2005 mb c320wz. it will get here in late october.

oh yeah and my current car, a bmw 328i, was perfect when I bought it in '99.

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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 11:47 PM
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Ok Here Is How It Goes

No Matter What Brand You Can Get **** From Them! It Dosent Matter If They Are The Best On Earth You Could Still Have Problems

Mb Bmw Audi Vw Lex Toyota Acura Honda Porsche Name Them All You Could Still Get A Car That Will Have Problems

I Have Never Ever Ever Seen A Perfect Car !!!!!! There Is No Such Thing
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 11:55 PM
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I Have Never Ever Ever Seen A Perfect Car !!!!!! There Is No Such Thing
I think I saw one the other day. a 2005 rolls royce phantom. that car looks perfect from every angle.

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Old Aug 13, 2004 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by mick1
I think I saw one the other day. a 2005 rolls royce phantom. that car looks perfect from every angle.

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LOL im sure it was not perfect but it was prob really good

Give me a few mins looking at it and i can find something wrong :p

Actually thats kinda my problem i notice things and they annoy me so i just have to try and not think about it....I notice things on my brothers car and i just dont say anything because it will annoy him same thing with my moms car and with my car i just try not to think about it
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Old Aug 13, 2004 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by HITMAN
Ok Here Is How It Goes

No Matter What Brand You Can Get **** From Them! It Dosent Matter If They Are The Best On Earth You Could Still Have Problems

Mb Bmw Audi Vw Lex Toyota Acura Honda Porsche Name Them All You Could Still Get A Car That Will Have Problems

I Have Never Ever Ever Seen A Perfect Car !!!!!! There Is No Such Thing
So you never owned a Bristol, the most reliable car ever built. Every single one is a highly desired workhorse. Perfection in engineering.
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Old Aug 13, 2004 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by miroj
So you never owned a Bristol, the most reliable car ever built. Every single one is a highly desired workhorse. Perfection in engineering.
I don't know about bristol but I have heard a story about aston martin

one day the aston martin car company got a call from a rich middle eastern customer. he complained that his new aston martin had stopped running after about a week. so, aston martin sent the engineer who had built the car to this country in the middle east to correct the problem. it's the company's policy to do so.

the engineer got there and after he had checked out the car throroughly, he told the owner: your car is out of gas. just fill it up and it will run again.

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Old Aug 13, 2004 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by mick1
I don't know about bristol but I have heard a story about aston martin

one day the aston martin car company got a call from a rich middle eastern customer. he complained that his new aston martin stopped running after about a week. so, aston martin sent the engineer who had built the car to this country in the middle east to correct the problem. it's the company's policy to do so.

the engineer got there and after he had checked out the car throroughly and he told the owner: your car is out of gas. just fill it up and it will run again.
LMAO

my mom did that with her alfa romeo along time ago when she was young in panama
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Old Aug 13, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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im sure every car, no matter what make has its warranty issues. your telling me a 2005 Rolls, Aston Martin, Maybach, Ferrari, SLR, etc will not have one warranty issue because of it's high price?
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Old Aug 14, 2004 | 06:25 PM
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Edwin for example has his **** together unlike some of the whiny kids.
Thanks Oz! But you the Man.
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Old Aug 14, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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hahaha.... thanks for the compliment but I think most of it is due to growing up in an armenian household, since it teaches you responsibility and a work ethic.
You know what i am talking about.....
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