SL/R230: NEW TREND - Let's Post Some Positives!
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From: Eugene, OR
2004 BMW 330xi, 2005 Infiniti G35, coming this summer: SL55
Originally Posted by LovinSL600
When you have a car with such poor reliability, people are going to complain and they have the right to and you should stop complaining about it.
I am sorry and I promise you I am not trying to be difficult here but please, let people have their opinions, especially when they are justified.
I am sorry and I promise you I am not trying to be difficult here but please, let people have their opinions, especially when they are justified.
I was NOT being an apologist for MB, and I was NOT saying that you and others on this forum do not have valid complaints, you certainly do. But I didn't agree with ChrisB's conclusion that the reason for the high ratio of negative to positive posts on this forum was because "people have difficulty expressing their positive feelings in writing." I simply offered my observation that on this forum - as on every other forum I have been on over the years - the high proportion of negative to positive posts is a result of frustration and anger being more highy motivating emotions than satisfaction and happiness are.
When I said "Note - I am obviously NOT referring to those of you experiencing significant problems" I was thinking specifically of you, LovinSL600, and lorinserbenz and others who have had to deal with inexcusable incompetence on the part of MB. And I do not doubt MB has earned their low reliability and customer satisfaction scores, but I don't think the tone on this or any other forum is because people have difficulty expressing their positive feelings in writing. People are understandably more motivated to post when they are frustrated than when they are contented.
Peace,
Prolix
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I agree...
Originally Posted by Prolix
My post contains no complaints, just my observation that people are more motivated to get online when they are having problems with their car then when everything is going fine with their car. There are countless posts on car forums where someone is having a particular problem and they want to find out if others are having the same problem also. People don't often post to forums to say they are having no problems with their cars unless it is in response to someone else saying they ARE having problems with their car.
I was NOT being an apologist for MB, and I was NOT saying that you and others on this forum do not have valid complaints, you certainly do. But I didn't agree with ChrisB's conclusion that the reason for the high ratio of negative to positive posts on this forum was because "people have difficulty expressing their positive feelings in writing." I simply offered my observation that on this forum - as on every other forum I have been on over the years - the high proportion of negative to positive posts is a result of frustration and anger being more highy motivating emotions than satisfaction and happiness are.
When I said "Note - I am obviously NOT referring to those of you experiencing significant problems" I was thinking specifically of you, LovinSL600, and lorinserbenz and others who have had to deal with inexcusable incompetence on the part of MB. And I do not doubt MB has earned their low reliability and customer satisfaction scores, but I don't think the tone on this or any other forum is because people have difficulty expressing their positive feelings in writing. People are understandably more motivated to post when they are frustrated than when they are contented.
Peace,
Prolix
I was NOT being an apologist for MB, and I was NOT saying that you and others on this forum do not have valid complaints, you certainly do. But I didn't agree with ChrisB's conclusion that the reason for the high ratio of negative to positive posts on this forum was because "people have difficulty expressing their positive feelings in writing." I simply offered my observation that on this forum - as on every other forum I have been on over the years - the high proportion of negative to positive posts is a result of frustration and anger being more highy motivating emotions than satisfaction and happiness are.
When I said "Note - I am obviously NOT referring to those of you experiencing significant problems" I was thinking specifically of you, LovinSL600, and lorinserbenz and others who have had to deal with inexcusable incompetence on the part of MB. And I do not doubt MB has earned their low reliability and customer satisfaction scores, but I don't think the tone on this or any other forum is because people have difficulty expressing their positive feelings in writing. People are understandably more motivated to post when they are frustrated than when they are contented.
Peace,
Prolix
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From: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
1999 SL 500 & 2011 E 550 4Matic
Originally Posted by Prolix
I don't think the tone on this or any other forum is because people have difficulty expressing their positive feelings in writing. People are understandably more motivated to post when they are frustrated than when they are contented.
Peace,
Prolix
Peace,
Prolix
People post the passing negative ... not the underlying positive.
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From: Hawaii
SL-500 (mine), Ferrari Spider convertible (was Husbands, mine now!)
Love the looks, love the attention, love the way it feels..... 
Remember that for every bad experience someone has they will tell a min of eight people. For every good experience the tell only one....
That explains the number of negative postings on here.
Remember that for every bad experience someone has they will tell a min of eight people. For every good experience the tell only one....
That explains the number of negative postings on here.
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From: Pittsburgh,pa
2010 Range Rover S/C 2010 Land Rover LR4 HSE Lux Plus 2007 BMW R1200GS
Originally Posted by Natalie
Love the looks, love the attention, love the way it feels.....
Remember that for every bad experience someone has they will tell a min of eight people. For every good experience the tell only one....
That explains the number of negative postings on here.
Remember that for every bad experience someone has they will tell a min of eight people. For every good experience the tell only one....
That explains the number of negative postings on here.
EXACTLY...you sure your not in sales.
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From: Cheshire UK
s65AMG, sl500
Originally Posted by pilot20
Worthwhile women don't care what kind of car you drive.
My wife got bumped by a bus in the SL and it's been in since friday in the bodyshop and just got back today
.Meanwhile my wife and I have been taking turns using the s55 and an S320CDI Loaner ,I don't think you get this in the states it's an S class with a diesel engine, not a bad car , but boy makes you love what you've got.
Here's a short vid, the S320 not too slow, but listen to the gruff noise, mind you it does 35mpg pottering around and 27 mpg pushing it
S320 Diesel acceleration
The SL500 is just an awesome package, 90% as good an out and out sports car as a 911 carrera, importantly it's alos far easier to exploit it's performance than the porsches and it's 150% more comfortable and practical.
The SL, sexy, practical, safe and great with worthless women :v what a combination
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From: Memphis
SL500 and A-CLASS
I post both positive and negatives. It just happens that I have more negatives. I even bragg about a new wax I was using and the CEO/owner gave me some goodies, and he will speak at our MBCA club meeting on June 16.
Even LovingSL600 had a lot of positives to say at one time, until the day.
Even LovingSL600 had a lot of positives to say at one time, until the day.
