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Old 10-15-2014, 07:13 PM
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I wanna hate on German cars, anyone on board?
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Old 10-15-2014, 07:16 PM
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Give it a whril in the Benz Forums. Have fun
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Old 10-15-2014, 11:00 PM
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O.K.

Repairs are absurdly expensive. Other than that, they're generally not bad cars.
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Let's just say all European cars suck. I don't care how "cool" they look they are over engineered garbage. Terrible reliability, difficult to work on expensive to fix.
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Now BMW no longer has oil dipsticks...
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Old 10-15-2014, 11:59 PM
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Neither does Range Rover. Don't need to check the oil in those...right?
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Old 10-16-2014, 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by touyech2883
Terrible reliability, difficult to work on expensive to fix.
That is why you can buy cars such as a few year old Porsche Cayenne TurboS for <$40k


Getting in isn't bad for what you get...keeping it running could be if you don't do everything yourself.
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Old 10-16-2014, 12:02 AM
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While I would never own one, say what you want but the Porsche guys really drive their cars.
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Newer Porsche's don't have dipsticks too.
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If you hate German cars, your choice is very simple: don't buy one.
Smells like trolls in here.
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Old 10-16-2014, 01:08 AM
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You wanna hate but you can't?

Me got one.... 2011 M-Benz (wife's car). One issue in 3.5 yrs. Automatic door lock pass side repeating itself. Problem fixed.

You like problems? Wait till U get a C5, 6 or 7
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Old 10-16-2014, 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by DGXR
Smells like trolls in here.
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Old 10-16-2014, 03:27 AM
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you have obviously never driven Porsche 911 turbo or Carrera, or a MB AMG (pick your model) an Audi V8 (pick your model) or even a new VW Passat. I love the comments about no oil stick. you guys are stuck in the 90's. OMG the new cars don't even have keys how do they start them?
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Old 10-16-2014, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by chatham
you have obviously never driven Porsche 911 turbo or Carrera, or a MB AMG (pick your model) an Audi V8 (pick your model) or even a new VW Passat. I love the comments about no oil stick. you guys are stuck in the 90's. OMG the new cars don't even have keys how do they start them?
Well, when someone develops an oil leak on their car, I guess they're going to have to round up up every drop of oil so they know exactly how much to put back in!
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Originally Posted by DGXR
If you hate German cars, your choice is very simple: don't buy one.
Smells like trolls in here.
Not Corvette related.
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