Originally Posted by Dpat

Fresh benzo. Rims not feeling em... look to cheap on a benzo. If you're looking into getting it maintenance is prob gonna murk your bank account. AMG ftw.

Originally Posted by ttribe

Anyone care to translate this into English?

Originally Posted by nokiaman

How are they the worst exactly? I'm on my fifth Audi and they aren't ''worst'' than other brands.

Originally Posted by Majofo

Here is the full translation:

The Mercedes CLS 550 looks very clean and is very good looking. My only critique is in regards to the aftermarket wheels. In my honest opinion, those wheels are in poor taste and don't match the luxuriousness of the Mercedes CLS automobile. I would warn the buyer that regular routine maintenance and repair costs will be very expensive. The buyer should be prepared for such expenses, otherwise it could be futile, figuratively speaking, to their bank account. I dearly appreciate the automobiles and sport packages that are produced by the AB Motorfabriken i Göteborg (AMG) group, such winning spirit. Westseite!

Originally Posted by myron

why can't they make them like they used to damn it. My buddy has a 1993 300e and that thing has 450 000km, everything works, never had a problem in over 10 years of ownership, car still looks new, seats don't have a single wrinkle on them, pulls strong, no electrical issues, no oil burning, it's a freaking tank. Now days you pay 100 000$ for a benz and have to be scared if you'll be able to afford the maintenance.

Originally Posted by Wikipedia, MB S-Class

Large stretches of the German Autobahn network do not feature any speed limit except a recommended 130 km/h (81 mph). Driving at rather high speeds for extended periods tends to result in increased strain on a vehicle and requires careful engineering. Mercedes-Benz has sought to engineer its vehicles, most notably the S-Class, to excel in this unique environment, allowing high speed cruising. Specific standards of engine performance, body integrity, and reliability are part of this process. For instance, the S-Class is built with an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), which drivers can maintain when driving on the autobahn. AMG Manufaktur also offers delimitation or reset to 300 km/h (186 mph). Historically, the engineering of the S-Class has often occurred without regard to cost, a practice which continued unfettered up through the W140 line. The company in turn has been able to exploit this as a marketing tool, culminating in its onetime slogan, "engineered like no other car in the world." This slogan was used throughout the 1980s with the marketing of the W126 S-Class.


However, following the formation of DaimlerChrysler and the cessation of engineer-sanctioned overbudgeting in the late 1990s, this slogan was dropped; the subsequent W220 model S-Class also exhibited lower reliability and quality rates.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference">[16]

Originally Posted by knavinusa

For the record, my car has been pretty terrible lately. Throttle valve took a dump and the entire throttle body had to be replaced. Low-pressure fuel pump failed. An injector failed and the car had to be towed. Now I'm getting some surging at low RPMs under partial throttle that seems to be caused by misfires. First 30000 kms were trouble-free, but I'm sitting at 48000 now and it's been quite a ride...

On the other hand, my friend's '07 with 80000 kms only had to get his PCV valve replaced.