Good to hear, Jamie! I need MB to produce cars that will be worth purchasing when they're15 or more years old, like my 124s!
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have to disagree guys (as one of those engineers that work on new > mercedes). You're forgetting some very important influence on price: > competition, and what the market wants. A base priced E class at $75,000 > won't find too many buyers when the competition can offer a similar car for > $45,000. Sure, you say, but for $75,000 they can make a much higher > quality > car. Perhaps, but the number people willing to buy such a car is very > small. I'm afraid that Daimler won't be happy to change their complete > product strategy to satisfy a small group of enthusiasts can't afford their > new cars anyway! > > Chrysler didn't influence anything... don't forget who bought who. That > was > a one-way street of technology flow. > > And you might want to take a closer look at Mercedes newest cars, then > compare them to Lexus, Audi, Porsche, etc. When you focus on the details, > you realize they are still some of the best engineered cars on the road. > Take it from me, I sit in these cars all day. > > Sure, the cars aren't like the used to be, and there were some dark days > (W210, W220 in my opinion). Customer needs and demands change. Don't > think > for a minute that Daimler has lost their edge. They will continue to > create > excellent and competitive products for many years to come. > > Jaime > > -- OK Don CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
