I have a Lexus es 330 2006 with 185k and nothing has ever gone wrong. My rich doctor buddy has a new S class and it’s always in the shop. He said “never again “.
On 12/29/23 I purchased a brand new E450 with 20 miles on the odometer, came out to roughly 75k. On my drive home the car lost power and left me stranded in the side of the road. MB dealership fixed it once gave it back after a week, it broke down again same way as before leaving me on the side of the road. I got the car back 2 days ago after 3 weeks in the shop. Needless to say I am in the middle of a lemon law buyback with MB let’s see what happens
Wow that's harsh, I've gone right off Merc. myself (having once owned a C class) as they're just going too generic and their reliability is just going backwards, give me a Genesis G80 or BMW 5 series anyday! And good luck with your buyback hope it works out well and in your favour.
Yea it's sad to see so many new cars literally breaking down some vehicles like the Z06 Vette and Jeep GC literally have their transmissions dump while being unloaded from its shipping trailer. But I'm sorry about the inconvenience you have suffered, I too hope the lemon law works in your favor. Do you mind sharing with us what your next purchase might be?
@@MeynMotorGroup so the lead tech stepped me aside and told me stay away from the mild hybrids from Mercedes, too many battery issues and system problems. He did say most true AMG stuff is more legit and well made. Any suggestions on which way I should go? I have always liked those older E 63 amg wagons
They the old e550 convertible with the v8 was perfection. Loved the styled and usability with a family. Such a great weekend tourer with character now this is an Npc car.
Thanks for the shout out :) and as you know I'm nuts on tech and used to be in IT and still help a mate out with all of his customers PC builds, yet I HATE where they're going with some of the stuff they're doing, I'm all for the safety tech, but all these screens take drivers eyes off the road for too long therefore making things way more dangerous! Something you may find interesting about Australia our top sales by their group, 1 Toyota/Lexus, 2 Hyundai/Kia Genesis, 3 Mitsubishi/Renault/Nissan, 4 Mazda, 5 Ford, 6 VW group, 7 SAIC Motors, 8 Tesla, 9 Subaru, 10 Isuzu. Hell even BMW beat the Stellantis Group LOL.
Anytime my friend! And thanks so much for the valuable insights you have provided my audience over the years. Yea tech is cool but the way everything is going is the problem. It's def interesting to see the best selling Australian brands, I recently heard from another Australian viewer that the Lexus IS is no longer available for sale due to poor side crash test safety results that's crazy 😅
@@Excalabur50 wow them too? I feel like every company is probably cheating on those emissions test they've gotten absolutely ridiculous over the years just more and more strict with pretty much no benefit to the consumer. They won't however tackle the commercial side of emissions and regulate that, only our pedestrian cars which isn't even the biggest cause of pollution.
Always love hearing from new LC owners, massive congrats on pulling the trigger on one. It's a very special car but also happy you had an S Class I'm a big fan of the W222 S as well. Enjoy my friend!
yeah the s class was not fun to drive, more of a chauffeur car, and had reliability problems for me. lc500 is the best car ever for daily imo.@@MeynMotorGroup
are you kidding?? I am a software engineer in California and I have no interest in using fancy touch screens in a car. Since I make applications on web and mobile devices, I am already exhausted looking at those so called high tech gadgets. I even got an offer from lucid motors, worked on the lucid air dashboards at their headquarters for a few weeks and simply quit because it’s so tedious. my favorite cars are with V8 engines and a lot of physical buttons. a lot of my engineer friends don’t like high tech gimmicks in these modern cars.
Nice! What car are you currently rocking? I'm in NC here the IT people drool over this stuff they can't get enough of the rgb lights and other gimmicks.
They should’ve kept the 3 star logo on the hood, the one on the grill makes it look cheap. If the grill one is so good, they should’ve put the same one on the S class.
I used to own a 2020 GLE450 and the build quality was horrible. Lots of rattles and many electronic issues. I was crossing shopping with a X5 and hindsight should have bought that instead. I can’t opine on the E classes but I would think their quality and reliability are materially better since they are built in Germany and is an important high volume model for them. I like the new E class exterior styling but really don’t like all these screens in the interior. I guess having all these screens helps to increase the UX for boring cars like this so yeah makes sense. Ppl want more tech these days. Think about fixing these screens post warranty.
All this tech is just more stuff to break, maintain and wasted trips to the dealership. Sorry, but my time is too valuable to be spending at a dealership. Also, why isn't double pane glass and sound insulation standard on an E class???
It's a lease and dump it's supposed to be disposable and it's ok as long as people see it in that way which most don't see it judging by the questions I get "is this car reliable bro?" It's not standard so they can squeeze an extra 3k out of you.
@@MeynMotorGroupthe back headlights with the Mercedes Benz symbols looks kinda tacky to me bro well just like a comment I read before on Mercedes where someone commented Mercedes does things to say hey look at me lol just like their Batman light I call them 😂 Mercedes front grill symbols now it’s like their highlighting their symbols on those cars especially instead of their looks that to me had the best swagger in luxury cars. 🤝😎👍🏾👍🏾🫡
@@theodoreyoung8777exactly bro that’s their main focus now, highlighting their badge while stripping away their swagger. Most of these new benzes really do seem tacky as you say such a shame
Looks decent. Im sure the interior still creaks. Nothing could look worse than the new 5-series, so theyre winning right now but that is a low bar again, thanks to BMW. Interior on this definitely looks worse off than the 5. It's interesting how much overload Mercedes expects you to pay for. Youd think banishing the entire interior of the car to what is now just some screens, that the costs would come down because they dont need to source all these woods, metals, leathers and suedes. Apparenty not.
Totally agreed interior probably still isn't amazing and costs may have gone down but they will never pass that savings to us the consumer, just more profit for them.
Living around them and admiring from afar seems the best for me. They are gorgeous, but I think the Japanese upper level stuff is just too good. I think reliability may not be what THE priority is. The luxury experience should be everything good. To say that something is well built but not reliable makes no sense. How can they be mutually exclusive? Beautiful but hard pass. The best shouldn't spend much time on a flatbed.
Probably the best stance to take many will be quick to say these claims are overblown, sure there are those with perfect experiences who say just do maintenance and every car will be reliable. I've quickly realized that's not the case, there are new vehicles that break down while being unloaded from their trailer on arrival at the dealership to be sold.
Never ben a big fan of Mercedes. I know its alot of people's dream vehicle. Especially with the Mercedes S-Class. I've liked the GLE design, but nothing to exciting about. But something about the E-Class to me has always had a Classy appearance about it. My Aunt had a 2009 which i thought had a very nice look until someone Totaled it. Now she leases the GLA in recent years that likes. But mentioned with her E-Class it felt like driving a Vault which she liked. I liked the styling but it felt to heavy to me. Doing research i see that the Mid to late 2000s E-Class were considered reliable. But over time they weren't. I kinda stopped liking the designs by 2018. If i had the money i would just find a older low mileage E-Class maybe a 2014( like that body style) drive a 2022 Toyota Avalon as a Daily and the E-Class on weekends and Roads Trips. 😏
One small recommendation: Never buy any model from any manufacturer the first year it launches. Wait for a year then buy the next year model. You will always have issues on the first launch models. I have owned Benz since 1980. No issues with any model so far - started from w123 to the latest G63. Today, I would not buy any Mercedes except the G63/SL63/V class and AMG Gt models. BMW/Audi offer better car for the value on most models. However, you can get massive discounts on the EQE, EQS and electric ones now.
Mercedes is a cash grab. Unreliable and just awful software. Piano black on the steering wheel... Hello KIA. Mercedes has lost its class and style IMO and I owned them for 25 years
See my Lexus GS Buyer's Guide Video here: ruclips.net/video/fGLMKfLxUPY/видео.html
It’s not a refresh it’s a whole different design. It’s a beautiful car. I test drove it and was totally impressed.
I have a Lexus es 330 2006 with 185k and nothing has ever gone wrong. My rich doctor buddy has a new S class and it’s always in the shop. He said “never again “.
On 12/29/23 I purchased a brand new E450 with 20 miles on the odometer, came out to roughly 75k. On my drive home the car lost power and left me stranded in the side of the road. MB dealership fixed it once gave it back after a week, it broke down again same way as before leaving me on the side of the road. I got the car back 2 days ago after 3 weeks in the shop. Needless to say I am in the middle of a lemon law buyback with MB let’s see what happens
Wow that's harsh, I've gone right off Merc. myself (having once owned a C class) as they're just going too generic and their reliability is just going backwards, give me a Genesis G80 or BMW 5 series anyday! And good luck with your buyback hope it works out well and in your favour.
Yea it's sad to see so many new cars literally breaking down some vehicles like the Z06 Vette and Jeep GC literally have their transmissions dump while being unloaded from its shipping trailer.
But I'm sorry about the inconvenience you have suffered, I too hope the lemon law works in your favor. Do you mind sharing with us what your next purchase might be?
@@Excalabur50 I have owned a GLA 45 AMG, and thought it was time to step up to a proper classic Mercedes, so was sad that it let me down
@@MeynMotorGroup so the lead tech stepped me aside and told me stay away from the mild hybrids from Mercedes, too many battery issues and system problems. He did say most true AMG stuff is more legit and well made. Any suggestions on which way I should go? I have always liked those older E 63 amg wagons
@@theday2learn Honestly, I wouldn't touch a used AMG unless it's a CPO and you're able to extend the warranty. But the AMGs are a ton of fun
I would disagree with the look I think it's awesome. Love the super screen and extra space
I own a Mercedes but the cheap plastic interior is ruining the luxury experience. Even BMW is pushing out better quality models
Yea my friend I like how Benzes drive but interior is a bit of a let down.
Just test drove the 2024 E class sedan the interior is absolutely beautiful
Because consumers care more about tech rather than materials… even S class is using less leather and wood…
They the old e550 convertible with the v8 was perfection. Loved the styled and usability with a family. Such a great weekend tourer with character now this is an Npc car.
Those cars were great!
Thanks for the shout out :) and as you know I'm nuts on tech and used to be in IT and still help a mate out with all of his customers PC builds, yet I HATE where they're going with some of the stuff they're doing, I'm all for the safety tech, but all these screens take drivers eyes off the road for too long therefore making things way more dangerous!
Something you may find interesting about Australia our top sales by their group, 1 Toyota/Lexus, 2 Hyundai/Kia Genesis, 3 Mitsubishi/Renault/Nissan, 4 Mazda, 5 Ford, 6 VW group, 7 SAIC Motors, 8 Tesla, 9 Subaru, 10 Isuzu. Hell even BMW beat the Stellantis Group LOL.
Anytime my friend! And thanks so much for the valuable insights you have provided my audience over the years. Yea tech is cool but the way everything is going is the problem.
It's def interesting to see the best selling Australian brands, I recently heard from another Australian viewer that the Lexus IS is no longer available for sale due to poor side crash test safety results that's crazy 😅
@@MeynMotorGroup You know what's even crazier? Toyota have admitted to cheating emissions testing and looks like they're in the shit for it!
@@Excalabur50 wow them too? I feel like every company is probably cheating on those emissions test they've gotten absolutely ridiculous over the years just more and more strict with pretty much no benefit to the consumer. They won't however tackle the commercial side of emissions and regulate that, only our pedestrian cars which isn't even the biggest cause of pollution.
@@MeynMotorGroup 💯
I traded my 2019 Mercedes s560 to Lexus lc500, best decision of my life
Always love hearing from new LC owners, massive congrats on pulling the trigger on one. It's a very special car but also happy you had an S Class I'm a big fan of the W222 S as well. Enjoy my friend!
yeah the s class was not fun to drive, more of a chauffeur car, and had reliability problems for me. lc500 is the best car ever for daily imo.@@MeynMotorGroup
are you kidding?? I am a software engineer in California and I have no interest in using fancy touch screens in a car. Since I make applications on web and mobile devices, I am already exhausted looking at those so called high tech gadgets. I even got an offer from lucid motors, worked on the lucid air dashboards at their headquarters for a few weeks and simply quit because it’s so tedious.
my favorite cars are with V8 engines and a lot of physical buttons.
a lot of my engineer friends don’t like high tech gimmicks in these modern cars.
Nice! What car are you currently rocking? I'm in NC here the IT people drool over this stuff they can't get enough of the rgb lights and other gimmicks.
They should’ve kept the 3 star logo on the hood, the one on the grill makes it look cheap. If the grill one is so good, they should’ve put the same one on the S class.
Refreshes happen within the same generation, this is a totally new car starting a new generation.
I used to own a 2020 GLE450 and the build quality was horrible. Lots of rattles and many electronic issues. I was crossing shopping with a X5 and hindsight should have bought that instead. I can’t opine on the E classes but I would think their quality and reliability are materially better since they are built in Germany and is an important high volume model for them. I like the new E class exterior styling but really don’t like all these screens in the interior. I guess having all these screens helps to increase the UX for boring cars like this so yeah makes sense. Ppl want more tech these days. Think about fixing these screens post warranty.
All this tech is just more stuff to break, maintain and wasted trips to the dealership. Sorry, but my time is too valuable to be spending at a dealership. Also, why isn't double pane glass and sound insulation standard on an E class???
It's a lease and dump it's supposed to be disposable and it's ok as long as people see it in that way which most don't see it judging by the questions I get "is this car reliable bro?"
It's not standard so they can squeeze an extra 3k out of you.
Yo bro definitely will catch up
soon my bro thanx for another great video 🤝😎👍🏾👍🏾🫡
Hey thanks bro you know I love hearing your thoughts on these cars 👍
@@MeynMotorGroupthe back headlights with the Mercedes Benz symbols looks kinda tacky to me bro well just like a comment I read before on Mercedes where someone commented Mercedes does things to say hey look at me lol just like their Batman light I call them 😂 Mercedes front grill symbols now it’s like their highlighting their symbols on those cars especially instead of their looks that to me had the best swagger in luxury cars. 🤝😎👍🏾👍🏾🫡
@@theodoreyoung8777exactly bro that’s their main focus now, highlighting their badge while stripping away their swagger. Most of these new benzes really do seem tacky as you say such a shame
@@MeynMotorGroup Yup bro very sad to see literally lol smh 🤝😎🫡
Looks decent. Im sure the interior still creaks. Nothing could look worse than the new 5-series, so theyre winning right now but that is a low bar again, thanks to BMW. Interior on this definitely looks worse off than the 5. It's interesting how much overload Mercedes expects you to pay for. Youd think banishing the entire interior of the car to what is now just some screens, that the costs would come down because they dont need to source all these woods, metals, leathers and suedes. Apparenty not.
Totally agreed interior probably still isn't amazing and costs may have gone down but they will never pass that savings to us the consumer, just more profit for them.
@@MeynMotorGroup surely not.
Living around them and admiring from afar seems the best for me. They are gorgeous, but I think the Japanese upper level stuff is just too good. I think reliability may not be what THE priority is. The luxury experience should be everything good. To say that something is well built but not reliable makes no sense. How can they be mutually exclusive? Beautiful but hard pass. The best shouldn't spend much time on a flatbed.
Probably the best stance to take many will be quick to say these claims are overblown, sure there are those with perfect experiences who say just do maintenance and every car will be reliable. I've quickly realized that's not the case, there are new vehicles that break down while being unloaded from their trailer on arrival at the dealership to be sold.
Never ben a big fan of Mercedes. I know its alot of people's dream vehicle. Especially with the Mercedes S-Class. I've liked the GLE design, but nothing to exciting about. But something about the E-Class to me has always had a Classy appearance about it. My Aunt had a 2009 which i thought had a very nice look until someone Totaled it. Now she leases the GLA in recent years that likes. But mentioned with her E-Class it felt like driving a Vault which she liked. I liked the styling but it felt to heavy to me. Doing research i see that the Mid to late 2000s E-Class were considered reliable. But over time they weren't. I kinda stopped liking the designs by 2018. If i had the money i would just find a older low mileage E-Class maybe a 2014( like that body style) drive a 2022 Toyota Avalon as a Daily and the E-Class on weekends and Roads Trips. 😏
One small recommendation: Never buy any model from any manufacturer the first year it launches. Wait for a year then buy the next year model. You will always have issues on the first launch models. I have owned Benz since 1980. No issues with any model so far - started from w123 to the latest G63. Today, I would not buy any Mercedes except the G63/SL63/V class and AMG Gt models. BMW/Audi offer better car for the value on most models. However, you can get massive discounts on the EQE, EQS and electric ones now.
Thanks for sharing! You're def right it's best to avoid the first model year
Mercedes is a cash grab. Unreliable and just awful software. Piano black on the steering wheel... Hello KIA. Mercedes has lost its class and style IMO and I owned them for 25 years
Nice! How was your experience with Mercedes?
Kia😂😂😂 no comparison
No hood star no sale as far as I’m concerned
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