Absolutely agreed and the kind of credibility Mercedes has in the market takes decades of excellent execution to accrue and a few years to fritter it away. Giv

Absolutely agreed and the kind of credibility Mercedes has in the market takes decades of excellent execution to accrue and a few years to fritter it away. Given that the gap between Mercedes and run of the mill saloon has been closing in real terms rapidly (when I was a kid cars where serviced every 5-12,0000 miles, these days it's not unusual for service periods to be more than twice that with 7 year warranties and the generally higher build/reliability across the board) their brand of understated excellence is a key part of why they can still charge so much.