None of this is bait. The opposite - I am trying to ground the conversation in reality. Cars break down all the time, even new ones. If you Google "new car bro

None of this is bait. The opposite - I am trying to ground the conversation in reality. Cars break down all the time, even new ones. If you Google "new car broke down," you'll find plenty of examples. The US Consumer Rights Act even entitles consumers to full refunds if faulty cars are sold to them. So clearly, the problem is common enough for consumer protections to be put in place. Great that you've never had problems with your Benz, and likely it is better designed, but that's a small sample size to infer from. Same as this one Tesla. Very very few people had these kinds of problems.