Mercedes has had allot of problems but they began to turn it around about 4-5 years ago.

The last time Mercedes Benz over engineered their cars was in the early 1990's and 1994 was the last time Mercedes topped the J.D. power initial quality study. They went down the list for many years but have come back up are in 4th place overall behind: Porsche #1 (duh), Infiniti #2, and Lexus #3. Since Daimler has sold Chyrsler, more good is set to come for Benz and their product.

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That is an investment....A 190E and especially an evo will continue to go up in value.