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Remains to be seen. I was Mercedes Benz to the core since I was old enough to ride shotgun with my Dad in his 1963 220S. A brilliant company with an unmatched history and a testament to top of the line engineering. All what was once great was f*ked up and cast asunder by new age management with their visions of electric vehicle nonsense and computerizing everything that doesn't need to be computerized.
Yes I'm bitter. FUMB and FUBMW while I'm on the subject. Dennis Prager is right. He opined - Whatever the Germans do, do the opposite and you'll usually be correct. Sadly true in this day and age.
Yeah, I hear you. I’ll amend my statement to: “...decides to stay in business a bit longer.” My father was born in Italy, I’ve been all over Europe interacting with peeps in various countries, my brother worked in Europe for years. Germans and Belgians seem prone to brain-lock, once they get on something, it’s hard to get them to adjust or change. Belgians can’t drive either, really bad news. Dad said Italians were the best drivers in the world because, “Anyone that can drive like that and not be a wreck every block is a great driver”!