MB not apart of Daimler anymore.

[bmw046series]

Somebody told me that Mercedes is no longer with Daimler can anybody confirm this?

 

[MrElussive]

That makes no sense.

 

[epj3]

No way dude!!! MB is just starting to have their fun desigining chryslers.

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&q=daimler-chrysler&btnG=Search+News

 

[Bryan330i]

Not true

 

[bmw046series]

I knew it wasn't true I just had to confirm my belief, the odd thing is a Benz driver told me this at a Country club - apartently he had to much to drink.

 

[codex57]

I knew it wasn't true I just had to confirm my belief, the odd thing is a Benz driver told me this at a Country club - apartently he had to much to drink.

A Mercedes driver at a country club prolly barely knows what he's driving himself. That crowd tends to buy Mercedes for the badge, not the car.

 

[mclarensmps]

codex! agreed... and that saddens me alot, because i really really like Mercedes for what they are... =(

 

[codex57]

Yeah, I look at my uncle and his "friends." They have no idea what they bought, only that it's a Mercedes and expensive. My uncle didn't even buy his car himself (S500). He had his secretary order it for him. He knows I like cars (I think) so when he got it, he told me he bought a new Mercedes. All I could get out of him was that he got an S500 and it was black. He had no idea what options it had other than "power everything."

 

[Chesty Bonds]

Yeah, I look at my uncle and his "friends." They have no idea what they bought, only that it's a Mercedes and expensive. My uncle didn't even buy his car himself (S500). He had his secretary order it for him. He knows I like cars (I think) so when he got it, he told me he bought a new Mercedes. All I could get out of him was that he got an S500 and it was black. He had no idea what options it had other than "power everything."

I find the same thing with huge numbers of Merc owners. That's not to say people don't do the same thing with BMWs but, overall, i think BMW attract more of the enthusiasts which is only natural.

 

[mclarensmps]

i think if they started offering manual trannies again things will slowly change a bit...

 

[bmw046series]

I feel every car should have a manual transmission, it keeps your eyes on the road and you pay attention to what's going on. That's one reason that keeps me away from Benz because they use Autos and V6 engines. A terrible "domesic car" combination.

 

[brahtw8]

Perhaps he was thinking of the old British company, Daimler, that used to sell re-badged Jaguars and a few other things. Not that they were ever associated with MB, but at least they are a separate Daimler.

To say MB is no longer a part of Daimler is pretty amusing. Daimler-Benz created the Mercedes marque (named after Benz's daughter, Mercedes) and won't be giving it up anytime soon, and certainly not after taking over Chrysler.

 

[theBMWenthusiast]

I find the same thing with huge numbers of Merc owners. That's not to say people don't do the same thing with BMWs but, overall, i think BMW attract more of the enthusiasts which is only natural.

ya, a lot of MB drivers i know dont know much about their car except for its a MB, but then the friends i have for BMW's can lift up the hood and explain alot of the stuff and explain what changes they could make and just so much more stuff...BMW attracks more enthusiasts....