I'll bet the person who managed to con Daimler-Benz into buying this crap-heap of a company must be laughing all the way to the bank by now. What the heck was Daimler-Benz thinking when they decided to buy out the absolute worst car company on Earth? If anything, Chrysler has brought Benz down!
Years ago, a Chrysler guy told me that the main thing that attracted M-B to Chrysler was the Jeep brand. Mercedes had all sorts of plans for the brand, including Jeep resorts, Jeep tours, putting the Jeep name on all sorts of non-automotive products. For some reason, the concept was put on the shelf.
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I've owned many Mopar products over the past 10 years, all have treated me well.