Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 6/4/05 12:27 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> typed: > Hi Mike, > I think different cars appeal to different people. One thing I have > noticed, as a long time Merc owner, is that Mercedes have had to > lower quality to keep their prices competitive with other brands, > some of which have gained a good reputation by marketing despite > being very cheaply made. > > Another point about gearboxes. The Merc cars do not particularly suit > manual gearboxes, they have foot parking brakes and their latest auto > 'boxes give away no performance and little economy to the manuals. > BMW's OTOH are much better as manuals, firstly it suits a sporty car > well second the BMW autos kill the performance and economy. > Frank Frank I'm amazed you go for Merc over BMW am I the only one?! Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/