Official Facelifted Mercedes-Benz A- & B-Class Pictures

[akuma_supreme]

A-Class Owner reviews:
http://carsurvey.org/modelyear_Mercedes-Benz_A-Class_1999.html


Middling at best.

[Submariner]

A-Class Owner reviews:
http://carsurvey.org/modelyear_Mercedes-Benz_A-Class_1999.html


Middling at best.

Ah yes, lets go after their car from 10 years ago.  That ought to be a decent example of how they measure up now...

[akuma_supreme]

Ah yes, lets go after their car from 10 years ago.  That ought to be a decent example of how they measure up now...

I chose that year because it had the largest response.  The other years are just as mediocre, albeit with smaller sample sizes.

[Raza]

I chose that year because it had the largest response.  The other years are just as mediocre, albeit with smaller sample sizes.

I doubt any luxury car has stellar performance in quality surveys. 

Sample size or not, they're likely biased.  You can't go to a graveyard and come to the conclusion that everyone's dead.

[nickdrinkwater]

akuma, have you ever driven or even sat in an A-Class?

[cawimmer430]

Because if you put a mercedes emblem on a 4-cylinder golf-sized hatchback then it becomes a luxury car.

No. Because small and efficient premium cars are IN in Europe.

Not everyone wants a gas-guzzling fullsize luxury sedan. Just because you're wealthy and can afford a thirsty luxury car doesn't mean you want to. The best selling luxury cars in Europe are now diesels which are over 50% of total sales and growing. Small premium cars like the Audi A3 coupe / convertible, BMW 1-Series sedan / coupe / convertible or MB A- or B-Class and CLC-Class are part of the highly successful compact premium segment.


I've said this before. If you don't live in Europe and don't understand the market, then don't comment. 

[cawimmer430]

This akuma_supreme guy is either a Benz hater or an excellent "doing-it-on-purpose" troll! 

[nickdrinkwater]

This akuma_supreme guy is either a Benz hater or an excellent "doing-it-on-purpose" troll! 

Takes one to know one!

How's Jake these days?

[cawimmer430]

Takes one to know one!

How's Jake these days?

He was killed when his Infiniti G35 slammed head-on into a wall at close to 120 mph. Police said he was high on drugs or something so it probably was reckless driving and not suicide. 

[850CSi]

akuma, have you ever driven or even sat in an A-Class?

I asked him that question on the previous page. Still waiting for a response.

[Soup DeVille]

I doubt any luxury car has stellar performance in quality surveys. 

Sample size or not, they're likely biased.  You can't go to a graveyard and come to the conclusion that everyone's dead.

Luxury cars are also more typically bought by horribly picky people anyways who'l complain about middling and even imagined things.

[2o6]

He was killed when his Infiniti G35 slammed head-on into a wall at close to 120 mph. Police said he was high on drugs or something so it probably was reckless driving and not suicide. 

WHO IS JAKE??

[2o6]

I suppose what I should have said is;  "Mercedes are inferior, overpriced, poorly built Scheisseautos.   The A-class and B-class only make this fact more glaring."

3rd time:


Have you sat in, driven or even seen an A or B-Class in person?

[Raza]

Luxury cars are also more typically bought by horribly picky people anyways who'l complain about middling and even imagined things.

That's part of the biased sampling.  It also has to do with volunteer surveys.  Say I have a fridge that works wonderfully.  The light goes on when I open the door and the light goes off when I close the door (I threw my cousin in there to make sure).  It stays cold.  I would never bother going on the internet to take a survey to tell people that my fridge keeps things cold.  But if it didn't keep cold, I'd be all over the internet telling people not to buy Amana (seriously, don't buy Amana; we had three go bad within a day of delivery).  People don't care about things if they work.

[Soup DeVille]

That's part of the biased sampling.  It also has to do with volunteer surveys.  Say I have a fridge that works wonderfully.  The light goes on when I open the door and the light goes off when I close the door (I threw my cousin in there to make sure).  It stays cold.  I would never bother going on the internet to take a survey to tell people that my fridge keeps things cold.  But if it didn't keep cold, I'd be all over the internet telling people not to buy Amana (seriously, don't buy Amana; we had three go bad within a day of delivery).  People don't care about things if they work.

That too.

[Raza]

That too.

Lies, damn lies, and statistics. 

[Soup DeVille]

My personal view of car reliability is based on how many of each model I see sitting on the side of the road.

[cawimmer430]

WHO IS JAKE??

He used to post on the Car and Driver forums. A real jerk. Was the biggest Infiniti fanboy ever and was so delusional about them that he didn't take shit from anybody. He made fun of Lexus and Acura's as being rebadged Toyota's and Honda's but said that Infiniti was a "true luxury brand" with more racing heritage than BMW or MB.

He would always recommend Infiniti's. If someone was looking for an economy car Jake would tell them to get an Infiniti G35. If someone wanted a new SUV Jake would pester them with the OX or another G35 etc. What a moron. 

[cawimmer430]

My personal view of car reliability is based on how many of each model I see sitting on the side of the road.

[Vinsanity]

WHO IS JAKE??

Wimmer's unfunny attempt at a trollish alter-ego

[cawimmer430]

Wimmer's unfunny attempt at a trollish alter-ego

Who me?