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Originally Posted by jodyt If own a 1986 fully galvanized 300e. I believe that was the first Mercedes to be fully galvanized. I do know it it 21 years old in the same family for 17 and the car has almost NO rust. It will last around 40-60 years my guess. Here are some pictures of a 500e that sure odes interest me. Look at the paint! Mine has been repainted due to chips and dull not rust. I will take years for the confidence is back in this brand. A friend of mine owns a new SL and was embarrassed when it was pointed out how bad his paint was. |
Well, had another thought on this galvanizing issue. The paint on my W221 is like typical for current cars but I'm sure it isn't galvanized on any visible part (not sure about the roof), the point being that the visible parts are all aluminium, or plastic (what ever bumpers etc. are).
The comment earlier about water soluble paint seems to be the reason as claimed earlier. This being the case, you cannot expect "the quality to come back" as this is forced by today's environmental rules.
A typical case where it simply is not fair to compare old models with new ones.