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Originally Posted by BlkCL500  hadnt realized till I stopped into Wikipedia that what my father told me back in the early 90's was wrong.. .The 190 isnt shit.. Mercedes says it was "over engineered" LOL |
Yes, the 190E (baby-benz) was one of the most expensive (if not the most expensive) benz to develop, MB spent lots of money and time designing a well built, technically advanced, affordable benz, and it reached the goal. While developing the 190E they also invented multi-link rear suspension, by the way.
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Originally Posted by wikipedia £600 million was spent researching and developing this car with Mercedes-Benz acutely aware that a failure of this model could easily bring down the rest of their model range and the entire company’s reputation. |
That's a lot of money for today, and even
much more money in 1982.
The car is light, nimble, has decent fuel consumption, has an excellent suspension, and can really go fast if the M103 is turbocharged [700+HP, as i have seen on another forum.]
Bottom line is, not every people who drive an old benz are trying to flaunt non-existent wealth!! Some of us do because we love quality mechanics & engineering.
And mantaining an old benz is no cheap deal.