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Originally Posted by LeMansX5
BMW has more prestige.
Benz has prestige and reputation tainted with the whore Chrysler.  |
...you can't ignore the fact that since march 1999 Daimler/Chrysler ruined the MB name in my opinion. BMW is still BMW...MB? Thats a different story...
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Originally Posted by StanF18
I think the MB name took a major hit when they foolishly merged with Chrysler back in 1997. It really diluted the brand name. They used a lot of Chrysler parts in their MB line, and MB image and reliability were badly tarnished. Daimler execs finally put this stupidity to an end in 2007 when they did a 180 and split with Chrysler. But the damage was already done. It will take them another 10 years to fully restore their pre-1997 image.
Of course, none of this applies to AMG which is a first-rate tuning/racing enterprise. I would put it as equvalent to 'M'.
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My thoughts exactly...
..Although I would put the M still a tad higher then the AMG in terms of performance..The M3 especially, still edges the C class AMG..