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I used to thing American cars were great and nothing could beat them..... boy I was wrong.

I am gonna get tons of ***** by my post.... sorry guys n gals

I have had the following cars for 1 year leases
2003 Mercedes C230 coupe
2006 Mercedes E350 luxury
2007 Mercedes E350 sport
2007 Mercedes SLK280
2008 Mercedes ML320 Blutec
2009 Mercedes C300 4-matic luxury
2010 Mercedes C300 4-matic sport
2011 Mercedes C300 luxury

After putting tons of miles on them (highway, city, stop n go, and 1/4 mile racing) I really appreciate the extra quality, amazing technology, exceptional safety, and creature comforts that I cannot find in an American car.

Sure.... are there exceptions.... probably.... but even a lowly Mercedes C-Class is far superior than most american cars.


If you feel that european cars don't have the bark or power of american cars... I can understand that.

Bark.... I'll agree... you can't compare any european car's bark to the sound of a chevy big block with open headers or a mustang with flowmasters.

Power though....Mercedes has their high performance division that ranges in horsepower from mid 450 to 600+ and torque from 465 to 738

I do miss driving my trans am/ firebird because they look sooo damn agressive and bad @ss.... but the benz's are far superior in all aspects that are important to me - safety technology braking etc

While the resident GM fan boy will chime in.... I guess I'm the resident Mercedes fan boy... and I had to give my 2 cents