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Old 09-17-15, 05:16 PM
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just like every press, there are ppl who drill into the bads and there are ppl who look the other way.

not a good press for mb imho, but at the same time i don't think they are hurt one bit
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Old 09-17-15, 10:47 PM
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You know all mb has to do is allow us to turn off auto start/stop by default and all these problems goes away.
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Old 09-18-15, 12:50 AM
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You know all mb has to do is allow us to turn off auto start/stop by default and all these problems goes away.
But you paid dearly for that tech. It isn't cheap.
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Old 09-18-15, 03:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Stormwind
You know all mb has to do is allow us to turn off auto start/stop by default and all these problems goes away.
MB, already allows you to do that. Press one button and it is off.
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Old 09-18-15, 11:59 AM
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MB was ignoring his refund, and he smashed. This video is spreading to everywhere and Benz now agreed to give him refund. It seems so late.
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Old 09-18-15, 12:40 PM
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huh. I would have asked him to contact his insurance.
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Old 09-18-15, 01:29 PM
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Insurance is not gonna pay a cent, this is intentional damage.
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Old 09-18-15, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by LoveCT
They may say so, but I know the unintended acceleration news and videos weren't necessarily good press for Toyota.
Toyota and Lexus are labeled as quality brand, if there is any quality issue happened, it will definitely hurt the sales.

Mercedes is viewed as high-end and prestige, and it never win customer by its quality, so poor quality doesn't hurt it as bad as Toyota.
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Originally Posted by blacksc400
Insurance is not gonna pay a cent, this is intentional damage.
Maybe.. That is why I would tell him to go talk to them.
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Originally Posted by chikoo
Maybe.. That is why I would tell him to go talk to them.
Insurance wont pay for intentional damage caused by the policy holder. This is not debatable.

He can lie and risk getting caught, then its insurance fraud.

Anyone that willfully destroys his own $150k Merc probably doesn't need insurance anyway. lol
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he can plead insanity, and recover maybe half
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Originally Posted by Dave600hL
MB, already allows you to do that. Press one button and it is off.
I know but I wish I can just turn it off and not have to bother with it again until I actually want to use it.
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Originally Posted by Stormwind
I know but I wish I can just turn it off and not have to bother with it again until I actually want to use it.
you have to do it every time you get into the car? i thought it's a setting you can turn off for good (until you turn back on)
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Same to BMW, it can not be turn off by default, you have to turn it off every time you get in the car. I got tired of it and tend to ignore it after 2 and half years. Btw, I think it can be turn off by aftermarket coding, and if you close to the SA you can prob have them turn it off too, I tried with my dealership and they wouldn't do it.
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Old 09-18-15, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
you have to do it every time you get into the car? i thought it's a setting you can turn off for good (until you turn back on)
Yes, you have to turn it off every time you start the car.
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