BertL
Active Member
I love my MS, but also owned 5 different Lexus for 20 years (RXh hybrids for 10) and also had a 2014 MBZ that were both sold to consolidate to my MS this past Fall. We all have opinions, but I must agree with what is likely Ulmo's broader thought -- that as much as my Tesla has a lot going for it, both my Lexus and MBZ were far more refined in what they provided the day I brought them home than my MS is in many regards. Sure, my MS is a super-fabulous BEV that others don't compete with and it has the ability to provide OTA software updates, but with the exception of Autopilot these days, a lot of other features on my MS are being left in an incomplete state and its not providing the features I expect today compared to what the competition provides -- or even compared to some things my even older 2006 Lexus RX400h had going for it. There is another thread here on TMC discussing that, so I won't take us too far off-topic.Eh, while all of that sounds nice, I'm not interested in purchasing another car with an ICE. Also, and I'm not trying to offend you, but I have a very hard time believing anything MB is doing is better than autopilot in my Tesla.
Also, and this is obviously highly subjective, but I have been to two different MB dealers in my life and NEITHER of them had a single sales person willing to lift a finger to help me. I guess I didn't look wealthy enough... It's a shame too because I really wanted an S Class before I got addicted to an electric drive train... Yet another reason why I have grown to loath the traditional dealership model and can't wait to see the day, hopefully in my lifetime naturally, when they all to belly up...
Jeff
OTOH, I do completely agree with you about Tesla's online ordering model. I much prefer it, than ensuring I dress up a bit more and think through my intro speech to gain a bit of cred with the other luxury brands before I first go into one of their dealerships.