Eisboch wrote:
The ads are very careful not to mention Mercedes and there are no direct
references to Mercedes. Also ... in Europe ... a Mercedes is not the
glamorous car that it is here in the US, except for some of the performance
AGM models like the E55 and the new E66. (They had to come out with
something to compete with the BMW M5 and M6, you know) :-)

When I was there in the late 70's-early 80's, a Mercedes was nothing
more than a diesel taxi-cab. with no glamour at all.


We have a Dodge Sprinter RV, which is built by Mercedes, has a little 5
cylinder Mercedes diesel and gets over 20 mpg. It replaces the old Ram
1500, 2500 and 3500 van series and is based on a design that has been used
in Europe as a work/cargo van for many years. I am very impressed with it,
performance and quality-wise.

I've seen some pics of the Sprinter van, but it was only a utility
model. it reminds me of a modern day version of a "Metro" van.

something that has the essence of cool, but will take a bit of getting
used to.