For me, the selection of a model has always been influenced by the cost of operation, the cost of maintenance, the cost of repair, depreciation, and taxes. Of course, if everybody followed my criteria this would be a very boring world.
The more creature comforts, the more gadgets, combined with technology and styling, are making the Mercedes very expensive to own and operate.
The following is an evaluation of the various classes of Mercedes. These thoughts are a result of 35 years of experience and repair of Mercedes. As with any subjective evaluation, one may have a different point of view and we certainly welcome any input into our evaluation.