[V8] retirement

[Tony and Lillie]

> Yes, for the moment, M-B still supports their 20+ year old cars, but
> for how long?  As markets tighten, the philosophy has been changing to
> 'encourage' people into newer models.  Cutting costs by ending service
> for models 20+ years old is a simple step for bean-counters.  Your '80s
> M-B could very easily find itself as abandoned as the V8Q in a
> relatively short period of time.

Sure they support them. But, at $1200 for a wiper assy for a 190E, I'll 
stick to the Audi's, thank you very much!! Oh, did I mention that what goes 
bad on them is a trivial plastic $5 part?

However, at least you can buy the parts, and some of them are actually 
surprisingly cheap. And I don't them abandoning them anytime in the near 
future. In fact, they are getting more and more supportive of them.

> Why not stick with what you know and enjoy that is already in your
> garage?  A good spare V8Q (or 100) for parts will cost you much less
> than a good 300D.
>

My thoughts exactly


Tony