[dunco]

Tell that to the all the ~80s w118's etc. around the world still working as taxis and running off vegetable oil

[metabagel]

This comment doesn’t say anything about the maintenance/repair cost to keep those cars running.

[dunco]

They're (were?) a popular choice in very poor countries due to their reliability. They did used to be built to a higher standard. The story I heard which I have no idea about the truth of, is that competition from lexus coming along in the 2000s made merc more price conscious, and reliability suffered as a result.

[LegitShady]

the 80s started 40 years ago.

[floydnoel]

If my calculations are correct, 40 years is actually less than always