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I sold my SL500 and bought the Boxter. Seriously.
I drove the SL for about four years. Great looking car, very solid, terrific accelleration, gas pig. But like all Mercedes I have owned it was a constant pain with minor and not so minor things failing. The Porsche is a DIY dream while the Mercedes is not. All those little things add up and every time you have the inconvenience of a trip to the dealer. My girlfriend just gave up on her E320 and got a Lexus for the same reason. Alarm fails, doorlock gets fussy, many intermittant problems...after a while it's just rediculous. I think the SL finally cured me of driving a Mercedes.
By the way I have never had any problems with Jaguars! Even my V12 had no issues. BMW did - many, enough to scare me away from the BMW line.
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