Not to worry JMC, a EL-34 makes everything sound better. A VW Pasatt might not be a Benz E-350 but you still can ride from Chicago to LA in one with style and comfort.
All German cars are over-engineered, when they get things right they get them really right, when they get them wrong, well...., just get a Honda if reliabilty is your goal.
Few years ago I rented a E-class Benz at Frankfurt airport at Christmas time with 16 kilometers on it. Off-gassing from the seats was bad, rolled both back windows down, they stayed that way for two weeks driving around Germany in winter as neither were on their tracks.
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