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      11-13-2012, 01:43 PM   #161
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Originally Posted by JasonCSU View Post
Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware the E Class Coupe was sharing a platform with the C Class Coupe.
That's why premium automakers have a premium advertising budget.

At the time many here in Europe smirked at the E-Coupe class branding of a C class platform; a river of comments was going into the direction "Mercedes = rip off".

Especially since the majority made just the same comparison that is going here today; a technically equivalent BMW 3-Coupe is a lot cheaper (and drives far better).

Then Audi came with the A5 prices and BMW marketing decided.... (you can imagine what).

Anyway, today an icon 3-Coupe died on the altar of marketing.
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