I've really gotten discouraged with what seems to be happening to almost all the new cars. They're getting so many electronic gizmos on them that I've just got to believe reliability is going to suffer. I'm thinking specifically about problems I've read with the "soft stop" on the new E90. MB seems to have their electronic brake controls panned in every C&D mag review - things like that.
Also, what's with the new styling - seems as everyone has taken off the side strips to prevent parking lot dings - it's as if all the stylists for every manufacturer went to a meeting last year and decided that they'd all remove them. I thought they were not only practical, but actually made the car look better - breaks up the "slab side" look, especially when blended with rub strips on the bumper. Most of those are gone too - touch anything with the bumper now, and you rub off paint.
Anyone else feel the same way?
Frank