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With well-proven Mercedes mechanicals and systems, there should be few reliability worries. Quality doesn't match the latest Mercedes standards, either, nor Audi's, but accurate assembly and, in the main, upmarket materials such as leather for the seats and plenty of soft-touch surfaces all lift it well above previous Chryslers. The whole structure is taut and rattle-free, too. The only downsides are the silver paint-blitz over the centre console and all its switches - the idea was to evoke aluminium, but it doesn't work ; instead, it looks like someone dipped a distemper brush in aluminium paint, and wiped it down the centre console. Even cheaper-looking are the exposed screwheads revealed when you open the glovebox, and the whine of the rear spoiler extending and retracting gets irritating after a while. But overall, it's reasonably good.
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