Mercedes Benz pickup...light tow vehicle with class.

The new Mercedes ute is not for me, but I wouldn't totally dismiss them as c rappy or unreliable. Our car is largely a 3 services I think Mercedes with a Dodge engine and wrapper, from back in he Diamler Chrysler days. 2006 Dodge Charger. It's been a good car so far up to 125kmi currently. And over 10 years later FCA is still using essentially the same LX/Mercedes chassis all the way up to the 700/800hp models. The WA580 5 speed is a Mercedes unit and bulletproof. Newer trans are ZF (German also).
I don't like German cars per se, but def not all junk.