Eventually Jellinek placed a big order from Daimler and his friend Wilhelm Maybach. They were in agreement that Jellnek could change the designs.

In 1886 Benz built his first motorized tricycle. The first production car was the Benz Velo in 1894 which competed in the first recorded car race, Paris to Rouen. It was in 1895 that Benz first built his truck.

It is stated that Daimler never enjoyed driving! In March 1990 he died which left overall control of the company to Wilhelm Mayback. By November of that year they had produced a special car, the Mercedes which was lighter & smaller than the average car of the day and was able to reach top speeds off 55mph.

At the beginning of the First World War both factories had to turn their hand to the production of war materials, although both of them reverted back to the production of cars after the war. However with fuel being scarce plus a 15% luxury tax car production was affected badly.

The economy in Germany grew more desperate and a new Mercedes Benz could cost as much as 25 million marks. It is interesting to note that 15 million cars were registered throughout the world in 1923 and over 80% of these were from the UK and over half were in fact Fords. The Mercedes was considered to be too expensive.

In 1926 a new insignia was designed in the shape of a three pointed star wreathed with laurel signifying the merger of Benz and DMG.

In the 1930s their largest and most prestigious car was introduced, it was called the 770 Grosser and was powered by an 8 cylinder, 7.6 litre engine. The cars in this era produced great success on the racing circuits.

In 1945 after the war, the plant at Unterturkheim which had been bombed out had to put their car production on hold and instead produced trailers for bicycles.

In 1946 the production of cars was resumed and by 1949 a diesel version of the 170 was being made which became a best seller.

Alongside all of these elegant car models a number of vans have been produced which are used a great deal for Mercedes van leasing. One such van is the Mercedes Sprinter which has the reputation for being highly reliable and fairly economical.

By the 1990s Mercedes became the 1st manufacturer in the world to fit a 4 valve diesel engine in a car. This new engine offers enhanced performance & smoothness which is all that the Mercedes name stands for.

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Ford Mondeo

The Ford Mondeo is a true jem, it has been around for years, ford have had their hard times in business, but one thing they have always offered is great value for money. The Ford Mondeo is a well and truly strong and stable car, it has superb features but at half the cost of the more extravagant models.

Peugeot 206

If you are looking for a small car or a first time car then the Peugeot 206 was definitely a car to have to your name. Again another reliable power horse that will not let you down and on top of that its cheap to run and cheap to insure.

Mercedes C220

If you are looking to step the class up a level but not increase the price too much then consider the elegant Mercedes C220. If you have ever driven a Mercedes you will come to realize that its in all likelihood the most comfy drive you will ever have. I actually used to drive a Mercedes 190D myself and even know it was made years ago it was still luxury. Mercedes jam pack their cars with top of the range features and although the downside may be that their parts are expensive, the reality is that the cars hardly every cause any trouble.

What is your favorite ever model car and why?

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