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The chip situation plus the 2020-2021 plant shutdowns tell me not to buy a 2020 or 2021 produced vehicle in the preowned market. MB has totally failed on the V167/X167 GLE/GLS launch, and the chip situation is prolonging the agony for those models.
There could be some exceptions, however, for new platforms launched prior to 2020 and which have not so far experienced content stripping due to the chip situation. Until recently, the 9Y0 Porsche Cayenne, launched in 2019, seemed to be free of problems and content stripping. Now in 2021, however, steering column adjustment is manual until the control module is available. It will be a no charge installation, when it arrives. ETA for module arrival has not been identified yet by Porsche.
If you check 2019 preowned pricing for your favorite car model, it's up. Strongly. Selected 2020 models, for example the MB GLE, have prices below 2019 model pricing. This tells me the market sees 2020 models as inferior.
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