Same shit was happening in Vail CO back in the 70s when the cops had Saab Turbos to chase bad guys. One restroom poet summed it all up nicely with: "Fuck you and the Porche you rode in on."
Full disclosure, my wife and I were gifted a few days free rental in a - you guessed it- mercedes sprinter camper....And I am looking forward to using it. I will be a loathed van camper!
It gets worse....I had a Saab 900...a 91 or 92, used. They weren't super sophisticated machines, I thought then and still think they look cool, a big curved windshield, basic elements beneath the hood, cherry red, goofy little spoiler bump, nice cosmetic condition. Sexier than a Volvo, but no more sophisticated. An amazing tape deck. Electric windows! Stick shift. Generous bumpers. Leather seats, a sparse control panel designed by Swedes that also made fighter jets....
It was the bomb.
Literally, given it always had an odor of gasoline. That was, apparently, a problem for them and the reason I got rid of it.