S560, A8 60 (V8), or 750i
Racer
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I'm starting to see a few brand new M-Sport 7-Series by me now and the car is a head turner for sure. They look sooo good. Lots of presence.
Racer
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From: Texas
Personally, I like Mercedes Benz, but their maintenance costs are completely insane! Just behind MB in maintenance costs is BMW - hell they don’t even have dipsticks anymore & they rely heavily on the noisy, rough riding run flat tires. Have you looked at the Genesis G80? There is tremendous value there for a lot less money & their quality is better than any German brand. I also like the Audi. It’s cheaper to maintain & shares a lot of parts across the VW & Porsche platforms. Good luck in whatever you select!
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I'm only going to have it for 45,000 miles, and with the BMW everything is included but brakes and tires. The Audi is $180 a month more than the Mercedes and $480 a month more than the BMW, so it can't be that much cheaper to maintain.
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Its Nappa leather, but the leather dashboard and the alcantara headliner (an option thats strangely hard to get on either car), drivers assistance, executive, MSRP is like $110-111k
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).but i believe all new first year cars come out significantly better than in the past. my first year '06 explorer was flawless except for a problematic cd changer they replaced. but still i'd want to wait 1 year before getting the new s-class model.
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Sounds like what I would spec my car with but I wonder how the Nappa leather is compared to the Merino leather and if it is worth it. I know I picked Vernasca and it is a lower grade than Nappa but I wonder is Nappa is as good/soft as Lexus’ semi-analine leather. Also for a cheap price the integral active steering looks pretty cool and useful for a land yacht.
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