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Old Oct 22, 2022 | 02:12 PM
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One other thing about the GLC loaner, the MBUX implementation of CarPlay is just terrible. Its getting a refresh in the cars that still have the landscape screens this year (GLE and GLS, CLS, GLA and GLB) and I hope they fix this. Really thinking I may get a GLS450 to replace the Pacifica and this would be a deal breaker for us:

What I find more interesting is those owners don't seem to have an issue with this set up. And it's wired. Lol
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Thought this was a really good C&D video
How does this video have 100K views while their F150 EV video has 1/10th of the views lol

It is a well-made video as expected of C&D, but also as expected of C&D the presenter has the charisma of plank. I would easily have believed if someone told me that this was an Edmunds or Cars.com review with their generic presenters.
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How does this video have 100K views while their F150 EV video has 1/10th of the views lol

It is a well-made video as expected of C&D, but also as expected of C&D the presenter has the charisma of plank. I would easily have believed if someone told me that this was an Edmunds or Cars.com review with their generic presenters.
I don’t disagree…
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Saw another Bentanga (sp?) today. An Expediton or Tahoe both have 10xs more presence. Escalade isn’t even worth comparing to it’s such a slaughter.

Not a lot of street presence for $250,000. But some people like that, more power to them.
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Bentayga. I can’t agree with any of that lol.
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Bentayga. I can’t agree with any of that lol.
So teeny and obviously based on that Audi/VW platform.
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So teeny and obviously based on that Audi/VW platform.
But a Tahoe and Expedition have more presence? That’s absurd IMO.

I did stop off today in between appointments and checked out an Escalade, I will say it’s incredibly nice…
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Saw another Bentanga (sp?) today. An Expediton or Tahoe both have 10xs more presence. Escalade isn’t even worth comparing to it’s such a slaughter.

Not a lot of street presence for $250,000. But some people like that, more power to them.
ha. We literally saw one tonight. Meh. At least it did have a V8

The problem is that it is not a full size SUV. It looks too midsize



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Old Oct 23, 2022 | 05:40 PM
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But a Tahoe and Expedition have more presence? That’s absurd IMO.
They absolutely do. I'm not saying they're nicer, but I'll notice a shiny new Tahoe or Navi over that Bentley 99 times out of a 100. That Bentley is small and puny, for a Bentley.. I'm not saying presence makes a car better or worse, but it counts for A LOT of people.

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I did stop off today in between appointments and checked out an Escalade, I will say it’s incredibly nice…
Drive it?
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They absolutely do. I'm not saying they're nicer, but I'll notice a shiny new Tahoe or Navi over that Bentley 99 times out of a 100. That Bentley is small and puny, for a Bentley.. I'm not saying presence makes a car better or worse, but it counts for A LOT of people.
I think you are in the minority on that lol. I've seen people swarm around a Bentayga, people don't swarm around a Tahoe, they are just everywhere. I'm not saying the Bentayga is a hugely appealing car, but it has more presence than a Tahoe or Expedition that few people ever look twice at just by the nature of it being a Bentley.

Drive it?
No, I didn't have time.
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Speaking of Bentley's - saw this parked outside of some high end shops in south FL over the weekend. Never seen this - any ideas?



Old Oct 24, 2022 | 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by jrmckinley
Speaking of Bentley's - saw this parked outside of some high end shops in south FL over the weekend. Never seen this - any ideas?


While looking up more info on Morgans I saw one similar to this for sale in England for around $98k (the listing was in pounds).
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Speaking of Bentley's - saw this parked outside of some high end shops in south FL over the weekend. Never seen this - any ideas?
Doesn't it say Morgan on the front plate? This one appears to be a modern kit car.
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Doesn't it say Morgan on the front plate? This one appears to be a modern kit car.
LOL, cue Captain Obvious.. I didn't even think to look it up as a "Bentley Morgan". I just assumed that was the owner's last name. My bad!
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LOL, cue Captain Obvious.. I didn't even think to look it up as a "Bentley Morgan". I just assumed that was the owner's last name. My bad!
LOL! Or perhaps the owner is a "Captain"? And after further research, looks like it could be the real deal Aero Coupe, however, I don't know enough about them to say which iteration.






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