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The piano black options here should be actual deeply lacquered wood, I can't say for certain but the two W223s I saw looked to be that and it's that way in my car. It's rarely ever plastic on cars like this...
Last edited by Striker223; Sep 25, 2023 at 11:59 AM.
i have no doubt the upgraded s-class audio will be amazing. 
i will also add the lexicon system i had in the g90 i had (which doesn't cost extra!) was hands down the best car audio system i've ever experienced.
i will also add the lexicon system i had in the g90 i had (which doesn't cost extra!) was hands down the best car audio system i've ever experienced.
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Why? Why would you waste money on these, I'm surprised that stuff like this is even in my neighborhood actually lol!
Don't get a another one Steve lol! Get the GC with the options you want, I'm sure there has to be one that can be shipped to you
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Drove the Pacifica Hybrid. They’re doing numbers on it lol
It drives way better than our gas Pacifica, the CVT is much smoother than the jerky 9 speed the gas car has.
Yesterday we stopped on our way back from out of town and picked up the dog, and he lept into the van and he’s running all around and jumping over the console into the front seats and running back past the kids and I came to two conclusions:
1. My wife does this every day, the dog goes with them to school for drop off and pickup. I honestly am not sure that he could leap into an SUV easily or the same way without hurting himself.
2. I am better off not having a family vehicle that I like, because literally in that moment he would have completely destroyed it. Slobber everywhere, muddy paw prints everywhere. I would have been so furious if that was something I cared about. But…it’s not.
So, minivan it is lol.
It drives way better than our gas Pacifica, the CVT is much smoother than the jerky 9 speed the gas car has.
Yesterday we stopped on our way back from out of town and picked up the dog, and he lept into the van and he’s running all around and jumping over the console into the front seats and running back past the kids and I came to two conclusions:
1. My wife does this every day, the dog goes with them to school for drop off and pickup. I honestly am not sure that he could leap into an SUV easily or the same way without hurting himself.
2. I am better off not having a family vehicle that I like, because literally in that moment he would have completely destroyed it. Slobber everywhere, muddy paw prints everywhere. I would have been so furious if that was something I cared about. But…it’s not.
So, minivan it is lol.
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Drove the Pacifica Hybrid. They’re doing numbers on it lol
It drives way better than our gas Pacifica, the CVT is much smoother than the jerky 9 speed the gas car has.
Yesterday we stopped on our way back from out of town and picked up the dog, and he lept into the van and he’s running all around and jumping over the console into the front seats and running back past the kids and I came to two conclusions:
1. My wife does this every day, the dog goes with them to school for drop off and pickup. I honestly am not sure that he could leap into an SUV easily or the same way without hurting himself.
2. I am better off not having a family vehicle that I like, because literally in that moment he would have completely destroyed it. Slobber everywhere, muddy paw prints everywhere. I would have been so furious if that was something I cared about. But…it’s not.
So, minivan it is lol.
It drives way better than our gas Pacifica, the CVT is much smoother than the jerky 9 speed the gas car has.
Yesterday we stopped on our way back from out of town and picked up the dog, and he lept into the van and he’s running all around and jumping over the console into the front seats and running back past the kids and I came to two conclusions:
1. My wife does this every day, the dog goes with them to school for drop off and pickup. I honestly am not sure that he could leap into an SUV easily or the same way without hurting himself.
2. I am better off not having a family vehicle that I like, because literally in that moment he would have completely destroyed it. Slobber everywhere, muddy paw prints everywhere. I would have been so furious if that was something I cared about. But…it’s not.
So, minivan it is lol.
Sounds like you are choosing the path that will put the least stress on you so that's good, I know I also would get annoyed if one of the nice cars was subjected to hard treatment. I do that same thing and have a cars I don't care about for work etc
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Drove the Pacifica Hybrid. They’re doing numbers on it lol
It drives way better than our gas Pacifica, the CVT is much smoother than the jerky 9 speed the gas car has.
Yesterday we stopped on our way back from out of town and picked up the dog, and he lept into the van and he’s running all around and jumping over the console into the front seats and running back past the kids and I came to two conclusions:
1. My wife does this every day, the dog goes with them to school for drop off and pickup. I honestly am not sure that he could leap into an SUV easily or the same way without hurting himself.
2. I am better off not having a family vehicle that I like, because literally in that moment he would have completely destroyed it. Slobber everywhere, muddy paw prints everywhere. I would have been so furious if that was something I cared about. But…it’s not.
So, minivan it is lol.
It drives way better than our gas Pacifica, the CVT is much smoother than the jerky 9 speed the gas car has.
Yesterday we stopped on our way back from out of town and picked up the dog, and he lept into the van and he’s running all around and jumping over the console into the front seats and running back past the kids and I came to two conclusions:
1. My wife does this every day, the dog goes with them to school for drop off and pickup. I honestly am not sure that he could leap into an SUV easily or the same way without hurting himself.
2. I am better off not having a family vehicle that I like, because literally in that moment he would have completely destroyed it. Slobber everywhere, muddy paw prints everywhere. I would have been so furious if that was something I cared about. But…it’s not.
So, minivan it is lol.
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good find friend
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The top-tier audio systems in luxury brands are astonishingly good. One of the options I wish had been available on my M3 is the Bang & Olufsen audio, which probably would have been around $5,500 if it were offered. Would have checked that box before anything else on the options list. The mid-tier Harmon Kardon system it came with is ok at best.
If I were buying an S-class, the Burmeister would be non-negotiable.
If I were buying an S-class, the Burmeister would be non-negotiable.
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