Wow where/when did this happen? Must suck. Your car is basically still brand new. Glad it worked out. That's a little steep IMO. I did have PDR work on my GS I think. Someone must have banged their door on mine and I paid around 200 to have it fixed to original. Wonderful work. Fast forward a few months, it happened again. I didn't bother to get it fixed again. I just stopped looking at it.

 

but elderly people find them so easy to get in and out of you know!


(i hope the top gear reference comes through here lol)

 

Except that I'm driving a 208 inch long 5,000 lb car alone. I don't need all the room.

If you talk to people who drive pickups as a personal vehicle they would disagree that they are sacrificing everything. My business partner has had two fullsized trucks and also many luxury sedans and he loves his trucks.

 

Happened when they replaced the tires at the Walmart on the way back from WV, if you missed it before we had 2 flat tires!

This guy is expensive, but he is the best. That was a very complicated dent, it was all the way up into the window frame and all the way down towards the wheel well, its just not a $200 dent. I mean, 9 hours of labor lol

 

You get used to it, fast.

Do you reallllllly need 12 cylinders? Same logic.

I have two fantastic luxury cars and a luxury truck. FWIW if I get out of the SL after aggressive driving and immediately into 570 I still lovvvvvve the LX. It’s just different. But it’s a hoot to drive and so capable.

 

well of course they would! they're truck people! i'm just saying from what i see most pickup truck purchases are done because people want "a truck" more than anything else (shoutout to those who actually use them as work vehicles)

my friend has a 2020 F150 and it's like cavernously big inside, and i won't lie it's nice being inside and having all that space... but at the same time i've seen him avoid certain restaurants/stores just because the parking lot seemed too tight lol

the S-class is by definition an unnecessary over the top purchase, but the reason for all that is justified since that's what's needed to achieve the ultimate luxury experience (short of a maybach or phantom) and have that 155 mph casual cruising capability... whereas with a luxury pickup i think it's a constantly compromised experience

 

This happened 5 minutes ago lol. Here’s a reason I want my truck. I wouldn’t have been stuck like that. If you had a nice SUV for a while or pickup you might start to like it.

 

Whats wrong with that?

You only feel its compromised because of the traits in a vehicle you want. I never drive over 90 MPH, so the ability to cruise at 155 is capability I don't use.

I still wouldn't drive up on the sidewalk...

 

i can't see it as the same logic... a V12 is about having the bar none, most uncompromised luxury/performance experience possible (there's a reason gordon murray only considered an N/A V12 for his new supercar) if you're someone who wants the best that humanity can do

a pickup truck / SUV is constantly a compromise if you're viewing it as a luxury car... the best it can be is very nice for a truck, but will never match a purpose built luxury sedan for driving characteristics and handling

 

You could tune, your Mercedes, you know that? And then you could do 125, 130 mph easy

 

i hate traffic!! and dislike when something crowds the roads more than necessary purely for superficial purposes (again, shoutout to those who use their trucks for work and actually need them)

there's been many times when i've wanted to inch past someone to make a right on red or get into a parking lot entrance but can't because their lifted truck with wheel spacers is blocking the road lol

 

Non-AMG Mercedes in the USA are limited to 130mph.

 

Haha, I'm on it!

Sounds like a you problem lol

 

i've done many miles in my parents GLE450, and as you know i'm a huge land cruiser fan... the GLE is great btw (i'm a little suspicious of the build quality at times) and i think truly could fill the role of someone's sole vehicle if they can't have a truck and a car at the same time

but with both there's no escaping how tall and heavy they are, and with the land cruiser you still get those solid axle jiggles through the seats and body... but neither are really that big overall and i think are more practical than something F150 sized, the GLE will even do mid 20s to low 30s on the mpg

 

you make a lot of great points steve... but as a "new york lib" i have to remind myself i'm talking to a country music fan lol