S550 Guard

Dec 1, 2005 | 11:55 PM

naadp

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S550 Guard

http://www.mercedes-benz.de/content/...w_s-guard.html

Anyone have any idea when this might be available in the US?

Dec 2, 2005 | 12:03 AM

JohnCL

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If I am not mistaken this has been available in the past, but it has been many years ago.

Dec 2, 2005 | 10:38 PM

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Not That Long Ago

I think it's been available all along. Believe I read the Bill Gates of Microsoft is a an owner. This kind of thing is not made public for obvious reasons. The past Chairman of Daimler-Benz literally had his stolen out from under him.

Dec 3, 2005 | 02:45 PM

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Well, I found going to the dealerships and asking about this product is an entirely fruitless endeavor.

Dec 9, 2005 | 12:00 AM

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I also heard that the guard is has been offered for years and still is currently

Dec 9, 2005 | 09:53 PM

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You have to

show 'em the money. I'll bet you can get one if you're really a customer. I heard the one stolen from the ex-CEO cost $1 million.

Dec 10, 2005 | 12:43 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by okc329

show 'em the money. I'll bet you can get one if you're really a customer. I heard the one stolen from the ex-CEO cost $1 million.

The B4 Armor version is a 75k option. I don't know about the B6, but that's crazy overkill. And I'll bet I can't get a dealership in Phoenix to give a customer the time of day, unless they're overweight and middle aged like the sales people.

Why I will never buy another Mercedes

While this may be one of the only factory options, it's definately not the only option out there. In fact, you can buy the Level 3 (b4) suburbans for around the price of a regular S500.

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Dec 10, 2005 | 01:10 PM

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something fast

Naadp are you still looking for an s500 guard? check your mail.

Dec 10, 2005 | 07:32 PM

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The guard adds a great deal of weight I think. It's stupid to buy one if you don't need it. They get the job done though, I think I read that the B6s are explosion proof.