Major model year changes in W221
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Joined: Sep 2019
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From: My house
SL55AMG, GL450, SLK, S550, Maserati Coupe
The "basher OTUS" simply hates W221 and possibly hates Mercedes in general, and who knows? Maybe he doesn't even really own one. I could see if he hated the W220, I had one of those and really liked it although it was almost more of a Chrysler than a Mercedes when comparing to a W140. But my W221 is quite a car. And it is truly amazing how fast it is. Someone says "step on it" and it is surprising how quickly it gets to well over 100MPH. Seems faster than my SL550 although it might not be. I could hardly complain about my W221, it's been super reliable, super comfortable, quite a good looking car, uses no oil, gets near 20MPG, and in all black with dark tint, has a mystique about it. I see people stop to try to look into the windows, as if to say, What famous person is in there??
If you have a car that you don't like, sell it and get one that you do like. I have five Mercedes and a Maserati, and love them all. The Benzos that I own today (GL450, S550, SL550, SL600, SLK230) are the 20th thru 24th Mercedes I've owned. I think the W220 was the least reliable; it never stranded me but did need some repairs along the way, more than I thought it should have.
If you have a car that you don't like, sell it and get one that you do like. I have five Mercedes and a Maserati, and love them all. The Benzos that I own today (GL450, S550, SL550, SL600, SLK230) are the 20th thru 24th Mercedes I've owned. I think the W220 was the least reliable; it never stranded me but did need some repairs along the way, more than I thought it should have.
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Joined: May 2019
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From: I live in Temecula CA
2008 GL450, latest addition 2007 S65 AMG with 50K miles
Since I am shopping around for another W221 I am looking at what changes happened over the years. I think 2010 was the front end changed right?
Other things I am interested in are:
lane keep assist
pedestrian recognition on the night vision system
electric power steering
blind spot monitoring
Did these things all come in on the 2010 model or were they phased in on different years?
Other things I am interested in are:
lane keep assist
pedestrian recognition on the night vision system
electric power steering
blind spot monitoring
Did these things all come in on the 2010 model or were they phased in on different years?
