How Long Do You Plan to Keep Your W222?
#101
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Just wondering if we are really getting old an out of touch with the "reality" of these new cars or they're just simply screwing up.....I always remember the "Bangle BMW butt", and man, I was so wrong about it, however I've got a 2007 one... fantastic car !
#102
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I think in this case, were not out of touch lol. Lots of people agree with us...
#103
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Interesting to read everyone’s comments.
I began with a cream over black ‘71 300SEL, drove it 105,000 miles and sold it when it needed new air suspension.
Since then I’ve been a fairly low mileage driver as my wife of 42 years does our distance driving mostly in a number of RX350ds and Range Rovers.
Drove a mélange of Audis and 7 series BMWs, many used.
Bought a late production 2012 S class for about $100M, sold it to my son when I bought our current Emerald Green ‘18 S560, that now has about 25M miles on it. At age 90, I don’t see trading or selling it.
Current daily driver is my absolutely gorgeous 2022 Cardinal Red EQS450+. that my wife says is the best car we have ever owned. (She has only recently begun driving the S560.) She still uses her’19 RX daily.
I have bought about 35 cars since college from Chevies and Fords to several Bentleys, and I like my 450 best of all
And that’s my tale
I began with a cream over black ‘71 300SEL, drove it 105,000 miles and sold it when it needed new air suspension.
Since then I’ve been a fairly low mileage driver as my wife of 42 years does our distance driving mostly in a number of RX350ds and Range Rovers.
Drove a mélange of Audis and 7 series BMWs, many used.
Bought a late production 2012 S class for about $100M, sold it to my son when I bought our current Emerald Green ‘18 S560, that now has about 25M miles on it. At age 90, I don’t see trading or selling it.
Current daily driver is my absolutely gorgeous 2022 Cardinal Red EQS450+. that my wife says is the best car we have ever owned. (She has only recently begun driving the S560.) She still uses her’19 RX daily.
I have bought about 35 cars since college from Chevies and Fords to several Bentleys, and I like my 450 best of all
And that’s my tale
#104
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Thread Starter
We need more hairy v8's....the battery thing does NOTHING for me.
if the car was the most beautiful car on the road, I'm out due the batteries...
if the car was the most beautiful car on the road, I'm out due the batteries...
#105
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Interesting to read everyone’s comments.
I began with a cream over black ‘71 300SEL, drove it 105,000 miles and sold it when it needed new air suspension.
Since then I’ve been a fairly low mileage driver as my wife of 42 years does our distance driving mostly in a number of RX350ds and Range Rovers.
Drove a mélange of Audis and 7 series BMWs, many used.
Bought a late production 2012 S class for about $100M, sold it to my son when I bought our current Emerald Green ‘18 S560, that now has about 25M miles on it. At age 90, I don’t see trading or selling it.
Current daily driver is my absolutely gorgeous 2022 Cardinal Red EQS450+. that my wife says is the best car we have ever owned. (She has only recently begun driving the S560.) She still uses her’19 RX daily.
I have bought about 35 cars since college from Chevies and Fords to several Bentleys, and I like my 450 best of all
And that’s my tale
I began with a cream over black ‘71 300SEL, drove it 105,000 miles and sold it when it needed new air suspension.
Since then I’ve been a fairly low mileage driver as my wife of 42 years does our distance driving mostly in a number of RX350ds and Range Rovers.
Drove a mélange of Audis and 7 series BMWs, many used.
Bought a late production 2012 S class for about $100M, sold it to my son when I bought our current Emerald Green ‘18 S560, that now has about 25M miles on it. At age 90, I don’t see trading or selling it.
Current daily driver is my absolutely gorgeous 2022 Cardinal Red EQS450+. that my wife says is the best car we have ever owned. (She has only recently begun driving the S560.) She still uses her’19 RX daily.
I have bought about 35 cars since college from Chevies and Fords to several Bentleys, and I like my 450 best of all
And that’s my tale
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#106
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Lol.....don't let them jam electric everything down everyone's throats....I cannot wake up fast enough....
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#107
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Its a done deal, manufacturers have completely stopped developing internal combustion powerplants and platforms, they're not going to do an about-face on that.
#109
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Thread Starter
Can you all imagine a dystopian future where everyone drives a battery that is made of cobalt that was stripped from a poor village in Africa, mined by workers who are paid nothing and treated like nothing, by some large Chinese mining firm, making the 'engine' for this garbage?
and then all the people who buy them think they are doing something for the planet and helping....they all just believe electricity is like WiFi, free and everywhere?
Sounds like a great future, and time to wake up.
It would be easy to do an about-face, gas engines are more efficient than any other engine for automobile use.
and then banning gas stoves....I guess they don't like food properly cooked?
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#110
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I don't think most people buy EVs because they think they are saving the environment, they buy them because they are fun and they don't want to buy gas. Thats why I like them.
Nobody is going to ban gas stoves, but you certainly can cook something properly on an electric stove. Hundreds of millions of people do every day.
Nobody is going to ban gas stoves, but you certainly can cook something properly on an electric stove. Hundreds of millions of people do every day.
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![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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#114
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My 17 222 does all I need plus looks great as confirmed by the most seasoned valet boys who sample more hot cars than any of us ever will. It’s a trophy which the auto world aspires to. How can that happen as a future jellybean knockoff? From home on one tank, I can make Dallas, Austin, San Antonio or Del Rio. Will I be able to match that without an EV pit stop?
I'm just being grumpy. Since EV is here and spreading, the least they could do is put it in a box that looks way cool and not like every other egg on the road.
I need a whiskey.
I'm just being grumpy. Since EV is here and spreading, the least they could do is put it in a box that looks way cool and not like every other egg on the road.
I need a whiskey.
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#115
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My 17 222 does all I need plus looks great as confirmed by the most seasoned valet boys who sample more hot cars than any of us ever will. It’s a trophy which the auto world aspires to. How can that happen as a future jellybean knockoff? From home on one tank, I can make Dallas, Austin, San Antonio or Del Rio. Will I be able to match that without an EV pit stop?
I'm just being grumpy. Since EV is here and spreading, the least they could do is put it in a box that looks way cool and not like every other egg on the road.
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#117
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#118
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I have a fully electric car (wife's car) that is so great for those shorter trips (Nissan Leaf SL Plau 225 mile range) and my S550e plug in hybrid. I think the EQS is odd looking but was probably a good idea for MB vesus what Genesis just did with a retro-fit G80 with electric by cutting the trunk down to size big time and raising the floor in rear so more like a compact rear. At some point the EV thing will get here we'll see 500 mile range cars, the S class in 2035 will probably be all electric too. But for now I agree the looks, handling and feel of these cars is pure class. I get at least 2-3 comments a week when I drive my regularly of "nice car" "is that an S-Class" "is that the new one" Nope this is the W222 the best one ![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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#119
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W222 - our Emerald Green ’18 S560 stays in the garage or we’re sitting in it driving…all this means we don’t often get to see it in the bright sunshine necessary to fully appreciate its color.
When we’re parked outside on a sunny day, we inevitably get strong compliments,
The only comparable color I’ve seen was a brief view of the same approach in metallic red - just as beautiful as our green.
I’ve never seen another M B in either color.
When we’re parked outside on a sunny day, we inevitably get strong compliments,
The only comparable color I’ve seen was a brief view of the same approach in metallic red - just as beautiful as our green.
I’ve never seen another M B in either color.
#120
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BTW I hope you’re right about the box.
#121
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I just don't agree. The W223 is clearly an S Class, the smoothing of two character lines, lines that the S Class never had before, doesn't make it a "look alike", its an evolution of the W222 design.
#122
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Appearance is not at all why I buy an S. But as MB goes slick like all the rest and loses it’s visible stature, like all the rest, I’ll still buy one.
Can we agree on a single malt?
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