Mercedes Benz makes beautiful and excellent cars, I always love MB cars and for 20 years I bought and drove MBs only. I absolutely admit it was mostly for prestige, when you drove a Mercedes, no matter what model or how old, you must be rich. When you saw a guy drove MB, you automatically think he is doing well and you can do business with the guy. When a guy moved from MB to other cars, people in the business circle started talking and wondering what went wrong with him, guessed the business is bad for him. or people said, "Mrs. Bode is rich, she has a Mercedes."
MB cars are still nice or the best, but they are just no longer exclusive and no longer symbols of rich and powerful, my house cleaners drive a MB. I saw a Maybach near my house last week, it was right behind me, I thought it is a S500 until it got close. Maybach looks ugly to me, S500 has a much better smooth line.
I personally search for something totally different, I still want prestige, I went with Jaguar and Hummer. I want to replace the Jaguar, I don't know what else fits the bill, maybe as crazy as H1, but that may not be practical.
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