S 550

Probably the greatest challenge is finding authentic warbird fighter planes. Especially a prototype high performance fighter or interceptor. Taking care of this guy and watching all the children run up to him 😊 He's 550 grams so size of a duck. Owning a w

Oh no! Will he give it back? Can you believe he is just 7 months old and still growing? He's 550 grams and will weigh up to 800 grams as an adult! I gave it to him, he loves the watch

Avoid "service centers" where you never get to speak to the watchmaker. For instance I avoid Swatch Service center and Richemont Technical Center in Dallas, Texas and Rolex Dallas, Texas. You also have to understand that these service centers are organize

It's less than 2 inches longer than an S550. And it's glorious to drive. Few faults for the Wraith; 1, it's too heavy and this is noticeable when braking; 2, when you open the door in a normal parking lot, you can't see the edge of the door and thus are m

The trick is to avoid dark colors. I was looking at a black S550 (aka S500 in the rest of the world) parked next to me earlier today and another white S550 parked a few cars away. You can see the orange peel very easily and quickly on darker colors and no

The overall mechanical grip the car has is just not high enough on the XKR and XKR-S. You can be taking a normal drive and pushing it in the corners would just be potentially dangerous (the car may go into a spin) in the XKR/XKR-S and at the same speed it

I haven't spent a lot of time listening to the audio system in that car... But if it's amazing, I want to hear it. I don't spend a lot of time listening to music. The only time I do is in the car (when I'm not listening to the news on the radio). A fantas

Active suspension technology is really interesting. I'm curious if the S550 you experienced had the Magic Body Control Suspension or the traditional Airmatic. The latter is more popular as the Magic Body Control is an optional extra. For those readers who

Mercedes Benz used to be the gold standard, the brand all others were compared to. Their big sedans were the go to answer for luxury and functional performance. Then, back in the late 1990's and early 2000's something happened... Well, after several hours