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Well, its the end of an era....traded my LS460L in on a Mercedes S560

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Old 11-20-20 | 02:37 PM
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Congrats !!
Designo Diamond White Is a great choice
Old 11-20-20 | 02:40 PM
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Looks like you have the flowing lines wood trim too, also my favorite
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Thank you! I love the massage seats...my wife and kids love it too. We deliver pies to our clients for Thanksgiving, so lucky her she gets to drive it for a few days next week since I will need the Pacifica to haul the pies lol

Another thing, the headlights are INSANE.
The massage seats are by far my favorite feature everytime I drive it especially with all the different variants lol.
It’s definitely not a gimmick like in some other cars.
Old 11-20-20 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Gojirra99
Congrats !!
Designo Diamond White Is a great choice
Thanks!

Originally Posted by RNM GS3
The massage seats are by far my favorite feature everytime I drive it especially with all the different variants lol.
It’s definitely not a gimmick like in some other cars.
Yeah the massage seats are better in this than they are in the 7. The other great massage seats I found were in the Range Rover actually.
Old 11-20-20 | 02:50 PM
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Noice! Did you do another lease or did you buy it?
Old 11-20-20 | 02:58 PM
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Noice! Did you do another lease or did you buy it?
I leased it, have to for business. Thanks!!
Old 11-20-20 | 03:00 PM
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Congrats! That's a beautiful vehicle.
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Congrats! That's a beautiful vehicle.
Thank you!
Old 11-20-20 | 03:09 PM
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That's a beautiful car!

With the LS still fresh on your mind, how would you compare the 2 cars? (interior, exterior, handling, performance etc.)
Old 11-20-20 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by rosskoss
That's a beautiful car!

With the LS still fresh on your mind, how would you compare the 2 cars? (interior, exterior, handling, performance etc.)
Thank you!

The LS is right up there. A couple things are actually finished better on the LS believe it or not, rear parcel shelf is a better material in the LS, the LS is finished better around the wheel arches outside. The S Class feels more solid on the highway, around town they ride very similarly. Tech is obviously way better in the S Class. Engine is smoother in the S560, way more power. S560 is a little quieter, but not by a ton. S560 a little more refined all around, ride is less floaty but just as soft and damped, if that makes sense...

S560 feels a step above, which pricewise obviously it is.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I leased it, have to for business. Thanks!!
I don't know anyone who has bought an S Class. They all lease it
Old 11-20-20 | 03:15 PM
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I don't know anyone who has bought an S Class. They all lease it
Yeah my wife and I were talking about the seat bolsters that hug you on one side when you go around a corner and shes like "what happens when that breaks" and I'm like "oh this is a leaser lol"
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Deleted by MM...you already answered the question....I didn't notice.

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Old 11-20-20 | 04:28 PM
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Its a 560 4Matic, MSRP $123k. Never thought I would ever buy a car that expensive lol
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Its a 560 4Matic, MSRP $123k. Never thought I would ever buy a car that expensive lol
So it's bought rather than leased? I figured, driving clients around, you could deduct those big lease payments off your taxes.

Never thought I would ever buy a car that expensive lol
We know you would not have done it if you could not afford it.

Another thing, the headlights are INSANE.
They have to be. These cars are designed for night-trips on the Autobahn at triple-digit speeds. At those speeds, it's sometimes easy to over-drive even some of the best headlights.

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