I try to drive whenever we go out with friends. Sometimes we have relatives who think their Explorer is the greatest thing since sliced bread and we have no choice. I HATE to ride in other people's tincans, especially if it's a longish ride. To make matters worse, very few of these people observe what I call Mercedes sensibility. They don't keep their distance, never signal, speed through residential neighbourhoods, don't wear their seatbelts, roll through stop sign, etc. What can I say to people? Excuse me, your Ford Explorer is unsafe because the tire pressure is only at 26 psi. It might explode and we might rollover.

Anyway I'm off the subject again. People in general love to ride in the Benz. Those who have never ridden in it are amazed by the quality of the leather and the ride when compared to other SUV's. My wife also gets to entertain a lot of guests who come into town from other parts of the world. We drove through the snow one night to go to dinner downtown because our guest's rental car came without a snowbrush! Yep, I go everywhere with it.

Kuan