Day before yesterday i went to the VW dealer and drove a new Passat and a CC.

WOW! Cool cars and quiet fast and modern too. The CC especially looks super slick. I see those ALL over LA.

I liked them a LOT, but not quite enough to get rid of my old E 420 and the AMG coupe and into one of them.

I suspect that neither of them would outlast the Mercedes Benzes of mine though, which I fanatically maintain.

And considering depreciation, interest on a loan and so on, with a new car, in terms of COST PER MILE, which is the true gauge of the cost of auto ownership, I am probably going to be ok with those old Mercedes Benzes, each of which fits me like an comfortable, well broken in and really comfortable old shoe.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)