Welcome to the club!
You'll soon find the most significant difference between Mercedes (especially the SL, IMHO) and other cars. Other cars are owned by you; with the MB, it's obviously vice versa.

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Craig Bethune

'97 SL500, 40th anniversary edition

'04 Olds Bravada (SWMBO's)
'06 Lexus ES330
'89 560SL (sold)


SL--Anything else is just a Mercedes.
(Kudos to whoever said it first)