on the parts counter they were advertising Piloti drivng shoes...
they looked ok, so I went and tried some on... very nice... not a horrible price... 85.00 and up depending on style...
http://www.piloti.com/
I found it odd that MB was showcasing something that did not have the MB star on it at the counter...
what do you think?

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

All we need now are driving pants, socks, underwear and shirts. Got the gloves and shoes!

The rounded heel does look like it would be easier to change between accelerator and brake pedals.

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13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

I'm waiting for a cashmere and wool 120s driving SUIT.

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

They look just like wrestling shoes. I wonder what the differences are that make them twice the price.

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2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
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SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

They were at the counter of a Mercedes dealership?

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Someone at the counter is trying to make money off you...

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1999 E300Turbo 405K original miles
1997 E320 180K mi (Son's)
2002 ML320 (Son's)
1998 S320 140K mi (Son's) sold
1985 300SD 311K mi
1984 300D 324K mi (killed by a hit-n-run turd)
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I'm suprised the toe isn't rounded so they can bend you over easier. Driving shoes? WTF do you need driving shoes for?

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1981 300TD "The Green Lantern"
1980 300TD
1983 300D Euro "China Cat"

most wrestling shoes I see are over 90.00 and they are plastic... designed for light weight and floormat gripping.

these shoes are leather, very solid, full tread front and rear, the rolled heel has the same tread as the sole, and no transition to affect shifting etc... I got them because they felt very solid and comfortable and they fit my wide size 12 foot! tons of padding in the heel area. and the ball of the foot.
I don't like the laces much. they are a bit short... you really have to lace them tight to have enough lace to tie a decent knot.
I do see the similarities in them to wrestling shoes, but wrestling shoes are knobby and these are smooth... I have only worn them for 1/2 a day, so we will see how I like them in a month...

They are helpful when driving a racer on the track, I'm not sure that they have any utility on the street.

I take it back ... after looking again I think they look more like Merrell's with a smooth sole. I remember wrestling shoes pretty much locking your ankle in position. What's the ankle mobility like or did you get the low rise version?

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2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

heck, around here we just drive around in our long underwear, and a straw hat, maybe "driving shoes' would work with that.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

To the person that bought the $85 driving shoes:

I have some driving socks. They were especially broken in with a fine Virginian leather fixture designed to stress them just the right way.

The Mercedes model comes in MB Black 020.

Only $20 a pair. PayPal works.

Ken300D

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1982 300D at 351K miles
1984 300SD at 217K miles
1987 300D at 370K miles

I do most of my driving in Belleville 300 DES STs:

http://www.bellevilleshoe.com

AKA work boots, AKA GI boots from my last overseas trip. Quite comfortable and the price was certainly right

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

You're supposed to wear shoes when you drive?

Actually driving barefoot feels really cool ... I've done it a couple times when wearing heels (yeah, once or twice a year I'm forced to don those wicked things ... ) ... no way you can drive in those, so I just kick 'em off a "free foot" it.

I could see the usefulness of a shoe designed for driving comfort in a stick ... not a lot of foot action in an automatic unless you're a brake-beater. Either way I'd never pay extra for a "driving shoe." But the shoes described aren't really any more expensive than any other dress shoe or biz-cas shoe.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Yeah Griots sells those, they are nice. If I had a car I took to the track all the time I would get a set. My feet are big and so are my sneakers, a driving shoe is usualy pretty compact so you can heal toe. This is even more important in a car built for little people, or monkey's, like a pre VW Lambo, or an S2000.

I bought a jacket from the MB dealer, I don't think they charged any more than a department store. Came out to $90. But I ripped it 3 weeks later. So maybe this fall I'll get another.

I don't know why you would need them on MB's...since they are all autos...

Oh and don't get driving gloves, you can only wear those in an old British sports car.

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