Ok, I have to admit that the W221 S350 seems like the perfect aspirational sedan - reasonably fast, exquisitely comfortable, and the efficiency of a diesel. But, throw a few options onto it and you've crossed into $100k territory. If you had $100k to spend on a car, would you spend it on a diesel sedan?

I would anyways, but that why they make Neopolitan Ice Cream

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If you're spending $100k on a sedan, you're probably having some other poor schmuck drive you around in it. No need for sub 5s 0-60 times since you're not the one driving it.

Negative!

I could buy 3 2006 S65s for that price!

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

One to drive and two parts cars?

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No sh it. Deezels are boooooooring!

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Exactly!

Well, a diesel S-Class is boring!

Now a 335d on the other hand! Loads of fun!

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I do, and no, I would not.

When you can afford to buy and drive what you want to, then you do just that.

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I appreciate the perspective of one of our more prosperous members...

My God some of the post in this thread....

The S350 Diesel: Yes I would buy one in a heartbeat. It is for people who want a large car with AWD and 33+mpg on the highway and not the major upkeep of say the V12. They do not want to drive a 15mpg V12 or 20mpg V8. Buying one brand new or any other car new is silly to me. In the event I was to buy a $100k sedan no a S350 would not be my first choice.
Now because one spends $100,000 on a S Class does not mean you have a driver. If you think most S Class owners get driven around by someone else then I have a bridge to sell you and if you think the S350D 4M is boring then so is the S550 4M as I can go on MBUSA build a S350D and it will have all the same options right down to looks. Only real difference is performance and mpg and ABC(S550 only)

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2006 CL600. V12.Eurocharged Tune. Enough said
2005 CLK55 AMG Coupe.Kleemann Tune. For the sound and style
2004 CLK320 Cabriolet. 2005+ Interior swap. For the sunny Florida days & beach days

I have seen the S350 used by limo companies in LA, with better mileage makes sense to me.

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Correct! For limo companies and high end shuttle services it makes perfect sense. Less upkeep of a engine and better fuel economy.
I flew out to Boston to buy a new car about 3 months ago and the dealer picked me up at the airport in a S350D they used as a concierge vehicle. Splendid car it is and very quite even thou its a diesel. Hard to tell if your in the S550 or S350.

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2015 ML350 4Matic. Wifes DD
2015 GLK350 4Matic. My winter DD
2012 E350 4Matic. Road Trip car
2009 CLK350 Coupe Designo.Kleemann Tune For nice days/DD
2006 CL600. V12.Eurocharged Tune. Enough said
2005 CLK55 AMG Coupe.Kleemann Tune. For the sound and style
2004 CLK320 Cabriolet. 2005+ Interior swap. For the sunny Florida days & beach days

Almost NOBODY "buys" a new $100,000 - $130,000 S class in the USA or the UK.

They lease one, at lease end,dump it and lease another one, or some other expensive make.

Multimillionaires don't usually like to tie up their assets in a guaranteed depreciating asset such as a new $100,000+ automobile; likewise, corporations or private investors don't either.

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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)

Leasing pricey vehicles is a way of life for some people - especially at either end of the income scale, going from what I've observed and read. A new S350 costing nearly $100K would have to be a hot lease item. Pricey lease=payments each month constitutes sound judgement to some, with initially little out-of-pocket. However, it's no different than carrying what ends up being endless car payments. Something that many believe they will always have, so leasing seems to mitigate and justify a never ending monthly payment. People that pay cash for an upscale 2 to 4 year old used car are the ones that according to many experts have figured out how to drive the most for the least. Off-lease S400 Hybrids are being dumped on the market left and right around here. Costs are high $30s to a tad over $40K on the ones I've seen.

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