2009 Mercedes Benz S550; An owners review

"My Miata's name is Senna" (jakeandsenna) 08/12/2014 at 13:28 • Filed to: None

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Rolling up to the toll booth at a consistent 15mph in 1st gear, pretending the EZ-Pass light is a drag strip christmas tree, I wait with my right hand ready to grab second gear, and my right foot ready to test the grip of my Continental Extremecontact DW tyres. When the orange barrier lifts, so do the revs and KPH readout. 30..40..50..60....70.....85 miles per hour happens in about 6 seconds and 2 gearshifts later.

Holy crap this thing is fast.

I bought my S550 because I had a lot of money (thanks tesla stock!) and very little sense. I was looking at CTS-V's, but then realized I do not want speeding tickets or points on my license. Instead, I bought what I thought was the most depreciated, safe, comfortable, and opulent vehicle that was within my budget, so when I saw a pre facelift W221 S550 4Matic in a decadent shade of blue/grey and a cashmere/maple interior, "No church in the wild" by Kanye immediately started playing in my head and I knew I had to have it.

The mileage was high (70k miles), but the service records were in order, and the price was right. I knew I could get a warranty in case one of the extremely expensive items broke AND service all the major mechanical systems while still staying under budget. When I got in the car, everything looked new, as opposed to that of the CTS-V , Audi RS4 and E46 M3 I had looked at in the preceding months. So for about 40 large, I bought a Q-ship that originally sold for 120k!

I named him Jake Gottlieb Gatsby, and for the past 14 months I have been constantly finding new features and subtleties about him that make the ownership experience all the more endearing. The interior design is 'Art-Deco' style according to my uncle, who is an actual artist. It is well crafted and the quality of the wood and leather is astonishingly good. As I creep through NYC traffic, I get to watch the streetlights and chaos filter over the glistening tripartite symbol at the helm of the ship and traffic becomes peaceful. The sunlight reflecting off of the interior chrome and wood is consistently stunning, and I realized I bought something truly timeless. It has been described as "smooth as a poetry major on Xanax", and I would agree. The only thing better is being a poetry major on Xanax being chauffeured to a house party in the back seats!

It is an unconventional car for a college kid, far too fast, far too expensive, and far too ostentatious, but I don't care. He's Jake, he's my baby, and anytime I want to actually drive, I have a miata for that. The maintenance is roughly 20% more than my 2013 hyundai genesis coupe's was, and I use an independent repair shop that only works on Mercedes and is incredibly good at what they do. (Kraft Auto in Brooklyn if you were wondering).

Say all you want about 0-60 times, or horror stories about Mercedes repair costs, but none of that matters after you see how effortlessly it climbs from 70 to 130 or how controllable it is to drift through snow filled parking lots. I imported Nikonan WR G-3 tyres for the winter, and the thing is an absolute tank. I love you Oppo, thanks for reading!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > My Miata's name is Senna 08/12/2014 at 13:30

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Reading your first paragraph, I had to fight not to read "Reluctantly crouched at the starting line, engines pumping and thumping in time..."

My brain needs to stop editing reality to be more awesome.

N/A POWAAAHH > My Miata's name is Senna 08/12/2014 at 13:31

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College kid with 40k mercedes.. are you a drug dealer?

AM3R > My Miata's name is Senna 08/12/2014 at 13:32

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We need pictures!!

My Miata's name is Senna > N/A POWAAAHH 08/12/2014 at 13:35

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No, I sell covered calls in the stock market. Its a relatively conservative strategy and Ive saved and worked for years.

My Miata's name is Senna > AM3R 08/12/2014 at 13:38

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sorry for being a noob, how do I post pictures on this thread? I just snapped 2 and I wanna show you guys!

My Miata's name is Senna > AM3R 08/12/2014 at 13:44

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file:///Us

AM3R > My Miata's name is Senna 08/12/2014 at 13:48

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damn, looks like you have to edit it into the original post: pictures are turned off for comments because of some trouble happening on another gawker site.

404 Name Not Found > My Miata's name is Senna 08/12/2014 at 14:32

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What exactly is that and how do you break into that?

N/A POWAAAHH > My Miata's name is Senna 08/12/2014 at 15:18

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Ah smart man

N/A POWAAAHH > 404 Name Not Found 08/12/2014 at 15:26

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I did some reading. Basically setting rules to sell at a price point in advance, while selling it to someone at the same time. Buy stock for $55. Sell "call" at $5 to someone, rule is to sell at $60 in 3 months. 3 months come, stock ends at $62. You sell to that someone at $60 + you keep the $5. Profit.

A call is an obligation to sell at a price point. If the buyer doesn't buy when the call expires, you keep the money plus the stock. It also lessens the blow if the stock falls below $55. (you don't sell here, only at $60).

My Miata's name is Senna > N/A POWAAAHH 08/12/2014 at 16:21

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Thats an incredibly cohesive understanding of a complex subject off of "just doing a little reading", your a smart dude. So yeah, thats what I did, and I did it month to month on stocks like Tesla and Chesapeake energy. I was forced to sell tesla kind of early, but after doing this strategy for 2 years, those shares were essentially free anyway.

You also get to keep all the dividends, and you can sell "puts" if you have to sell the stock

RossEnzo > N/A POWAAAHH 08/12/2014 at 20:53

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Hahaha I'm a college student and I drive a C63. Thanks to finding computer programming at a young age and selling my first start up before my 18th birthday. Everyone has a story.