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Fuel and maintenance are HUGE factors, aside from depreciation/insurance. When I look at what people spend on new luxury cars and SUVS, (total cost), it's staggering.
true - more metal, more volume, are expensive to haul around. ... but so too are hospital bills and recovery time if you get hit, when driving some econo-box. (read: ping-pong ball)

congrats on the W140. They really are exceptional in so many subtle ways.
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