Its kind of like a Harley, it isn'nt the best bang for the buck, but the image is what sells. You could get a better bike, but it would'nt have the image of a Harley. The same for MB, they have a status,and if you drive a MB then in your mind you are living up to that status. I drive a Challenger, I wonder what people think of me. { He really likes gas stations}. And buying new rear tires.