A few days ago, I dropped my W212 off at MB Motors for service. Dee was kind enough to arrange for a rental car for the day. The Avis guy came to the shop and picked me up in my rental:

a Mercury Grand Marquis…. Ultimate Edition

oh wow…..not

Thank you Ford and Avis for the gentle reminder that our Mercedes-Benz are in a completely different league.

It happens every time I get out of a rental and back into my Mercedes-Benz. Even with my W124. I would get back into my 12-year-old 300E after driving a brand new Ford or GM rental and sigh with contentment. My MB was tighter, more solid, and actually felt newer.

Someone on the MBWorld forum today called them ‘Starships’. Though I have never before heard our Mercedes-Benz automobiles referred to as Starships, he was right.

Never forget: We are driving Starships

I am often asked about the hat resting on the dash above the instrument cluster.

It was my dad’s. It is a Burberry’s golf cap. I bought it at Harrods during a trip to London in 1985.

Dad loved that cap and he wore it everywhere.

Dad loved cars so I thought it only fitting that his cap sits there.