Not to sound materialistic or anything...but what kind of car do you guys drive...Daily Driver-wise? 
scooter.
I'll trade you a nightmare of a Mercedes E550 for that scooter! And no shit. Was literally broke down beach side recently, and scooters went by for at least an hour til' roadside assistance showed up.![]()
Hey man, you claimed you were going to dump that MB pile of junk... for a Subie Outback, 3.6R. Haven't yet?
FWIW.... I've got a 2011 Outback, 3.6R.. has been excellent, trouble free.... leather interior, good stereo and A/C, heated seats... no complaints at all. OTOH... just put another set of run-flat tires on the BMW 535xi... for about $1,600. "Run Flats"... they wear poorly, ride stiff and are about $100/tire more than regular tires... what a POS concept, just to avoid carrying a spare.
98 Ranger 4X4 208,000 miles, wife has a 2004 Corolla 180,000 miles.
Yet we are building a waterfront $800,000 house. Go figure...