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Here's a peek at Mercedes-Benz's new luxury pick-up
The Birmingham News ^ | July 7, 2017 | William Thornton

Posted on 07/07/2017 11:13:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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They should sell well.
1 posted on 07/07/2017 11:13:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Does it have a righteous option list of rimz for the ghetto? Gotz to have de spinners, yo!

Gonna be hard to compete against the "Sclade" for bragging rights wit da pimps.

2 posted on 07/07/2017 11:21:15 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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I doubt that that is the target market.


3 posted on 07/07/2017 11:23:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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Uh, as a truck owner myself, doesn’t the idea of actually USING it as a truck come into play here? As in, hauling brush, moving topsoil, trips to Home Depot, that sort of thing? How much do they want for this perfumed golf cart?


4 posted on 07/07/2017 11:29:13 PM PDT by Viking2002 ("If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck." - John Steinbeck)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Chode; All

Should be interesting to see if there turns out to be able to make the Grey Market.

What say you Sir Chode ? A new F1 Pace/Med ride ?

Inquiring minds want to know.


5 posted on 07/07/2017 11:29:19 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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Flog cart!!! LOL!!!

Too danged funny.


6 posted on 07/07/2017 11:31:17 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Here’s the photo

http://media.al.com/business_impact/photo/xclass.PNG


7 posted on 07/07/2017 11:32:49 PM PDT by BunnySlippers
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I doubt that that is the target market.

No doubt GM did not intend for the "Sclade" to be a ghetto status symbol either.

Rather dampened it's sales elsewhere, urban area dependent, of course.

8 posted on 07/07/2017 11:35:19 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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Your Dogs would like to ride with their butts planted on the Lumbar supported/Heated seats▶;)
9 posted on 07/07/2017 11:35:23 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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Looks like a Tayoter to Me.


10 posted on 07/07/2017 11:37:13 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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Does it come with a load of muslim terrorists?


11 posted on 07/07/2017 11:37:55 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.6l)
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To: doorgunner69

Luckily they had the same vehicle in the Yukon and Tahoe.


12 posted on 07/07/2017 11:51:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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Back in the day, we used to take our dogs with us on our annual Christmas pilgrimage back north, to see my family. We had a loaded F-150 XLT that rode like a Cadillac, and they thought they were in doggie heaven, all 1500 round-trip miles. Later, we got a GMC Canyon, and they’d hop in the cab just to ride in slow circles in the back yard. Damnedest thing was, after five minutes of that, they thought they just rode all the way back up to Grandma’s house. LOL! It didn’t take much to make them happy, but boy, it warmed the heart to see them that way.


13 posted on 07/07/2017 11:55:19 PM PDT by Viking2002 ("If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck." - John Steinbeck)
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So true. First time I ever rode in a Mercedes, circa 1980’s, I wondered who would give up the smooth comfy seats of an American car for that stiff ride?


14 posted on 07/07/2017 11:59:02 PM PDT by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the government out of medicine and education!)
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Mercedes Pickup Truck Review 2017 World Premiere Mercedes X Class Pickup Truck 2017 CARJAM TV HD
15 posted on 07/08/2017 12:16:58 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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The color reminds me of my ride. I call it "Mellow Grellow" (green-yellow).

Two days ago:

16 posted on 07/08/2017 12:24:03 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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Get it right. It’s a Slade.


17 posted on 07/08/2017 12:26:56 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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Yep. You’re paying for the badge, not what’s underneath it. Keep the prestige. Give me something that versatile and functional.


18 posted on 07/08/2017 12:28:55 AM PDT by Viking2002 ("If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck." - John Steinbeck)
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as a truck owner myself, doesn’t the idea of actually USING it as a truck come into play here?

I would say your post applies to all pickup trucks. You can easily spend 60k+ on a new pickup truck. I don't see too many people putting down that kind of money, and then driving down to the gravel pit to have the front end loader dump a ton of crushed stone in the back. Unless you are wealthy and just don't care, you pretty much have to buy a used truck to actually use it as a truck. The new ones make good tow vehicles and I think that's how most people use them.

My current truck is a 94 F-350 and I really don't want anything newer.

At any rate, you can just go ahead and turn in your hillbilly card if you buy a Mercedes pickup truck. Around these parts, people would be laughing at you for years.

19 posted on 07/08/2017 12:33:29 AM PDT by j. earl carter
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A ‘94 F-350. Bet that sumbitch looks like five miles of bad road. And still purrs like a kitten. That’s what trucks are supposed to be. Not some Millennial gay lumberjack status symbol.


20 posted on 07/08/2017 12:47:07 AM PDT by Viking2002 ("If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck." - John Steinbeck)
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