Impounded from where? Your house? Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 29, 2021, at 3:52 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > That day is already here. I went in for shoulder surgery this morning. While > I was in surgery, I had my son's daily driver, and a W124 impounded. We have > emissions testing here (Porter and Lake counties Indiana) and I got the Neon > passed the other day (small evap leak). The emissions test in the most > stringent in the country. It allows for NO monitor not ready conditions. IL > allows one or two, as does CA. Both cars are plated and registered, awaiting > plates. I don't drive the W,124, so I didn't feel it necessary to plate it, > until it got stickered. It was towed because it was "inoperable". It has a > low tire and a flat battery. $400 later I have my cars back. Both cars have > current registration, but the plates for the Neon came in the mail today, and > I expect the Mercedes plate tomorrow. > > If you think FOR ONE MINUTE that you ACTUALLY OWN ANYTHING, you are > delusional. Try to own ANYTHING without paying the annual fees, property > taxes, HOA fees, insurance, ect. God help you if you have an unexpected > medical expense. Your wages will be garnished and in most states your > property will have liens set against it. > > Explain to me this concept of ownership. > I am a simple, uneducated, layman, maybe I just am too ignorant to grasp it. > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: July 29, 2021 11:20 AM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: astr...@fastmail.fm > Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBZ charging for software subscriptions > > I think the day is coming where we will no longer own cars, you will > license/lease them, with various options and features enabled or disabled, > just like software. Used cars as we know them today won't exist. You'll > simply return the car to the dealer and they will reset the options and > relicense it to the next tenant. The other model will be short-term rentals > (hours/days) for people who only need a car occasionally. > > Most people won't care, to them a car is a monthly payment either way. > > > > >> On Thu, Jul 29, 2021, at 11:16 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: >> Shades of John Deere. >> Thanks for paying $$$$$$ for that S classe. >> For an additional $575/yr, we'll enable the rear wheel steering that's >> standard in USA... >> >> For the first time, I respect MBUSA more than I respect DBAG. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-rvOAGT6mw >> >> >> The electric sedan already has the necessary hardware for this feature, >> but it's blocked by the software. Rear-wheel steering isn't a new >> technology as it has been around for decades, with the Nissan R31 >> Skyline pioneering the system back in 1985. That said, Mercedes has >> managed to take it to a whole new level with its flagship combustion and >> electric cars, as the latest S-Class and EQS boast the most advanced >> version ever fitted to a production vehicle. >> >> On the EQS, the rear wheels have a standard steering angle of up to 4.5 >> degrees, but in other markets, it comes with an optional feature >> increasing the angle to 10 degrees – this advanced tech is actually >> standard on the US-market car, however. In the case of the EV, the >> turning circle drops to 10.9 meters (35.7 feet), which is mighty >> impressive for such a large car. It turns the rear wheels in the >> opposite direction to the front wheels at speeds of up to 60 km/h (37 >> mph) to reduce the turning circle. Above that velocity, all four wheels >> turn in the same direction to improve stability and sharpen up handling. >> >> How does it work? According to Mercedes: "An electric motor drives a >> spindle at the rear axle via a drive belt. This makes axial adjustments >> to the spindle." >> >> The more advanced setup is offered as standard equipment in the United >> States, but at home in Germany, the EQS comes fitted with the lesser >> configuration of RWS. You can have 10-degree steering as an optional >> feature when ordering the car, and Mercedes is providing another way to >> gain access to the tech even after taking delivery of the fullsize >> electric sedan. >> >> With cars becoming rolling computers, Mercedes is cramming more and more >> tech while providing support for over-the-air updates. The EQS is a >> relevant example as owners can activate the 10-degree rear-wheel >> steering post-purchase courtesy of an OTA update. It effectively means >> the vehicle has this feature from the get-go, but it's blocked by the >> software. Unlocking it costs €489 (about $575) annually, but if you get >> a three-year subscription, you'll get a €300 ($353) discount by paying >> only €1,169 ($1,376). >> >> Ordering the more sophisticated steering system requires the parking >> package with a 360-degree camera, as it's the case with the S-Class. >> Interestingly, the tech can't be had if the car is running on mixed >> tires, which isn't the case for EQS as only its combustion-engined >> equivalent uses that type of rubber. Activating all-wheel steering takes >> about two minutes after turning off the car before switching it on >> again. >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
