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Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2017
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2017 Mercedes-Benz S400: owner review

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05:0021 January 2024
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You feel so safe in this car. It glides effortlessly wherever you go.
Owner: Gordon

You feel so safe in this car. It glides effortlessly wherever you go. With Select Sport suspension and power, the car changes personality and handles mountain bends easily, well above the posted advisory speed. Servicing will be done by former Mercedes mechanics of good repute and long standing in the Mercedes community. I broke a rear vent and sourced one from a Mercedes-Benz parts place in America, via DHL in less than a week, for a third of the local price for a genuine part.

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