Comments on: Mercedes hybrids profitable from day one http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-hybrids-profitable-from-day-one.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NoNameDenton1 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-hybrids-profitable-from-day-one.html#comment-389644 NoNameDenton1 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:54:05 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7766#comment-389644 More diesels, less hybrids. More diesels, less hybrids.

]]> By: F3INT))AP3X http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-hybrids-profitable-from-day-one.html#comment-389541 F3INT))AP3X Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:33:23 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7766#comment-389541 90% of people who buy Mercedes cars are in it for the badge and nothing else so its no big surprise that people will jump at the chance to not only own a Mercedes, but have sensitivity and awareness of the environment included on the price tag. A lot of rich people enjoy buying up the best of the best of brand name stuff and then they throw you witty bullets from the brochure hoping you might respect them for being a tastless conformist. The illusion is over however and Mercedes has been known as an unreliable automaker for years now but hey; that doesn't stop all the fucking wannabes around from buying up C230 sport sedans thinking it turns them into a tailored suit wearing exec. 90% of people who buy Mercedes cars are in it for the badge and nothing else so its no big surprise that people will jump at the chance to not only own a Mercedes, but have sensitivity and awareness of the environment included on the price tag. A lot of rich people enjoy buying up the best of the best of brand name stuff and then they throw you witty bullets from the brochure hoping you might respect them for being a tastless conformist. The illusion is over however and Mercedes has been known as an unreliable automaker for years now but hey; that doesn’t stop all the fucking wannabes around from buying up C230 sport sedans thinking it turns them into a tailored suit wearing exec.

]]> By: brassmonkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-hybrids-profitable-from-day-one.html#comment-389510 brassmonkey Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:47:44 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7766#comment-389510 Is it going to be tha that ugly? Makes a Prius or that hydrogen Hond look good. Is it going to be tha that ugly? Makes a Prius or that hydrogen Hond look good.

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-hybrids-profitable-from-day-one.html#comment-389472 johnnycanuck Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:30:30 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7766#comment-389472 Actually it's good stategy. The mindset of customers for high end Mercs is to present the illusion of being green rather than really taking it seriously. A hybrid S-Class would be a great novelty as they commute to and from the mansion with the year-round heated outdoor pool and the 50 inch plasma in every room. Actually it’s good stategy. The mindset of customers for high end Mercs is to present the illusion of being green rather than really taking it seriously. A hybrid S-Class would be a great novelty as they commute to and from the mansion with the year-round heated outdoor pool and the 50 inch plasma in every room.

]]> By: xyunya http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-hybrids-profitable-from-day-one.html#comment-389446 xyunya Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:03:33 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7766#comment-389446 ^^^ You can get one with cherry busted off the lease ^^^ You can get one with cherry busted off the lease

]]> By: DeansterTJ http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-hybrids-profitable-from-day-one.html#comment-389442 DeansterTJ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:45:24 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7766#comment-389442 ^ You're gonna buy an S-class for under $60k? Let me know when you find it, I'll come buy a few myself. ^ You’re gonna buy an S-class for under $60k? Let me know when you find it, I’ll come buy a few myself.

]]> By: drchiem http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-hybrids-profitable-from-day-one.html#comment-389440 drchiem Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:43:06 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7766#comment-389440 I love this car and it would be awesome if I can buy this car under $60K. I love this car and it would be awesome if I can buy this car under $60K.

]]> By: howsmydriving http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-hybrids-profitable-from-day-one.html#comment-389435 howsmydriving Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:13:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7766#comment-389435 What?! No Camaro story du jour yet? May I humbly suggest this headline: "2010 Chevy Camaro named Official Vehicle of SEMA Show." There. What?! No Camaro story du jour yet? May I humbly suggest this headline: “2010 Chevy Camaro named Official Vehicle of SEMA Show.” There.

]]> By: SigmaHyperion http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-hybrids-profitable-from-day-one.html#comment-389433 SigmaHyperion Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:50:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=7766#comment-389433 Yeah, who would have thought it'd be easier to hide the added several thousand dollars of hybrid technology in a car that cost $125,000+ rather than one that costs $25,000... They've got a lot of buzzwords thrown in there as to why they'll actually be profitable, but at the end of the day, they'll be profitable because they can jack up the price of the S-Class by $25,000 to cover the costs and people wouldn't flinch. Yeah, who would have thought it’d be easier to hide the added several thousand dollars of hybrid technology in a car that cost $125,000+ rather than one that costs $25,000…

They’ve got a lot of buzzwords thrown in there as to why they’ll actually be profitable, but at the end of the day, they’ll be profitable because they can jack up the price of the S-Class by $25,000 to cover the costs and people wouldn’t flinch.

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