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  1. Albert-AMG

    Albert-AMG TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Sep 30, 2020

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    Only the Mercedes-AMG dashboard clocks are made or branded as IWC
     
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  2. kappa_md

    kappa_md Sep 30, 2020

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    I was particularly looking for the IWC logo on that certain dashboard clock ;) Thanks sir @Albert-AMG !
     
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  3. imagwai

    imagwai Sep 30, 2020

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    Oh yeah, I get that. I know Jags depreciate really badly, but my company car scheme used to get a really good discount on the list price to compensate, so perhaps those good deals are no longer on offer.
     
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  4. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Sep 30, 2020

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    Beautiful collection! I especially like and am envious of your '92 E60 AMG! I really love the E class Hammers! ::psy::
     
  5. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Sep 30, 2020

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    Lovely interior Jim! I can see you're a man who puts family first.
     
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  6. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Sep 30, 2020

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    My dad also bought a Mercedes in the '90s. He grew up poor and had always aspired to one day own a Benz. Finally, when close to retirement, he bought a '95 C280. Same body style as @Albert-AMG 's awesome C55. My dad cherishes his car, which he still owns today. Although he's in his 80's now and rarely ever drives.
     
  7. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Sep 30, 2020

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    I like BMW too. But out of the big German 3, my current preference is for Audi. Have never owned a Jag, but the F Type is a sweet looking car.
     
  8. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Oct 8, 2020

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    My all time favorite Mercedes is the 300SL Gullwing. It's been a long time dream car of mine, if only I was as rich as Jay Leno...
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    Here's a video of Jay Leno with his 300SL. You can also see in the video that Jay owns an E55, just like the one I used to have. :)
     
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  9. Albert-AMG

    Albert-AMG TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Jan 7, 2021

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    MBUX Hyperscreen
    The future of the Mercedes-Benz dashboards?
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    Next Mercedes-Benz EQS (the 100% electric model from the S-Class family) to be launched in 2021 will include this amazing MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User eXperience) dashboard... Is it maybe the future interior also for the rest of the range, and not only for the 100% electric Mercedes? I love it!! ::love::

    A video explaining this amazing MBUX Hyperscreen:
    Media.mercedes-benz.com/mbuxhyperscreen
     
  10. Jim Dollares

    Jim Dollares Jan 8, 2021

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    It is so sad to see all manufacturers going full touch screens on everything. Navigating climate control with touch screen is so inferior to physical actual buttons that you can use without taking your eyes off the road. I guess the future is that it will be like using your phone while driving, against the law to use the car's functions while driving. Stop the car and change tempersture to avoid getting a fine (or crashing).

    I see many people online talking about VW saving money by using cheap touch screens rather than tens of physical buttons and I guess it makes sense in that price range but please can luxury vehicles remain user friendly :(
     
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  11. Albert-AMG

    Albert-AMG TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Jan 8, 2021

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    No, on the contrary! The new MBUX system and its “Hey Mercedes” precisely allows you to manage practically all the functions of the car (navigator, radio, music, air conditioning, telephone, interior lighting, seat heating...) without taking your eyes off the road, with simple verbal commands, as if it were “Siri”.

    MBUX provides a lot of driving safety, precisely because it’s more user friendly and it avoids distractions and having to touch and search for buttons. The new facelifted E-Class already equips MBUX, yours can also perform voice commands, but it is not as simple and intuitive as with MBUX. It really is amazing! The touch screens are for the passenger or for when you are stopped, but while driving you manage everything by voice and without taking your eyes off the road :thumbsup:
     
  12. imagwai

    imagwai Jan 8, 2021

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    I agree with this. The iDrive in my BMW 3 series was so much easier to use on the move than the touch screen in my Jaguar XF.
     
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  13. Albert-AMG

    Albert-AMG TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Jan 8, 2021

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    You should test the MBUX voice control ;)
     
  14. imagwai

    imagwai Jan 8, 2021

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    Voice controls frustrate me. I'm always swearing at Alexa. I can never get the commands right, plus I listen to a lot of electronic music in the car and I can never remember the name of the tracks until I can see them and navigate the list.
     
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  15. Pitfitter446

    Pitfitter446 Jan 9, 2021

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    I can't get the wife’s Seat to understand my accent - I had that same with a company Honda - looked at the latest Leon and a lot of the controls on the dash “iPad” don’t light up, using technology for the sake of it, really handy till it stops working, sorry Sir, new dashboard req’d?
     
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  16. dtf

    dtf Jan 9, 2021

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    Agree, technology for technologies sake.
     
  17. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Jan 9, 2021

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    I think I'd prefer something old school like this over such modern tech.
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  18. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Jan 19, 2021

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    OMG! I'm in love! ::love::
    Yet another dream car that I'll never own... :whistling:
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  19. Jim Dollares

    Jim Dollares Jan 21, 2021

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    I assume Albert's alcohol cabinet is filled with these

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    Not my photo, found on instagram
     
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  20. Albert-AMG

    Albert-AMG TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Jan 21, 2021

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    :D :thumbsup:

    As with Bamford external customizations, I usually don't like Brabus, preferring the original -and 100% official- AMG versions... Brabus is only official for smart ;)
     
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