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So basically, Steve got a new Mercedes more often than I get new shoes. Now that's what I expect out of a multibillionaire. Good to see he at least kept himself
by zach 15y ago
So basically, Steve got a new Mercedes more often than I get new shoes. Now that's what I expect out of a multibillionaire. Good to see he at least kept himself in new-car smell on a regular basis, and certainly kept a local dealer quite happy.
- gcb 15y agohe probably got cancer from all the volatile compounds that gives new cars that smell.
- electromagnetic 15y agoUh, they stick an ozonator (ozone) in the car at the end of the factory run. Used car dealers frequently use them. Due to the fact the Ozone will bind to almost anything volatile, the air is effectively sterilised and gives it that "new car smell". tl;dr: you're a douche; your internet access should probably be revoked
- michaelcampbell 15y agoSince we're name calling, you're a humorless shitstain and should be sterilized. In other words, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cxNR9ML8k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cxNR9ML8k.
- ovi256 15y agoOzone is a well known cancerigen. Maybe they shouldn't do that anymore ?
- felipemnoa 15y agoIgnorant guy talking here: Wouldn't it just "fly away". I mean, its a gas. Why would there be any sticking around when delivered to the dealer?
- electromagnetic 15y agoOzone is exceptionally unstable, hence carcinogenic. However it's put in after the factory run. You get your car at best 2 weeks after that, unless it's imported and then its months. There's unlikely to be any ozone left after 12 hours anyway, but cars aren't air tight so volatile or not within the weeks it takes to get to you the level should be down to zero.
- gcv 15y agoOh, chill out. The article says the car was leased. He probably had to pay some kind of premium to keep his leases down to six months at a time, but it's not like he was buying a new $120k car twice a year.
- Steko 15y agoSteve Jobs driving a car for 6 months actually might increase it's value. I may be exaggerating slightly but I bet it didn't cost all that much.
- jarek 15y agoI don't think most people who can afford $120k Mercedes vehicles really care who's driven them before. If it was a Ferrari driven by a rock star, maybe, but people who drive Benzes are generally boring and reasonable.
- baddox 15y agoThat's a $120,000 car? Hopefully it looks better from the front, or is extremely comfortable.
- nkassis 15y agoIt sounds (literally) pretty cool ;p Goes fast. Comfort is a secondary thing. In fact you gotta pay extra usually for the slim down race models with even less comfort. Forget the AC/radio... in some of those high end race car models.
- hugh3 15y agoMore like $140K. Actually I think they don't make the SL55 any more, so the latest one would have to be an SL63. It doesn't look all that different to a $45,000 SLK, though, which makes it the insanely fast borderline-supercar of choice for the billionaire who wants to remain relatively inconspicuous.
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- cvg 15y agoI'm not sure that he had to get a brand new car every six months. He could have created a new lease on the same car every six month from a leasing company. That should have been enough to satisfy the law: http://dmv.ca.gov/fee_calc/feecalcfaq.htm#plates http://dmv.ca.gov/fee_calc/feecalcfaq.htm#plates
- nlh 15y agoI think you nailed it on the head here. This is the most likely scenario for what actually happened.
- Anechoic 15y ago>Now that's what I expect out of a multibillionaire. I suppose it makes up for him not living in a gated fortress.
- zach 15y agoThe thing that's fascinating about people with that much money is that they have a lot of freedom to express themselves within their lifestyle. Cars are a very particular expression of that. So Larry Ellison has a custom all-aluminum roadster, Steve had his German sedans, and ESRI's Jack Dangermond is noted for driving a Taurus wagon. But just having a Mercedes AMG isn't the same as leasing a new one every six months. But as has mentioned, he may have simply leased the same vehicle on successive six-month terms. That's a very good point and I'd suspect that was in fact the case. It's an even cleverer maneuver and simply sounds more like what Steve would do.