July 16, 2018, - 1:18 am
Weird (or Cool?) Stuff I Saw in Plymouth, Michigan: This Screamed “Inadequate!”
So, I saw this in Plymouth, Michigan, and it screamed to me, “I am Inadequate.”
First the backstory:
I am often in Plymouth, Michigan because I represent some criminal defendants and traffic ticket holders in Michigan’s 35th District Court. I love going there because the judges, court staff, and prosecutors are terrific, very nice, and really know how to run an efficient, professional operation. It is the second busiest district court in Michigan, after Detroit’s 36th District Court (which is the busiest district court in the country). Plymouth is a cute, little town, a Detroit suburb that is about 15 miles from “Moscow on the Huron” (my late dad’s name for Ann Arbor), and the city dates back to the early 1800s.
Plymouth is an upscale place, and when I’m there, I love going to Cantoro Italian Market and Trattoria. It’s a gourmet market with a huge selection of the most interesting honeys, jams, and lots of other stuff you just can’t find anywhere else in the Detroit area. Even though I keep kosher, there is a lot of stuff there I can have, and it’s fun just to go there and look around. (Though there are few Jews in Plymouth, they even have a kosher food section.) The market also has a fancy-schmancy gourmet Italian restaurant attached to it (thus, the “Trattoria” part).
Very recently, I saw this car parked outside the market, and it screamed a couple of things to me, the first of which was the inadequacy thing. The second thing was, “Look at me! Look at me! Look at me! lookatmelookatmelookatmeeeeeeee! I saw the guys who drove this car emerging from the market, and they were leaving the expensive restaurant. (I took their pics, but deleted them because there is no reason to embarrass them by posting those. I don’t now them, and they never did anything to me. I’m not a bitch like that.) Note the KERRMIT license plate to go with the garish metallic neon lime green hue (Mercedes calls the shade, “AMG Green Hell Magno”). It’s not easy being green. Or in this case, maybe it is.
I looked up the car, and I identified it as a 2018 Mercedes Benz AMG GT R, which has a starting price of $157,000. Wow. That’s the price of a house, not a car. I wonder how much it costs with all of the standard “extras.” (It is not the most expensive Mercedes, which costs $3 million.) The car goes from 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, has 577 horsepower, and it features gull-wing doors like a DeLorean (I saw that when the guys were getting into the car at the market).
If there was ever a ticket-magnet car, this is it. And that’s aside from the small penis stuff I mentioned earlier. Just sayin’
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As I noted in the past, my dream car is American-made and looks cooler, for roughly the same starting ticket price.
Tags: 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R, Cantoro Italian Market, Cantoro Market, cars, KERRMIT, Michigan, Plymouth, Plymouth Michian
Surprisingly, the Mercedes isn’t one of the top ticket magnets. Here’s the current list:
Lexus ES 300 – 33.4%
Nissan 350Z – 32.5%
Dodge Charger SE/SXT – 32.1%
Volkswagen Jetta GL – 31.4%
Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS/LT – 30.8%
Mazda 3S – 30.3%
Volkswagen GTI – 30.3%
Dodge Stratus SXT – 30.2%
Acura 3.0S/CL – 30.1%
Toyota Tacoma – 30.1%
And for someone who bought a $150,000 car, a few tickets aren’t going to break the bank anyway. The real downside to a Mercedes is the outrageous parts and labor costs, particular since Mercedes vehicles are actually poorly designed and are far from maintenance-friendly. But, again, someone who’s willing to pay $150,000 isn’t likely to be complaining about the constant repair charges that will inevitably happen after owning the vehicle for a few years. As for me, I prefer the Warren Buffet approach to buying cars, based on utility, comfort, and (relative) economy. (He drives a 2014 Cadillac XTS.) My car is not a symbol of my inner Id.
Ralph Adamo on July 16, 2018 at 2:17 am