Or you have confirmation bias because your friends only see Hyundai/Kias that are in the shop for some kind of repair?

Pacifica Hybrid?

Had the Estate version. Can recommend.

Its funny I have literally been considering one of these for my next daily driver over buying something new (and boring) to replace my 9-5 wagon when the time comes.

Literally all of the 55 cars. My buddy has a very late (2005) CLK55 with the stock brembos and quad exhaust. And that’s the NA version of the M113 (C55, CLK55, all pre-03 55 AMG’s).

I keep staring at these, S55's, S65's, and the 2007 E63's.

Continuing the Mercedes trend, the 2003-2006 E55 is a beast. 469 HP and 500 ft-lb of torque from the factory, and can be had easily for $10,000-$15,000 or less if you don’t mind a rough high mileage one. The engines are super reliable (only common failure is crankshaft position sensor) and the only unreliable part is…