My initial impressions of the R500 may have been wrong. I saw the car as sort of pointless and felt that a minivan would do a better job better for less money. Technically, that might be true but after spending a few long weekends with the R500, I'm really begining to like its ultra roomy and flexible interior. Yes, a minivan might work just as well but whenever I'm in a minivan, it seems like people are looking at me with a sense of pity - I don't like that.
The double decker center storage bin is also very useful and the Harman Kardon stereo sounds excellent...
No Bluetooth is a serious buzz kill though.
Brian Moody, Road Test Editor @ 23,194 miles.
mercedesfan says:
07:47 PM, 05/ 7/07
I totally agree, the lack of Bluetooth is incredibly irritating, especially for a luxury vehicle. I have owned countless Mercedes-Benz vehicles and everytime wished that it had the feature, I finally just went out and bought one of the Mercedes approved phones and now use the car's built-in hands-free system. I think this is a gross oversight by the company, but my car's countless other wonderful features more than make up for it in my opinion.