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Subject: Funny: A day behind the wheel of Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, equals the Gross National Happiness of Bhutan Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:30 pm |
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Mercedes's Demon of Hurtling Mass

The price of this week's test car—$126,990 for the Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG—rang some materialistic bells for me. That's almost exactly the budget I had in mind for a retirement gift to myself: an observatory-quality Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, something in the half-meter range. I'd very much like to discover a comet or asteroid that, according to the International Astronomical Union, I'd then have the privilege to name. I'm leaning toward "Pickles."
More: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903591104576468071126831348.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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