As others said, most car have front “daytime running lights” (active even when the light switch is off, and just barely bright enough to look like headlights from an oblivious driver’s point of view). So, that is why people drive around with their lights off. They think they are on and/or oblivious and/or drunk and/or high and/or just forgetful.
Actually, to your point, my favorite German brand is BMW, followed by Audi, but historically Mercedes has been the “best” of the 3 in my opinion & they have my highest respect. Their S Class is the most popular luxury sedan in the world. Their G Class is proven in conflict zones. They held many awards / records in various motorsports.
I’ve done this before to “fine tune” a parallel parking job. Zero harm.
Fiat 500 engines (1.4 MultiAir, at least the turbo one) has 30,000mi intervals. Also, the valvetrain system uses electrohydraulically-actuated intake valves (created from oil pressure). To protect this complicated valvetrain system, a mini oil filter (MultiAir filter) needs to be changed along with the spark plugs every 30,000mi. Neglect of these two parts is a huge reason why these engines prematurely fail, in addition to typical Fiat build quality issues.
Nobody believes me when I say G-Wagen’s are usually driven by mafia. /s
The biggest shame is: if the person was more responsible, there would be zero (or little) smell. I’ve smoked both cigarettes and cigars in many new (leased) and used cars. Open windows before you smoke. When you finish smoking, drive around with windows open until your destination. Leave windows cracked overnight. Never had somebody notice it was “a smoker’s car”.
fine scotch
Yes, hard liquor and operating a motor vehicle - my favorite combination also.
Mercedes SL. Too luxurious to be a sports car, too sporty to be a luxurious car. Just perfect for somebody who understands neither.
P.S. I love some of them, like R129s and later 63/65 AMGs
For the sake of argument, we can explore one and/or the other. I suppose profitability is more nuanced because it has more to do with “playing your cards right” (designing the right product, marketing it well, etc.). Whereas the manufacturing is more of a base cost, regardless if the product takes off or not.