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Bonding. Its something that women tend to fret about with men, as in "go and do your male bonding thing."

While I am sure men like me are essentially Pavlovian and conditioned to do what women say, it gets more complicated when I think about cars. I don't need to bond with my buddies, but I do need to bond with my cars. This could be the reason I have had trouble bonding with my Benz.

I acquired this E550 a few months ago which made it neccessary for me to sell my beloved 530 HP Cobra and possibly even my Alfa Spider Veloce. I just can't sit on that much depreciating iron and an increasingly depressed wife (I understand, honey).

Fortunately, things have changed.

While putting my Cobra up for sale on EBay this weekend, I came across a site for Drag Times "the world's only quarter mile website." Lo and behold there was my E550 with a stock quarter mile time of 13.4. and 0-60 in 4.8 sec. That's right in Cobra range (with Range Rover luxury to boot).

While I realize this entry is reading like a MySpace page full of vacuity and lacking in depth I must say I suddenly gained the respect for the Benz that I have always had for my Cobra. I felt so good about it that I went out and tested its rev limiter on a midnight jaunt out to Cantebury.

I can proudly say that in thrust I trust once again, and I thank Mercedes for letting me break 135.