December 3: When enough is never enough

Feeling pretty good, aren't you? This has been a great year and you've added to your millions thru hard work and astute investments. Time to treat yourself. A Rolls Cullinan is certainly out of the question and a Bentley Bentayga seems excessive, even though you've got the coin to float that boat, if your heart so desired. No, you've always been a Mercedes type of person, so moving up to their top of the line suv, the GLS seemed like the right thing to do. It has success written all over it. And since this is your reward, you've put your name on the very best Benz suv that money can buy, the GLS 63.

Oh oh, what is this you've just heard? Your world has suddenly deflated. Mercedes has slapped your pride and joy suv in the face. You, with all your success, have rewarded yourself with what you thought was the best Benz suv on their lot, a $175k CDN chunk of rolling joy. Now this shows up.........

No one told you what was coming and now you have second best, your mere Mercedes-Benz has been trumped (gawd I hate that word) by Benz themselves with their one upmanship suv, the Maybach GLS 600........

Sure, it's basically a jewel encrusted GLS, but it is a Maybach. How jewel encrusted you ask? Well, you can see for yourself the trim bits.........the two tone, the new grille, the extra chrome, the "they'll be hell to clean" rims. But what else makes this a Maybach?

How about some luxurious luggage, so that everyone in the Super8 knows what you pulled up in? Nice touch, but how about something a little more in your face? Something that will amaze even the most jaded valet parking attendant around the casino in Monte Carlo.........

 Ah, now you're talking. Of course, these being the back seat, means your passengers will get all the benefit of those beautifully soft sacrificed cows. Solution? Get a chauffeur, after all you've had a good year.

When enough is never enough and when you have lots of this at your disposal.......

......then roll the Maybach way. And regrets to anyone of you who thought that their creme de la creme "garden variety" GLS was going to be the envy of the neighbourhood. Maybe the rappers will only come out at night or the oil sheiks will stick with their Cullinans, so you can still be the cat's meow at your local golf course.

The sure sign that you could have done better........

Until next time.......