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"Hi Comfort, \nYou are right - it should be 45 - 46 and hopefully because of the competition they will also keep the trims and not make them expensive options.  \nAs for Mercs being used as taxis - I also think that the back seat ride in Mercs are better than the other two so this could be a good reason. This could however play against Mercs since most would like to buy a car of that level which is usually not seen as a cab. It spoils the exclusivity. \nI also read that the luxury class sales has been stagnating for a couple of years while Audi sales are going up hence the business must be going out of Mercs and Bmws - sad for Merc. \nMercs maybe expensive to maintain (India specific opinion) but they indeed are good if your driver is doing most of the running around.  \nAn interesting point - spotted a 530i driven by a driver the other day - lucky him. "
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