Thursday, August 21, 2008

Mercedes Hair Dryer

The 2009 Mercedes SL features AIRSCARF:

AIRSCARF allows you to keep the roof down in cooler temperatures. A soothing stream of heated air to your neck, head, and shoulders helps take the bite out of chilly top-down conditions. With individual 3-stage temperature controls and airflow that automatically adjusts to your driving speed, you'll never want to put your roof up.

This feature has been on the $50,000 SLK for several years now. A nice feature, but aesthetically, your Pap thinks it’s poorly executed in the $100,000+ SL.

Why? Because those headrests now look hideaous – like salon hair dryers, and way too bulky. Then there’s the issue of the headrest being set too far forward, thereby pushing your head forward as well. Not only do you end up with the posture of an upright turtle, but it’s uncomfortable even in a short ride. Worst of all, you will find no dealer that stocks the new SLs without AIRSCARF!

Oh well, we were bound to find something terribly wrong with the new SL sooner or later.

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