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There's a sense of pride in owning a new Mercedes-Benz. It tells your friends and neighbors in Santa Monica that you have impeccable taste, and you indulge in your transportation. But other than pride, is there any advantage to buying rather than leasing?

The Depreciation Curve

Regardless of brand, body style, or class, all vehicles depreciate fastest in the first year of ownership. A car might lose more of its initial value in its first year on the road than the next three years combined. With luxury models, that depreciation curve is even steeper.

When you buy a new…

There's nothing quite like Halloween in Santa Monica. However, while you and your children are enjoying the costumes, candy, and festivity, others may be out on the streets wielding shaving cream and eggs.

Pranks like toilet-papering houses and covering cars with shaving cream are traditions on Halloween, and your Mercedes-Benz could be a victim.

Prevention is the best strategy to protect your vehicle. Halloween and Mischief Night (the night before Halloween) are good days to park in your garage.

If your car does get pranked, washing it off as soon as possible will save you major...

Mercedes-Benz USA has picked up and moved. MBUSA now calls Atlanta, GA home, although the new office building is still under construction. The company is already bolstering its new neighborhood by supporting the leaders who have been hard at work long before Mercedes-Benz USA came to town.

The Lego Speed Champions collection is undeniably cool. Each assembled kit bears a striking resemblance to its real-life eponym, and now we get a peek at how Lego mastered the replicas.

If you love the idea of fully autonomous cars like the F 015 Luxury in Motion we discussed in our last blog post, a new Mercedes-Benz E-Class is probably the closest you'll get to that luxury these days.

Many of us love Mercedes-Benz models for the engaging drive experience they offer. But we know a lot of people who prefer a chauffeur whenever possible and just hate stop-and-go traffic or navigating unfamiliar roads.

If you're one of those people, you're surely going to be excited for the Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion! This sleek concept car is just the latest in a rich ancestry of innovative and cutting-edge vehicles which dates back to the 1880s.

If you're after a top-quality luxury car in Santa Monica but you'd rather not pay top dollar for it, we invite you to browse our Certified Pre-Owned Mercedes-Benz inventory.

The 2018 GLA 250 embodies a host of features that may seem incompatible with one another. It's perfectly balanced in the intersections of style and utility, of excitement and practicality.

Whatever your sports and hobbies are, a Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV is the ultimate vehicle for adventure.

That opening shot is enough to make us want to pack our bags and rent a Mercedes-Benz overseas. That mountain pass looks like endless fun. We’ll only try to write this name once- it’s the Transf?g?r??an, a Romanian pass over the Carpathian Mountains.