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Let me start by saying I get it. I've spent my whole life loving the sound and the shove of a real engine. The supercharged V8 in my Range Rover Sport SVR had a soul — the way it cleared its throat on a cold start, the way it pushed you into the seat when you got into it. I genuinely thought I'd never own an EV in my life. Not seriously.

Then I drove a Mercedes EQS.

I'm still not 100% sold, I'll be honest. There's something an electric motor will never give you that a blown V8 does, and I'd be lying if I said I won't miss it. But here's where my brain broke: EQS sedans that stickered at $130K new are going for around $45K with two or three years on them. Forty-five grand. For a six-figure car. No oil, no gas, basically just tires and brakes.

Sit with that for a second. Why would anyone NOT switch at that price?

So I did. Sold the SVR. Going EQS. Yes, I'm giving up the feel — but at that kind of delta, it's a small trade-off in the end.

Before the comments roll in: this is NOT me saying every EV is the move. Tesla and Cadillac are a completely different animal to me. Those don't feel like cars — they feel like a phone with wheels. Soulless devices. The EQS still feels like a Mercedes, and honestly that distinction is the only reason I could pull the trigger. And icing ont he cake I would rather drive a Alpina B7 to a AMG GT - never a fan of Mercedes but hey people (Mercedes) can change

Anyone else cross over from the gas side and not regret it? Or am I about to?