The owner of a one-week-old, newly purchased $160K+ Mercedes-Benz S580 (W223) with the Hyperscreen got a rude awakening when he received a $21K repair bill to replace a cracked screen. 

 

The screen alone cost $18K, but with labour and taxes, the total came to $21K.

The owner of a one-week-old, newly purchased $160K+ Mercedes-Benz S580 (W223) with the Hyperscreen got a rude awakening when he received a $21K repair bill to replace a cracked screen. The screen alone cost $18K, but with labour and taxes, the total came to $21K. This is one of the major reasons flagship luxury cars depreciate so heavily once they're out of warranty: relatively minor damage can cost a small fortune to fix.

— R!cky W. (@wayne_m159) October 20, 2026