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After sparking controversy over the smoothness (or not) of its ride, then performing hero duty by towing copy editor Rusty Blackwell's new 1979 Triumph Dolomite from Scuderia Kitman, our Four Seasons Mercedes-Benz GL450 is settling into a second-quarter funk. This is the point where arguments about the good and bad points of a car or truck start to wind down, and we talk instead about what it's like to change radio stations, pair our phone, and drop off our kids during the daily commute. This time of year, we also typically wax poetic on how this big, luxury sport-utility vehicle transported everything we own and all of our dogs to that remote summer vacation cabin in the Upper Peninsula.