If you study the sleek, shark-looking supercar above, you’d think that it’d have absolutely nothing in common with an early 2000s Mercedes-Benz sedan like I’ve got, save for maybe the three-pointed star they both wear. But, as it turns out, the Mercedes SLR McLaren shares an extremely vital part of its makeup with my…

Anyone who has been away from their car for a while knows the joy of being reunited with it. The familiarity hits on all of the senses: the scent of the interior, the feel of the wheel, the sound of the engine. Even the radio station you left it on, if you’re prone to that, which I am. Some people are more possessive…