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Replying to: british_rover (May 07, 2006 4:41 pm) With the gas prices the way they are, we'll see how well the GL sells. Right now it should sell well because its a hot new item, but time will tell. |
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Replying to: merc1 (May 07, 2006 10:40 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (May 08, 2006 7:39 pm) M
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Replying to: merc1 (May 08, 2006 8:20 pm) |
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Ooops, I Should Have Never Gone To See the GL 450 by sfleming Jun 13, 2006 (2:50 pm) I was really jazzed on an '07 Escalade for the wife and I was going to get an EXT in a couple months. We've waited an extra year to replace our outdated rides for the new engine, tranny and style on the "07. Then we heard about the Mercedes GL 450. First I went to see it and was pretty impressed. I feared the wife would disdain its somewhat narrower and shorter (height) aspects. She hauls a lot of $%!# ! We live on a large ranch far from town and haul big loads of everything. Her family all drive Mercedes however and she knows they are good automobiles. She loved it. I loved it. I actually had more room in the front passenger seat than in my wifes expedition. (I'm 6'2" and 240 pounds) It was very quick. Quicker than the 'slade. It rode better and much quieter. The fittings and appointments are just about 100% superior to the american truck. The brakes were a whole nuther world to me. Holy jeebers! I didn't know 5500 pounds could stop that fast! With all the options we want compared to the same or near same on the Cadillac .... it's cheaper. The Mercedes will certainly have better resale value than the Cadillac. It has several options you can't get on the Escalade. Did I mention the thing is whisper quiet? The only thing we felt would be better on the Cadillac was cargo capacity. Nope. The poorly storing second row rear seats in the Escalade eat up any extra space and you don't get a flat floor no matter what you do or what kind of seats you get. Then there are the ridiculous third row seats you have to drag in and out if you use said third row. Mercedes disappear into the floor in 4 seconds. They're nicer seats too. I am now so ruined by my discovery of just what a Mercedes really IS .... I can't even get excited about the EXT. I've driven trucks all my life ... 40 years since I turned 16 and in my retirement I fancied myself tooling around in my very own caddy 'trucklette'. My dogs were all excited about getting to run from the truck bed to the back of my seat so they could snuffle my ears at will and then run outside and 'fly' down the road. How do I explain to them it may now never happen? Well .... at least the rear windows on the GL 450 go down all the way. hmmmmmmm his and hers GL 450s ? Why the ____ not?
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Replying to: sfleming (Jun 13, 2006 1:16 pm) M
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Replying to: merc1 (Jun 13, 2006 8:48 pm) I have driven both the new ML class and the R class and neither one impressed me. The R-Class just might have been the most painful vehicle for me to drive ever.
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Replying to: british_rover (Jun 14, 2006 10:18 am) M |
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I have a 2004 C320 coupe, and a 2004 Kia Sedona. Looking to trade both for a more reliable SUV people hauler. Looked at the R class, but held off because of bad reviews. Wished Mercedes brought back a 7 passenger M class, now the GL comes along, so I got my wish and have to give it a serious look. The styling is not great, but I hope to get a test drive soon. Looked at Lexus LX but don't like the seating layout.
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Have ordered a GL after being very disappointed with the Lexus SUV and un-interested in an Infiniti Armada-clone. Will no longer buy American due to consistent quality defects in other makes, and now am actually unhappy that it has majority US content, being assembled in Alabama. Very pleased with all test runs and the power 3rd row seats, but disappointed that "suddenly" everyone's buying them and impossible to get all my preferences (keyless go and non-black interior) for a fully-loaded lease. Will be waiting a few weeks for one with 95% of what I want, but still perfectly acceptable. Annoyed that reverse cameras not available, but wonder how much need exists when you have front/rear bumper sensors.
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