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179 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 5:46 PM
You are in the Mercedes-Benz GL Class Forum. Your Hosts are steve_ & tidester
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Replying to: monty2222 (Jun 20, 2006 1:55 pm)
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Replying to: quattroporte12 (Jun 23, 2006 5:05 pm)
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Replying to: queequeg (Jun 23, 2006 5:34 pm) |
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Replying to: queequeg (Jun 21, 2006 11:11 am) |
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Saw the camera operation of the Lexus LX 470 and on the Mercedes S class and liked it a lot, but simply not available in Pacific NW. The only one I could get, from the factory, lacked camera, distronic distance control and keyless entry. Took a month to arrive, too. Maybe they were short that inventory and excess on the "stripped down" version I got with quite enough bells and whistles (off-road, dual sunroofs, navigation & entertainment packages) to keep me reading manuals for weeks. Fanciest truck I ever drove. |
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"Driving a premium Mercedes SUV through a climate harsh enough to prevent trees from growing seemed, at first, a little ridiculous. However, the longer we cruised down the gravel roads of the Icelandic backcountry, occasionally running across a monster-tired Toyota Land Cruiser or four-wheel-drive Ford Econoline van, the more we realized that the GL was providing equal confidence, more comfort and certainly more range (709 miles at 23 mpg) than those vehicles."  Utility, luxury, efficiency and long range come together in the latest Mercedes SUV (Inside Line)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 24, 2006 9:23 am) |
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to drive the GL450 and I must say I was not impressed. I will give a more detailed account later but I thought only two things on it were any good. The steering wheel is a good size and really does feel good in your hands. Their is just enough padding on the wheel and the leather seems to be of high quality. The second row seats are faily comfortable and the leg and head room are good in the second row as well. Everything else about the vehicle was junk. Complete and total overpriced Merc junk. Just to give you one example the power folding third row seats does not have a sensative enough safety catch. I weigh over 200 lbs and I could hit the button to close the rear seat with me sitting in it. The seat did not stop till my chest was pressed against the second row with considerable force. A small child that did the same thing could very well be seriously injured by that seat and there is no way for the driver to lock out the power operated buttons.
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 28, 2006 3:52 pm) The GL seems very softened and doesn't seem like it would have the off-road prowess of the the old G-wagen.
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Replying to: corvette (Jul 28, 2006 5:31 pm) A fully equipped LR3 has a curb weight of 5,796 lbs, a 6 speed automatic and a CD of .41 gets 14/18. The GL has an optional low range so it really has no off-road capablity at all. The fate of the G500 is kind of up in the air. It has been discontinued so many times now and then brought back from the dead. What I have been told by people is that for next year it will be avaliable by special order only and they are winding production down at least on the civilian side. Military production will continue for a while. |
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