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Re: Ok so I got a chance... [british_rover]
by jwilliams2
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Jul 28, 2006 (6:52 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 28, 2006 3:52 pm)
It's comical that a Rover dealer is calling other brands "junk". Different vehicles for sure, but having much experience with both, have to say I would take the Merc any day. You see, I don't do much Off-Roading. I bet the Benz dealers get Rover owners crying and wanting to trade everyday. And they would, too, if they could get anything for their Rovers.
So, can we just knock off slamming the competition? It is getting tiresome, and makes you sound like a typical car salesman.
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Re: Ok so I got a chance... [jwilliams2]
by merc1
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Jul 28, 2006 (11:13 pm)
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Replying to: jwilliams2 (Jul 28, 2006 6:52 pm)
It's comical that a Rover dealer is calling other brands "junk".
Isn't it though. Land Rover, the keeper of the bottom position in any and everything concerning quality. You must overlook things salesmen say because often times they're just here to shamelessly (and cluelessly) bash any competitor in the hopes of making the products they sell look better.
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Re: Ok so I got a chance... [merc1]
by british_rover
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Jul 29, 2006 (5:14 am)
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Replying to: merc1 (Jul 28, 2006 11:13 pm)
That post was moved from one thread to another without my knowlegde. I wouldn't come into some other thread and bash the car outright. I only drove the GL around the parking lot last night but my plan was to drive it around some town today and give a more through review of it with both positive and negatives that I would post here.
Now if you would still like me to I will post a more thorough review of the car but be sure I will not pull any punches.
The lack of a safety catch in the power seat alone would disuade me from ever considering that car at all. I am a full sized adult that weighs well over 200 lbs. Keeping in mind that those rear seats are not really designed for a full sized adult and that mostly children will be back there and children love to play with buttons what do you think will happen?
Some 40 lbs kid is going to hit the close button and get pinned against the second row seat. When I was pinned against it it was at the chest level but a small child is going to have his face pushed right into the seat back.
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Re: Ok so I got a chance... [british_rover]
by jwilliams2
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Jul 29, 2006 (12:37 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 29, 2006 5:14 am)
Tried it myself today at the local dealer. As soon as I put any resistance at all against it, it released and went back. Don't think anyone has anything to worry about. The seats are well engineered and very comfortable, unlike some third row seats.
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Re: Ok so I got a chance... [jwilliams2]
by merc1
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Jul 30, 2006 (9:18 am)
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Replying to: jwilliams2 (Jul 29, 2006 12:37 pm)
Tried it myself today at the local dealer. As soon as I put any resistance at all against it, it released and went back. Don't think anyone has anything to worry about.
Thank you, I tried the same thing in a GL450 Premier Edition a while back just as I would in any other vehicle and the seat didn't put any "force" on me either. It simply stopped moving, this about them crushing someone is utter nonsense.
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Re: Ok so I got a chance... [merc1]
by british_rover
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Jul 30, 2006 (10:40 am)
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Replying to: merc1 (Jul 30, 2006 9:18 am)
Maybe there is just something wrong with this truck then. The seat pushed me into the back of the second row and continued to push me into it for a few seconds before it stopped. The fact that the seat moves at all is not good. They put weight sensors in front passenger seats to shut down an air bag why not put weight sensors in the third row seats to shut them off when anything over say 20 lbs is in them.
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Re: Ok so I got a chance... [british_rover]
by merc1
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Jul 30, 2006 (1:25 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 30, 2006 10:40 am)
I dunno, but I have never been able to duplicate what you've stated since I saw you post that and once before when the GL first came out I toyed around with the 3rd row because it was power operated. I don't see a company like MB making a third row seat that is going to crush anyone.
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Re: Ok so I got a chance... [merc1]
by british_rover
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Jul 30, 2006 (3:26 pm)
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Replying to: merc1 (Jul 30, 2006 1:25 pm)
Thats what blew my mind that first of all the seat actually moved with me sitting in it and secondly that it would push me against the second row seat with enough force to cause some pain.
Now I have broken just about every one of my ribs multiple times so maybe that is part of. I still think the seat should have a sensor in it to prevent it from moving when there is weight upon it.
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Re: Ok so I got a chance... [british_rover]
by merc1
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Jul 30, 2006 (10:21 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 30, 2006 3:26 pm)
I dunno what to say, I just don't see that happening and I couldn't duplicate it and I wasn't even sitting in the seat when it stopped. Just a firm press of the hand was all it took to make it stop.
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Re: Ok so I got a chance... [merc1]
by british_rover
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Jul 31, 2006 (4:38 am)
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Replying to: merc1 (Jul 30, 2006 10:21 pm)
Then there is just something wrong with this GL then. I had to put close to half of my weight on the seat to make it stop going down.
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