We were looking for a mid-size SUV for my wife to make hauling our grandson around a little easier. Thought we were going to come home with a late model BMW X5 with low miles. Instead, we ended up with a CPO 2021 Mercedes GLE 350 with 20k miles. Pre-owned sales manager made us an offer we couldn't refuse after we went across the interstate to drive a 2022 X5 with 28k miles. Got the GLE for 8k less than the X5. Of course, being an aggressive driver, I loved the turbo inline 6 and handling of the X5, but it was going to be my wife's car. The turbo 4 in the Mercedes was surprisingly sufficient for my wife's style of driving. She may or may not have quickly exceeded the interstate speed limit by a significant amount on the test drive. She liked that smooth Mercedes ride, and the price convinced us to try our first Mercedes. We're keeping the BMW 528i for a spare because at 112k miles, I didn't want to be offended by what they might offer as a trade-in.
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I thought I'd miss the V6 in my 2014 Mercedes when I got my '18 in my sig.
My salesman said "No. you won't!" and he was correct.
Good fuel economy around town, great power, and 36 mpg highway. Top speed 133 and gets there pretty quickly. What's not to like?
That engine is rev happy, and the 9 speed trans is perfect!
I looked at a few BMW's as well when I first went to Mercedes. Was moving from a Caddy DTS at that time. The most annoying thing for me was lack of shoulder room, cramped seating position. They weren't very quiet on the highway either IIRC.
MB beat them in every case.
Congrats on your choice!
Oh, BTW, maintenance cost on mine,other than oil changes, has been exactly $0.
My salesman said "No. you won't!" and he was correct.
Good fuel economy around town, great power, and 36 mpg highway. Top speed 133 and gets there pretty quickly. What's not to like?
That engine is rev happy, and the 9 speed trans is perfect!
I looked at a few BMW's as well when I first went to Mercedes. Was moving from a Caddy DTS at that time. The most annoying thing for me was lack of shoulder room, cramped seating position. They weren't very quiet on the highway either IIRC.
MB beat them in every case.
Congrats on your choice!
Oh, BTW, maintenance cost on mine,other than oil changes, has been exactly $0.
I really want to love a bmw enough to overlook the firm seats which I’ve never been able to get quite right. Volvo ownership spoiled me. I was quite impressed with seat time in a Mercedes a short time ago - but rather terrified to own one as a diy guy when it comes to maintenance. How’s Mercedes doing nowadays in reliability?
Mercedes reliability has gone down in recent years.
As far as reliability, I've read all the horrible reviews, but mine have been good, no issues.
Personally, I would avoid the C Class. A friend has one and broke door handles (cables?) and such.
I'll stay with E class and up.
Personally, I would avoid the C Class. A friend has one and broke door handles (cables?) and such.
I'll stay with E class and up.
My wife thinks that the sport seats in the C43 are more comfortable than the BMW sport seats in her X1 and the ones in my Club Sport, but she has never found the BMW seats to be uncomfortable. The only BMW seats that we both didn't like were the base seats in our old E90 328i.
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I think this isotoxal star was loaned from the Celts. In Celtic culture it symbolizes land, sea, and air. The domination part must be a Teutonic addition.Beautiful SUV. Supposedly the 3 point star stands for the domination of land, sea and air. Leave it up to the Germans!
My wife liked Mercedes car but we never seriously looked at one until the local Mercedes dealer hosted a reception for a friend's charity. While there I looked over several cars; a few days later I noticed that Mercedes also sponsored The Five (my wife and several of our friends think Greg Gutfeld and I were separated at birth). I took that as a sign that I should consider an M-B- and the rest is history.
I am not knocking Mercedes only that the diesel emissions was prone to problems.And I would get a new one or Audi or Volvo but I found the models that fit my specifications for storage and height were all mild hybrids and no way am I gonna be a Guinea pig on possibly my last new car.We still have reservations but the caddy is very nice tows some but super overpriced.Has to fit here!
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Mercedes was at it peak in the 1990's, making the best possible cars that were designed to go 400,000 miles.
Sadly, in the recent Consumer Reports magazine issues I've seen that rate car maker reliability,
Mercedes had one of the worst reliabilities of any car manufacturer.
I have just over 103k miles on my '14 E350. The only reliability issue I have had, is the seat cushion covers tore, so I had to replace both the driver and passenger seat cushion covers. That's it. Not a single other reliability problem.
I do most all my own maintenance and, for me at least, I find my E350 a joy to work on. Hopefully you will find the same with your GLE350.
Congratulations. Hope your wife really enjoys it. My wife wants here next car to be a Mercedes SUV. We are still trying to decide if the newly redesigned GLC300 would be big enough for our needs, or if we should look at the GLE.
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Was it ever up? lolol
ALL diesel cars have issues with SCR. It got better recently, though, including Mercedes. They all share most of the parts, NOx sensors, heart elements in DEF tanks etc.
