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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Obed, since you're here...SUV advice needed
Jul 16, 2019, 1:11 PM
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I've been looking at small SUV's, found a nice off lease, low mileage 2015 Benz GLK 350. Seriously considering pulling the trigger tomorrow, am I crazy? I simply cannot find any Lexii for a decent deal that don't smell like cigarette smoke or curry.
How much is this thing going to rape me on repairs?
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Oculus Spirit [97664]
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I can only speak for Mercedes***
Jul 16, 2019, 1:15 PM
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Heisman Winner [105441]
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Wow, lucky you, there is a gentlemen on the TNET Jounge
Jul 16, 2019, 1:17 PM
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that has been fixing his Mercedes for what seems like 7.6 years. Apparently, if you like repairs and refinishing the wood trim, you will LOVE this car. I have no actual knowledge of this car but I do go to church with a girl who drives one.
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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I'll burn it to the ground and collect insurance just like
Jul 16, 2019, 1:19 PM
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my granddaddy used to do before I go through all that trouble. I figure anything under 50k miles has a while before it starts falling apart. In my experience with BMW's, 100k miles is where they start getting finicky.
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110%er [9298]
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Word of advice on any Benz or German manufactured car
Jul 16, 2019, 4:35 PM
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If you can’t afford to buy a new one you definitely can’t afford a used one. I’ve found Mercedes start failing around 80k miles.
MB has a brilliant marketing plan. 100k for a new one and 50k in maintenance every 100k miles
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Lot o points [155632]
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Not terrible, but wouldn't be my first choice.
Jul 16, 2019, 1:24 PM
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In a SUV/Crossover that size (that my wife would be driving), I'd prefer
-Mazda CX5 (seriously---look for a 2017/18---they're hella nice)
-2016 Volvo XC60
-2015-16 Audi Q5
They're more modern designs, more comfortable, get better gas mileage, and if I'm buying anything built in the last 5 years, it'd better have Apple Car Play, which the MB doesn't (easy retrofit to the Audi).
Of the lot, the Mazda would be the most trouble-free ownership experience. It wouldn't be the fastest, but it would easily be the most enjoyable to drive, ride and handling wise.
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Ugh, I've been begging her to give the CX-5 a shot
Jul 16, 2019, 1:33 PM
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She says the front end looks like it got discount lip injections in Tijuana.
Haven't looked at the XC60's yet, did look at a few of the new XC90's and really like them. Looks like there's a couple of fairly low mileage 60's in Greenville, I'll have to check those out first.
I don't know that our last experience with VW will allow us to give Audi an honest shot. This will be something that gets driven maybe 10-12k miles a year, I've just heard some mixed reviews on later model Mercedes these days.
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Oculus Spirit [80977]
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She's going to have a hard time going from a full size SUV
Jul 16, 2019, 4:33 PM
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to something smaller. I know I would.
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Re: Obed, since you're here...SUV advice needed
Jul 16, 2019, 1:31 PM
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You are crazy.
Get an Acura or Mazda.
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Lot o points [155632]
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Acura RDX you have to get a 2019 to get away from that
Jul 16, 2019, 1:37 PM
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uglyass front beak design and if you get a 2019 you get the turbo four that's having major oil usage issues that Honda is trying to sweep under the rug.
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Looked at Acura's, really like the MDX
Jul 16, 2019, 1:38 PM
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The RDX interior is pretty meh, and all of the comparible Acura's with similar mileage I've found would be ~$5-7k more than I could get this GLK for. Added bonus would be able to act all snooty like Greenville people.
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Lot o points [155632]
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I got a loaner GLA 250 the other day for a couple days
Jul 16, 2019, 1:40 PM
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I couldn't have felt gayer giving Richard Simmons a nude piggy back ride while rollerblading down the swamp rabbit trail, and the driving experience sucked soooo badly.
Horrible, horrible car.
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Looks like they tried to emulate the ugliness of the X6***
Jul 16, 2019, 1:44 PM
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Lot o points [155632]
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It's like the My First Mercedes Barbie Dream SUV.***
Jul 16, 2019, 1:46 PM
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All-In [47663]
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Ms Wilbur has the MDX. Been a good car.
Jul 16, 2019, 1:42 PM
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Got 207K miles on it and it keeps cruising along.
Guy at HALT said we could easily add another 100K miles to it.
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Our problem with those is, if we're going to spend that
Jul 16, 2019, 1:45 PM
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much on a used car, it's not that much more money just to go ahead with a Lexus GX460. Which is apparently is the holy grail of SUV's to my wife. Aside from an Escalade, of course.
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All-In [47663]
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They hold their value pretty good tho.
Jul 16, 2019, 1:54 PM
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Ours is an '07 with 206K miles that Kelly Blue Book says has a value of around $12K.
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Lot o points [155632]
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LOL....in 2012 I couldn't get $19k for my 2007 MDX
Jul 16, 2019, 1:56 PM
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in perfect condition with 70k miles.
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Which Mexican restaurants did they manage?***
Jul 16, 2019, 2:03 PM
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Yep, fully aware. Certainly not being considered
Jul 16, 2019, 2:09 PM
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GM quality seems to be somehow getting worse.
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All-In [47795]
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I came really, really close several years ago to
Jul 16, 2019, 4:19 PM
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pulling the trigger on the GLK 250 (thats the diesel version) and ultimately opted for the X1.
I did a fair amount of research on the GLK and like it a lot.
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eww***
Jul 16, 2019, 4:27 PM
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110%er [6238]
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Just pony up and get a LX or a GX. Nothing else even...
Jul 16, 2019, 7:10 PM
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comes close.
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Lot o points [155632]
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actually a Land Cruiser or a 4 Runner come really close
Jul 17, 2019, 12:39 AM
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Almost identical in fact.
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