Guys I am just set to buy a Benz GL 450 my first tome of transiting from japanese to benz, and a friend said its not reliable. Advise needed.

Snakedoctor1:
Guys I am just set to buy a Benz GL 450 my first tome of transiting from japanese to benz, and a friend said its not reliable. Advise needed.

No car is unreliable. Just owners not ready to man up. Except you got a factory error car

Snakedoctor1:
Guys I am just set to buy a Benz GL 450 my first tome of transiting from japanese to benz, and a friend said its not reliable. Advise needed.

How old is this GL?......

Lexusgs430:



How old is this GL?......

2007 model

Snakedoctor1:

2007 model

It would surely give issues........

Lexusgs430:




It would surely give issues........

I quit then. Tnx

Lexusgs430:




It would surely give issues........

lie

chukel:
lie

I can speak from personal experience...... I bought a GL from Mercedes Benz(Brand new). Had vehicle for 12 years, always maintained and serviced by Mercedes Benz.....

Vehicle was problem free, till 10 years old. All sort of sensor issues, malfunctioning buttons etc etc.. ..

Lexusgs430:


I can speak from personal experience...... I bought a GL from Mercedes Benz(Brand new). Had vehicle for 12 years, always maintained and serviced by Mercedes Benz.....

Vehicle was problem free, till 10 years old. All sort of sensor issues, malfunctioning buttons etc etc.. ..

What you don't know.... After fixing all those issues it is good to go for another ten years

searchng4love:

What you don't know.... After fixing all those issues it is good to go for another ten years

I traded it in......

Hence my warning to OP........ It's not always smooth sailing with older mercs.........

Lexusgs430:


I traded it in......

Hence my warning to OP........ It's not always smooth sailing with older mercs.........

Just do the needful service and you're as good as new

searchng4love:

Just do the needful service and you're as good as new

An older merc would give you more trouble, than an older jap........

A fat lie. Benz over Japanese!

Lexusgs430:


An older merc would give you more trouble, than an older jap........

mikemiyaki:
A fat lie. Benz over Japanese!

Oga, either fat or thin..... I have owned multiple vehicles from both manufacturers, so as my relatives, families, friends and enemies........

And one overall conclusion was arrived at........

Lexusgs430:


An older merc would give you more trouble, than an older jap........

Not true sir. Experience.. just like Xiaomi trumps Tecno/Umidigi

searchng4love:

Not true sir. Experience.. just like Xiaomi trumps Tecno/Umidigi

You just had to go there, didn't you ......

Honorable minister, it's OK, it's ok..... Off ur mic..........

Lexusgs430:



You just had to go there, didn't you ......

Honorable minister, it's OK, it's ok..... Off ur mic..........

Let me talk more....

searchng4love:

Let me talk more....

It's OK, it's ok, it's ok........

Get the ML instead. The GL uses balloons which are expensive to fix.

Lexusgs430:


I traded it in......

Hence my warning to OP........ It's not always smooth sailing with older mercs.........

so every GL is like yours. What a generalisation

chukel:
so every GL is like yours. What a generalisation

I clearly stated my personal experience and also online reviews..........

tensazangetsu20:
Get the ML instead. The GL uses balloons which are expensive to fix.

Please do throw more light on the balloons and what they work for? Thanks

Frankwest77:





Please do throw more light on the balloons and what they work for? Thanks

I am talking of the air suspension. One leg is 400k and with how bad our roads are here they always go bad. Very expensive to fix.

tensazangetsu20:
Get the ML instead. The GL uses balloons which are expensive to fix.

I am now going for 2006 ML, what about that?

Snakedoctor1:

I am now going for 2006 ML, what about that?

Avoid first year of new model vehicles. Better do the facelift model where most of the errors have been fixed.
That said,

Lexusgs430:


I traded it in......

Hence my warning to OP........ It's not always smooth sailing with older mercs .........

There is no truer words than this. Keep this golden advice for all Luxury and high performance brands.

mikemiyaki:
A fat lie. Benz over Japanese!

It's general knowledge and this knowledge is widely acknowledged both online and offline.

Snakedoctor1:

I am now going for 2006 ML, what about that?

Much better than the GL. Just ensure optimum maintenance and you won't have issues.

tensazangetsu20:

Much better than the GL. Just ensure optimum maintenance and you won't have issues.

Please a personal question. ML 350 the first edition Vs E320 2001 which is more cost effective? HP and Torque no meaningful difference

searchng4love:

Please a personal question. ML 350 the first edition Vs E320 2001 which is more cost effective? HP and Torque no meaningful difference

The E320 is better. The first version of the ML was useless and the undercarriage was very prone to rust.

tensazangetsu20:

The E320 is better. The first version of the ML was useless and the undercarriage was very prone to rust.

Even the facelift?

searchng4love:

Even the facelift?

If you are talking of the first generation ML the w163 please get the E class. If it's the second generation the W164 get the ML

tensazangetsu20:

If you are talking of the first generation ML the w163 please get the E class. If it's the second generation the W164 get the ML

Thanks.