How do you feel about the GLK being more advanced/sporty than the coupe?
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I don't think I would necessarily agree with this statement. You don't really know who pays for their cars and who doesn't... You can only assume. I for one, pay for all my vehicles, and had a 2008 G37 Coupe, 2009 C300 4matic, and now a 2012 C250 Coupe, an I'm still only 21. I think the big thing is that leasing allows these cars to be much easier to attain, especially by the youth. However, I do agree that some (if not most) have been given everything, and I think that they are missing out on a valuable lesson that people who work and pay for everything they have gain... On the flip side, I'm also probably jealous! 
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Since your parents are compensating for half the cost, take what you can get, and two/three years from now get yourself something else.
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Coupe vs Cross-over smh. I didn't even cross shop or looked at the GLK. It is a nice SUV however, different dynamics.
-Automatic parking? Good for an SUV. Don't need the extra weight or computer to park me. Rearview camera is good enough.
-Heated steering wheel? Good if you have a wood grain steering wheel. Not needed with leather sport steering wheel.
-4matic? I don't want an all-wheel drive coupe. I would have went to Audi + extra weight.
These are just my opinions though. I don't think someone looking at a c-coupe will be looking at a GLK.
-Automatic parking? Good for an SUV. Don't need the extra weight or computer to park me. Rearview camera is good enough.
-Heated steering wheel? Good if you have a wood grain steering wheel. Not needed with leather sport steering wheel.
-4matic? I don't want an all-wheel drive coupe. I would have went to Audi + extra weight.
These are just my opinions though. I don't think someone looking at a c-coupe will be looking at a GLK.
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Personally, I think either car is great and you are lucky to get such a deal from your parents. You can't go wrong either way. If you are leasing, get the c350 coupe, if they are buying it for you, get the GLK 350 (I would even get the turbo diesel!!). But thats just my 2 cents.
As far as which car is safer, its still a mercedes, and yet, it is still a car. An aggressive driver is dangerous behind any wheel. That being said, you shift a good deal of the force onto whoever else is involved in an accident (if a head on collision) in a GLK since you have more mass and inertia, then if you were in a Coupe. That being said, the weight of the two cars probably isn't too far off, it is the height advantage of the GLK that adds into the "safety" improvement.
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I have been wanting a coupe since I am young and single, but my parents are trying to tell me that I need something more serious (GLK) and are offering to pay for half. Anyway, after I did some researching about the upcoming 2013 GLK, I find it strange that:
- GLK has more advanced features (automatic parking, full blind spot/lane assist, heated steering wheel, etc...)
- GLK 4maitc has the dynamic handling package even though it is a mini SUV while the coupe 4matic doesnt?!!
Given that both cars fully loaded are about the same cost, it seems like coupe owners are getting shafted.
- GLK has more advanced features (automatic parking, full blind spot/lane assist, heated steering wheel, etc...)
- GLK 4maitc has the dynamic handling package even though it is a mini SUV while the coupe 4matic doesnt?!!
Given that both cars fully loaded are about the same cost, it seems like coupe owners are getting shafted.
If you want fun get a RWD not 4matic. As for the auto parking, not available for hydraulic steering cars but hydraulic steering gives you better road feel, hence sportiness. The electric steering is somewhat dull by comparison.
Heated steering is an option with climatised seats(at least in OZ) but again, are my hands going to get that cold? That's what driving gloves are for!
