First Road Trip - No Problems!
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2014 GL 450
First Road Trip - No Problems!
Just got back from our first road trip in our GL450. Went from southern California to Las Vegas. Got about 18.5 MPG on the way out there...haven't refilled yet from the trip back.
The GL did great; very comfortable with 4 people & luggage. I do not have the 3-zone climate control & I was concerned that the backseat passengers would be too warm, but about half-way there, they said they were getting too cold with the a/c, so I guess that's not a worry anymore.
The GPS worked to help us find our hotel & shopping locations. On our way home, a friend of one of the passengers called saying she was lost & was asking us if we had a map to tell her how to get to where she needed to go. We used the GPS to guide her to where she needed to go.
So, it was a fun, comfortable trip with no mishaps.
The GL did great; very comfortable with 4 people & luggage. I do not have the 3-zone climate control & I was concerned that the backseat passengers would be too warm, but about half-way there, they said they were getting too cold with the a/c, so I guess that's not a worry anymore.
The GPS worked to help us find our hotel & shopping locations. On our way home, a friend of one of the passengers called saying she was lost & was asking us if we had a map to tell her how to get to where she needed to go. We used the GPS to guide her to where she needed to go.
So, it was a fun, comfortable trip with no mishaps.
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2013 GL450 (traded for 2015 Escalade), 2012 Corvette, 2014 Ford Fusion, Previous: 2007 GL450, 2011
Just got back from our first road trip in our GL450. Went from southern California to Las Vegas. Got about 18.5 MPG on the way out there...haven't refilled yet from the trip back.
The GL did great; very comfortable with 4 people & luggage. I do not have the 3-zone climate control & I was concerned that the backseat passengers would be too warm, but about half-way there, they said they were getting too cold with the a/c, so I guess that's not a worry anymore.
The GPS worked to help us find our hotel & shopping locations. On our way home, a friend of one of the passengers called saying she was lost & was asking us if we had a map to tell her how to get to where she needed to go. We used the GPS to guide her to where she needed to go.
So, it was a fun, comfortable trip with no mishaps.
The GL did great; very comfortable with 4 people & luggage. I do not have the 3-zone climate control & I was concerned that the backseat passengers would be too warm, but about half-way there, they said they were getting too cold with the a/c, so I guess that's not a worry anymore.
The GPS worked to help us find our hotel & shopping locations. On our way home, a friend of one of the passengers called saying she was lost & was asking us if we had a map to tell her how to get to where she needed to go. We used the GPS to guide her to where she needed to go.
So, it was a fun, comfortable trip with no mishaps.
Great to hear.......I've just finished putting over 2000 miles on mine and not one issue yet!
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'07 GL 450, '02 S 80 T6
Great to hear that, Jen. Me and wifey ran off to Santa Barbara for Sat night and my wife commented on how Nav/GPS made things so easy since it found the spa she was looking for 
I need to run up to Vegas to see how it does in mountains. Any feedback on what you thought how GL did in the mountains? And, hope you did get the cargo cover.
I need to run up to Vegas to see how it does in mountains. Any feedback on what you thought how GL did in the mountains? And, hope you did get the cargo cover.
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2014 GL 450
Great to hear that, Jen. Me and wifey ran off to Santa Barbara for Sat night and my wife commented on how Nav/GPS made things so easy since it found the spa she was looking for
I need to run up to Vegas to see how it does in mountains. Any feedback on what you thought how GL did in the mountains? And, hope you did get the cargo cover.
I need to run up to Vegas to see how it does in mountains. Any feedback on what you thought how GL did in the mountains? And, hope you did get the cargo cover.
I did get the cargo cover...the day before I left. It came in handy as we stopped at the outlett mall at Stateline so we used it to hide our luggage in the back. Although the tinted windows are so dark, it's pretty difficult to see if there is anything back there.
