Mercedes GL: 2nd on list of vehicles most driven by men
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Mercedes GL: 2nd on list of vehicles most driven by men
The GL made it on Forbes list of vehicles most driven by men:
http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/to...thisSpeed=8000
http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/to...thisSpeed=8000
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The GL made it on Forbes list of vehicles most driven by men:
http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/to...thisSpeed=8000
http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/to...thisSpeed=8000
If you take a look at the cars that are most driven by men and compare it with cars most driven by women in that story, it gets even more interesting...
Men tend to drive the really expensive and really exciting cars... Ferrari, Maybach, Lambo, Bimmer 6 series, 2 Mercedes SUVs, Rolls Royce, Dodge Viper, Aston Martin and Caddy Escalade ESV (a shocker actually) were all on the list.
Women however tend to drive cheap, boring economical cars... Chrysler Pacifica, Hyundai Tiburon, Mazda CX-7, Honda Pilot, BMW Z4 (okay here is an exception), Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris (which my wife says sounds like its named after a female body part), Hyundai Elantra, Kia Spectra, Honda Fit
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Not surprising at all. I can tell you that the majority of men here in Orange County drive more GL's than any other SUV. Perhaps its the brute power, sophistication, and machoness (sp??) that comes with the GL. Whatever it is that attracts us to this SUV, its intoxicating IMO. I have yet to find another SUV which can combine the luxury with the off-road skills of the GL.
The Range - Rover doesn't come close to the level of luxury in the GL IMO. **** poor build quality, and that overly boxy shape, with substandard reliability aren't exactly things to rave about.
The Range - Rover doesn't come close to the level of luxury in the GL IMO. **** poor build quality, and that overly boxy shape, with substandard reliability aren't exactly things to rave about.
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The GL made it on Forbes list of vehicles most driven by men:
http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/to...thisSpeed=8000
http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/to...thisSpeed=8000
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I think many women just aren't into the whole "cool" car thing...they view cars as transportation and not much more. At least, that's how many of my female friends are. If the vehicle will hold their stuff and get them from point A to point B, then it works for them.
I'm an exception as I've always loved cars (got that from my Dad) and fell in love with the lines of the GL the first moment I saw a white one on a Los Angeles freeway.
I'm an exception as I've always loved cars (got that from my Dad) and fell in love with the lines of the GL the first moment I saw a white one on a Los Angeles freeway.
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I think many women just aren't into the whole "cool" car thing...they view cars as transportation and not much more. At least, that's how many of my female friends are. If the vehicle will hold their stuff and get them from point A to point B, then it works for them.
I'm an exception as I've always loved cars (got that from my Dad) and fell in love with the lines of the GL the first moment I saw a white one on a Los Angeles freeway.
I'm an exception as I've always loved cars (got that from my Dad) and fell in love with the lines of the GL the first moment I saw a white one on a Los Angeles freeway.
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Hmm very interesting, indeed. I was the primary driver of ours until yesterday when the car in the signature came. My wife will be the primary driver of the GL now. I guess she's in that remaining 9.53% of women who drive one.
Is the GL really that "masculine?"
Is the GL really that "masculine?"
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Honestly, in Austin, I think it is closer to 50/50. I used to see a lot of women driving Suburbans and Tahoes (Soccer Moms) and now see them driving Lexus, RR's, X5's and now GL's. Kristen drives our GL and her attitude is like N2MB's.
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In central NJ, it also seems like it is more women than men driving it. Of the people we know with GLs, they almost all have big families and traded up from a Suburban or Expedition.
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This is all news to me. More than half the GLs I see are driven by women.
By the way, God I hate Forbes and those top 10 lists. Why can’t they put the list on one readable page instead of that stupid automatic slide show thing they do.
By the way, God I hate Forbes and those top 10 lists. Why can’t they put the list on one readable page instead of that stupid automatic slide show thing they do.
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Every GL I've seen in the DC area has been driven by a women. My wife only lets me drive it if I've been a good boy - obey the speed limit, don't run yellow lights, etc..
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Agreed. All GLs in this area (DC) are soccer buses. And I can't imagine ANY woman knows or cares what engine is in it. In my case, the decision to go diesel was 100% mine, and my wife didn't have any preference.
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Excuse me??? There are a few of us women out there who do know and care what engine is in their GL. Granted, many women don't care, but some do. Especially the women on this forum. It's not all guys, you know.
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Kristen insisted on the diesel. She likes the torquey feel, thinks it feels sturdy and dependable. Come to think of it ................. that what she says about me. 
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I bought the 320 CDI for my wife to drive. If I was going to have a GL as a daily driver, it would be the 550, as the 550 is obviously a more 'sporting' variant of the GL. My wife knows her 320 is a diesel, fuels it herself, (even though I always offer to), doesn't care that it smells 'different', or sounds different.
I agree with many others here who believe that the 320 is becoming an excellent substitute for the ex-Suburban, etc. crowd, hence is probably driven by more women than men.
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My wife really couldn't care less about all the details of our 450. In fact, I don't even think she remembers the model of the vehicle she's driving....it's a Mercedes-Benz and apparently that is all she needs to know. 
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Heck, in the DC area most of the men know nothing about their cars. I had one MAN walk up to my C32, which was parked next to another colleague's C280 (same W203 body style) and tell me that my car was "a little bigger than Chris's car." I said, "No, it's the same size." He stands firm, "No, yours is definitely a little bigger." Right. They made my C class a little bigger than all the others.
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But then again you haven't seen Newbie's dad's garage.
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No problem. I'm the motorhead in our family; my husband drives a vehicle, fills it with gas & that's it...I'm the one who takes the cars in for oil changes/maintenance and subscribes to Motor Trend.
