New GL450!
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08 E63 Arctic White/Black
New GL450!
hi, we just got a new GL450 over the weekend. i can't seem to find the answer to this question, but do the GL's come with 3rd row floor carpet mats (i mean, is it included w/ the car)?
really enjoying the truck right now. looking for a cargo liner currently and can't seem to decide on what to get. i don't like how weathertech made it 1 piece and you have to get another liner for the small area if you have the 3rd row seats up. so i'm leaning towards the canvasback i think. any other suggestions out there?
here are some pics - steel gray / black w/ P2, lighting, appearance, parktronic, blind spot assist (which is awesome btw!), illuminated running boards (another awesome item) and crossbars
really enjoying the truck right now. looking for a cargo liner currently and can't seem to decide on what to get. i don't like how weathertech made it 1 piece and you have to get another liner for the small area if you have the 3rd row seats up. so i'm leaning towards the canvasback i think. any other suggestions out there?
here are some pics - steel gray / black w/ P2, lighting, appearance, parktronic, blind spot assist (which is awesome btw!), illuminated running boards (another awesome item) and crossbars
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From: San Diego, CA
08 E63 Arctic White/Black
the factory carpet/felt they use to line the trunk is the last layer of defense to the car itself. i'm not worried so much about staining as i am about spills. one time i bought crab legs and the bag they were in got punctured and leaked in the trunk. if i didn't have a cargo liner, i'd be smelling foul seafood juice (or insert your own description LOL) day in day out for the remainder of the lease 
we also have two little ones and sometimes are at the beach and the stroller gets muddy and sandy. we pretty much have to have a cargo liner in every car we own from now on.
i ordered the canvasback yesterday. i'm bummed that it doesn't have a "lip" like other liners, but that's the price you pay if you want flexibility for putting up/down the 3rd row without worrying about replacing/removing the liner. sometimes we plan on having just one 3rd row seat up and the other down, so this is the only liner that can accommodate that configuration.
you will not be disappointed w/ the blind spot assist. it's very functional without being invasive or annoying. it almost works too well. when i drove away i didn't trust it at first. i don't think i will or should ever stop checking my blind spots, but it's nice to know there is something there to stop me if i fail. it is quite a big car after all, much bigger than the cayenne, so it's taking me a little time to get used to driving and parking it.
we also have two little ones and sometimes are at the beach and the stroller gets muddy and sandy. we pretty much have to have a cargo liner in every car we own from now on.
i ordered the canvasback yesterday. i'm bummed that it doesn't have a "lip" like other liners, but that's the price you pay if you want flexibility for putting up/down the 3rd row without worrying about replacing/removing the liner. sometimes we plan on having just one 3rd row seat up and the other down, so this is the only liner that can accommodate that configuration.
you will not be disappointed w/ the blind spot assist. it's very functional without being invasive or annoying. it almost works too well. when i drove away i didn't trust it at first. i don't think i will or should ever stop checking my blind spots, but it's nice to know there is something there to stop me if i fail. it is quite a big car after all, much bigger than the cayenne, so it's taking me a little time to get used to driving and parking it.
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congrats on the new GL. mine did not come with carpeted matts for the 3rd row but dealer provided the ruber matts (2 pieces) and I later purchased the weathertech 1 piece. I also have the weathertech cargo liner and think its great. its two pices and fist together quite well. great feature as it allows you to remve the larger piece, whhc is necessary when yu raise the 3rd row seats and still have covereage for the area left behind.
