Buying GL 450
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Buying GL 450
Hello everyone ..
I just bought a 2007 GL 450 with 34000 miles for a $30900 (good deal?) and i am shipping it to Europe to my country the Czech republic , but not sure if my Navigation is going to work and the radio , i know the sat radio will not work here but not sure about the rest .
Can anyone tell me if i need to buy a new navigation system or do i just need a dvd with Europe maps ?
thanks
I just bought a 2007 GL 450 with 34000 miles for a $30900 (good deal?) and i am shipping it to Europe to my country the Czech republic , but not sure if my Navigation is going to work and the radio , i know the sat radio will not work here but not sure about the rest .
Can anyone tell me if i need to buy a new navigation system or do i just need a dvd with Europe maps ?
thanks
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Hello everyone ..
I just bought a 2007 GL 450 with 34000 miles for a $30900 (good deal?) and i am shipping it to Europe to my country the Czech republic , but not sure if my Navigation is going to work and the radio , i know the sat radio will not work here but not sure about the rest .
Can anyone tell me if i need to buy a new navigation system or do i just need a dvd with Europe maps ?
thanks
I just bought a 2007 GL 450 with 34000 miles for a $30900 (good deal?) and i am shipping it to Europe to my country the Czech republic , but not sure if my Navigation is going to work and the radio , i know the sat radio will not work here but not sure about the rest .
Can anyone tell me if i need to buy a new navigation system or do i just need a dvd with Europe maps ?
thanks
Anyone else who has more technical knowledge of this besides me? And anyone else on the NAV?
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As for the radio, I believe they use the same frequencies in the Czech Republic as they do in the US for FM. However, your radio is not set up for short-wave radio and I don't know if they have AM stations in your country. Plus the weather radio broadcast stations on the NAV are based on US frequencies.
Anyone else who has more technical knowledge of this besides me? And anyone else on the NAV?
Anyone else who has more technical knowledge of this besides me? And anyone else on the NAV?
Yes we have the AM stations in our country , but i am not worried but it that much , what i am worried is the navigation is going to work ?! . do i just need to buy a DVD maps, or do i need to replace the unit ?
The GL has a rear entertainment system and i was wondering if it going to play NONE US DVD'S ?
Too many questions .. but no answers ..
Anyone please
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Yes we have the AM stations in our country , but i am not worried but it that much , what i am worried is the navigation is going to work ?! . do i just need to buy a DVD maps, or do i need to replace the unit ?
The GL has a rear entertainment system and i was wondering if it going to play NONE US DVD'S ?
The GL has a rear entertainment system and i was wondering if it going to play NONE US DVD'S ?
I would ask a service person, but it sounds a little to me like you would have to change out the entire system. At that point, you are better off forgetting about the NAV and putting one of those new Garmins or TomTom units on your windsheild.
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Mostly in Europe the Gl model is either 320cdi or 420cdi, having a gasoline suv is not a good idea here ,because the prices are so high, but i am thinking of adding a LPG tank so i could run on liquid gas instead of the gasoline , which will save some money .But to tell you the truth everything is so expensive here that it makes me sick , i buy almost everything i can form the US . Don't understand why dose a GL 320 cost 30% more than in the US and most EU Gl models don't have the sunroofs ,No power lift gate, no Harmen kardon no reversing camera .Fuel cost is about 6.75 per Gallon,Oil change at a Benz dealer about $400 , Warranty is something that dealers laughs about after you buy a new car and try to fix something on their expanse.
So to answer your question about the saving , i am getting an SUV that has more options than what i could buy here and still save money, because if i took the same money i paid for the Gl i would not get even 2009 nicely equipped Vw Passat .
So to answer your question about the saving , i am getting an SUV that has more options than what i could buy here and still save money, because if i took the same money i paid for the Gl i would not get even 2009 nicely equipped Vw Passat .
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From what I remember, you will have to exchange the complete command or head unit to a European spec'd one in order for it to work in Europe.
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You are right about the price in the USA. The problem is not that it costs more where we live, they used to give stuff away for US dollars, but that is changing. All of our money is worth more, it makes stuff look cheaper in the USA. Due to the situation over there, local prices have not adjusted yet, making them even cheaper to us than the pure currency differential.
