The hummer was sold for the GL350
Thinking about owning two GL's
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That said, glad you got out of your Hummer for a diesel....must be odd not stopping at a gas station every 3-4 days.
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We own a GL & an X5 - I wish we had 2 GL's. We have a lake home - so constantly transporting not only our 3 kids but other people/groceries/dogs/toys, etc. etc. all the time. Both our vehicles are loaded down often.
That said, glad you got out of your Hummer for a diesel....must be odd not stopping at a gas station every 3-4 days.
That said, glad you got out of your Hummer for a diesel....must be odd not stopping at a gas station every 3-4 days.
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I've driven in an H2 when on vacation and it was awful to look at and to drive. It had good ground clearance but tiny tie rods that would surely snap at the first hint of tough off road conditions.
As goes having two GLs, they are great SUVs but If you're an enthusiast my guess would be you'll regret it rather soon as it'd be pretty boring to have two of the same. I'd look at the LR4, great on and off road and very affordable. Only downside is there's no diesel option. New Touareg may be worth a look, their diesels have always been reliable and the new one Touareg is supposed to be better built and to drive.
As goes having two GLs, they are great SUVs but If you're an enthusiast my guess would be you'll regret it rather soon as it'd be pretty boring to have two of the same. I'd look at the LR4, great on and off road and very affordable. Only downside is there's no diesel option. New Touareg may be worth a look, their diesels have always been reliable and the new one Touareg is supposed to be better built and to drive.
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Well, since I'm the one that started this thread, I think I owe you all an update.
This all started when we traded my wife's Lexus LX-470 in on a GL320. I was so impressed with the new car that I wanted to get rid of my SL500 and drive a GL diesel. Instead, I just went in and traded my SL500 for a SL550. They are surprisingly different. The 550 is a lot quieter, better steering, much better acceleration and electronics, Bluetooth speaker phone, warranty, disctronic (which is really cool), better seats, etc.
Having said all of that, I think the GL is much quieter and more comfortable.
Thanks to everyone for sharing your thoughts.
This all started when we traded my wife's Lexus LX-470 in on a GL320. I was so impressed with the new car that I wanted to get rid of my SL500 and drive a GL diesel. Instead, I just went in and traded my SL500 for a SL550. They are surprisingly different. The 550 is a lot quieter, better steering, much better acceleration and electronics, Bluetooth speaker phone, warranty, disctronic (which is really cool), better seats, etc.
Having said all of that, I think the GL is much quieter and more comfortable.
Thanks to everyone for sharing your thoughts.
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Am I the only worried about no spare tire?
I was all set to order a GL350 Bluetec tonite, and I found out that they are on run-flats with no spare in order to acomodate the urea tank.
And my dealer wasn't exactly forth-coming about this.
As a firm believer in Murphy's Law, I've got to believe that old man Murphy is having a field day with these trucks as soon as people are two or three hours away from a metro area.
Somebody please tell me why I am wrong?
And my dealer wasn't exactly forth-coming about this.
As a firm believer in Murphy's Law, I've got to believe that old man Murphy is having a field day with these trucks as soon as people are two or three hours away from a metro area.
Somebody please tell me why I am wrong?
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2011 GL350 Bluetec, Irridium over Black Leather
2) Tire Rack can get a tire to basically anywhere overnight
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Ideally, I would like to have runflats on the car and a spare in the trunk. Having said that, one of the concepts behind the runflats is that they lose very little of their handling characteristics immediately following pressure loss. This addresses one problem that SUVs (with their higher center of gravity) have always had which is loss of control following a flat at high speed. We have all been on those freeways in the mountains that make you think about the what ifs as you round sharp high speed curves. At least the runflats make those drives a little safer. As has been said before, if you are getting a GL with runflats, make sure you have the Goodyear Runflats (apparently more repairable than the Bridgestones) and make sure you have a tire plug kit and compact compressor with you.
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A piece of metal got into the sidewall - tire was totally flat in ten seconds. I assume the metal piece fell of a semi or something.
The Suburban was running basically new Michelin LTX at the time which is a light truck tire, not a passenger tire, so they are pretty tough.
Dropping the spare was a messy and a pain in the butt, but it was also only about a two hour delay overall in our trip.
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Ideally, I would like to have runflats on the car and a spare in the trunk. Having said that, one of the concepts behind the runflats is that they lose very little of their handling characteristics immediately following pressure loss. This addresses one problem that SUVs (with their higher center of gravity) have always had which is loss of control following a flat at high speed. We have all been on those freeways in the mountains that make you think about the what ifs as you round sharp high speed curves. At least the runflats make those drives a little safer. As has been said before, if you are getting a GL with runflats, make sure you have the Goodyear Runflats (apparently more repairable than the Bridgestones) and make sure you have a tire plug kit and compact compressor with you.
I live in the snow belt and would typically run a set of winter tires also. Do they even make winter runflats?
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Forever - how about test driving the R diesel? The face lift looks pretty good, and from my test drive it actually drove firmer (GL felt higher up). Further, I still can't get over the GL's 2nd row head rest being set up below my neck, as if set up for 6 yr olds. On the R, the 2nd row is set up for adult size, imho.
p.s. we used have two identical E320 wagons -both silver...people could tell we REALLY liked the cars.
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p.s. we used have two identical E320 wagons -both silver...people could tell we REALLY liked the cars.
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2011 GL350 Bluetec, Irridium over Black Leather
Well - it was two summers ago in our Suburban about 45 minutes away from a major center, returning from our summer cottage, towing a boat.
A piece of metal got into the sidewall - tire was totally flat in ten seconds. I assume the metal piece fell of a semi or something.
A piece of metal got into the sidewall - tire was totally flat in ten seconds. I assume the metal piece fell of a semi or something.
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By the way, I'm not sure what kind of boat you were towing, but you probably wouldn't want to tow it very far or at all for that matter on the space saver tire that comes on GL's without Runflats. You really need a full size spare if you are towing.
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Besides, I want another one and who cares about justifying the purchase anyway. 99% of us live the way we do because we want to and because we can. Almost everything people own is overkill; our homes, sports cars, clothes, dining, entertainment, etc.
Although having fun may not be needed to survive, it sure does add a lot to life and our ability to enjoy our friends and family. A nice house puts us in a safe neighborhood and a good school district but we don't need it. It also generates employment and tax revenue.
Although having fun may not be needed to survive, it sure does add a lot to life and our ability to enjoy our friends and family. A nice house puts us in a safe neighborhood and a good school district but we don't need it. It also generates employment and tax revenue.
It's your money and provided it doesn't hurt anyone else, why shouldn't you be able to have three GL's if you want.
I love our GL but would probably go E or S for my next one, as long as we still had the GL parked in our garage.
