GL450 with snow skis/boards in back
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GL450 with snow skis/boards in back
Okay,
Some of you may know that Hertz (USA) rent out the GL450 now
I am looking to rent one of these for a ski trip
4 Adults with 3 x snow skis and 1 snowboard and some luggage.
The 2nd row of seats are only 60/40 and don't have a cutout for skis/board to fit between
Does anyone have any pictures of how much you can get in the back of the GL or any advice ?
Some of you may know that Hertz (USA) rent out the GL450 now
I am looking to rent one of these for a ski trip
4 Adults with 3 x snow skis and 1 snowboard and some luggage.
The 2nd row of seats are only 60/40 and don't have a cutout for skis/board to fit between
Does anyone have any pictures of how much you can get in the back of the GL or any advice ?
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Still undecided...
The GL has 60/40 seats and a FULLY folding 3rd row
The Escalade has massive seats in the 3rd row, which when folded take up 1/4 of the boot space.
We are going the GL and just hope that Hertz have added some options to it.
From reading it looks like they add the P1 package, but not leather seats
The GL has 60/40 seats and a FULLY folding 3rd row
The Escalade has massive seats in the 3rd row, which when folded take up 1/4 of the boot space.
We are going the GL and just hope that Hertz have added some options to it.
From reading it looks like they add the P1 package, but not leather seats
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I rented an Escalade once and really opened my eyes as to what a POS that vehicle is (and that was well before I bought the GL). It's basically a Chevy Tahoe with some cheap trim for the same price as a much better built GL.
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I recently rented a Suburban, and I found it to be ok. I found the brakes particularly amazing. The GL rides, handles and generally drives better, so if you have lots of driving planned you may prefer it. You may be able to get all of that into the GL if you are creative, and don't care that much about rear visibility.
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I think I am going to stick with the GL450 as it's simply too nice a machine to not have a decent drive!
There are 4 of us for some of the trip, but with 60/40 seats in the 2nd row, two people can sit side-by-side and the "40" section of the seat can fold down to allow the skis to slide in.
It's a shame that the equipment levels are far below that of the Cadallic Escalade or the Infinity QX56.
There are 4 of us for some of the trip, but with 60/40 seats in the 2nd row, two people can sit side-by-side and the "40" section of the seat can fold down to allow the skis to slide in.
It's a shame that the equipment levels are far below that of the Cadallic Escalade or the Infinity QX56.
