2011 GL350 Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
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2007 GL 450 (lease returned, like new, cried when we left it at the dealer), 2011 GL350 BlueTec
2011 GL350 Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
***Posted to 2013- board by accident, reposted on -2012 board. Not sure how to delete this.***
Any thoughts on the below would be greatly appreciated...
2011 GL350 BluTec just paid off (low interest rate, but
).
This is our third GL, first diesel.
94,500 miles. MBUSA Extended Warranty (ELW) to 125,000 miles/7 years.
Great interior and exterior condition. Even the techs at MB can't believe how new it looks. Love this car, but without the Extended Warranty we would have hated it.
Replaced:
-Steering Wheel Column (2013)
-Air Conditioning Unit (2014) (caused by dealer repair)
-Oil Cooler (2014)
-Front Struts (2015)
-Exhaust Manifold and Brackets (2015)
-One Key (stolen)
Was looking forward to no payments for a while, but wondering:
-if selling it with some of the ELW (would have to be private sale) and transferring the equity (~$35k) into a new/used GL with certified and ELW warranty makes more sense.
- waiting for new integrated cell phone/GPS technology is a good idea
Concerned that:
- new GL doesn't have the cargo barrier hooks which is disappointing
- one electronic problem could be $$$
- have used the WeatherTech mats and CanvasBack for all three cars, would probably have to reinvest in these
- it's practically a new car with all these whole replacements which could be less to go wrong in the future
- we'll be regretting after the first big repair bill when the ELW expires that we should have just put the $ into a new car
Thoughts! TIA!
Any thoughts on the below would be greatly appreciated...
2011 GL350 BluTec just paid off (low interest rate, but
). This is our third GL, first diesel.
94,500 miles. MBUSA Extended Warranty (ELW) to 125,000 miles/7 years.
Great interior and exterior condition. Even the techs at MB can't believe how new it looks. Love this car, but without the Extended Warranty we would have hated it.
Replaced:
-Steering Wheel Column (2013)
-Air Conditioning Unit (2014) (caused by dealer repair)
-Oil Cooler (2014)
-Front Struts (2015)
-Exhaust Manifold and Brackets (2015)
-One Key (stolen)
Was looking forward to no payments for a while, but wondering:
-if selling it with some of the ELW (would have to be private sale) and transferring the equity (~$35k) into a new/used GL with certified and ELW warranty makes more sense.
- waiting for new integrated cell phone/GPS technology is a good idea
Concerned that:
- new GL doesn't have the cargo barrier hooks which is disappointing
- one electronic problem could be $$$
- have used the WeatherTech mats and CanvasBack for all three cars, would probably have to reinvest in these
- it's practically a new car with all these whole replacements which could be less to go wrong in the future
- we'll be regretting after the first big repair bill when the ELW expires that we should have just put the $ into a new car
Thoughts! TIA!
Last edited by revets; Nov 28, 2015 at 05:43 PM. Reason: Posted to 2013- board by accident, reposted on -2012 board.
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From: HHI, SC
2002 C4 Cab, 2014 Audi A5 cab, 2017 X5 35d
While I'm not one to ask because I trade cars @ about 2 years........I'd say drive it until the extended warranty expires and then trade it. Only way to get your $$ worth out of a car is to drive it until it stops! Think about no payments for another 2 years......add it up and figure out it's value 2 years from now. The math says keep it.
