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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 01:50 PM
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Driver flips SUV during test drive
Based on the pictures, it looks like a GLC, but not 100% sure.

http://wtop.com/arlington/2016/08/wo...va-test-drive/
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by JM-GLC
Based on the pictures, it looks like a GLC, but not 100% sure.

http://wtop.com/arlington/2016/08/wo...va-test-drive/
Looks like a gle... One that she will be paying for
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by PeterUbers
Looks like a gle... One that she will be paying for
It's a GLE - note the hood vents.
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 04:42 PM
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Bet she thought the accelerator was the brake! From this video it looks like insurance is going to pay.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/searc...f&action=click
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Definitely a GLE. Someone is going to get a bargain!
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 05:26 PM
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On a positive note, I'm sure she didn't die. Those things are tanks.
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by TSchuettinger
On a positive note, I'm sure she didn't die. Those things are tanks.
Would love to see if the airbags deployed ... all of them!
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Originally Posted by FirstBenz@62
Would love to see if the airbags deployed ... all of them!
In one of the pics, I can see white puffs in one of the windows. They appear to be airbags but I'm not positive. That picture is like a punch in the ****.
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Pretty impressed she's parked it in the bay a lot better than a lot of SUV drivers do round here...
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