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Old 06-01-2024, 11:01 PM
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I’m looking at buying a 2017–2019 GLE43 coupe. I’ve had a 2016 GLA 350 previously so I’m familiar with the car but the 43s come with 21 or 22 wheels. How well do these cars ride when compared to the 350?I’ve read that the 400s with air suspension ride better but those are difficult to find. I’ve read that the active curve you’re supposed to improve the ride quality. Is that a common feature on coupes? Thanks.
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Good evening everyone,

I’m looking at buying a 2017–2019 GLE43 coupe. I’ve had a 2016 GLA 350 previously so I’m familiar with the car but the 43s come with 21 or 22 wheels. How well do these cars ride when compared to the 350?I’ve read that the 400s with air suspension ride better but those are difficult to find. I’ve read that the active curve you’re supposed to improve the ride quality. Is that a common feature on coupes? Thanks.
i have one of the GLE43 with Active Curve... it drives great. About 65k miles and no problems. Wife likes Comfort mode and and I drive in sport mode. Can't offer comparison to previous model or 350.
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i have one of the GLE43 with Active Curve... it drives great. About 65k miles and no problems. Wife likes Comfort mode and and I drive in sport mode. Can't offer comparison to previous model or 350.
Glad to hear it. How can I tell if the car has active curve or not? Several of the cars I found are not at Mercedes dealers so I don’t expect them to know anything.
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Glad to hear it. How can I tell if the car has active curve or not? Several of the cars I found are not at Mercedes dealers so I don’t expect them to know anything.
get your build sheet at lastvin dot com
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Update: so I've tried searching at last vin.com and it doesn't pull up any of the GLE 43's I've looked at. The only error it gives is “vin not found”.
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Update: so I've tried searching at last vin.com and it doesn't pull up any of the GLE 43's I've looked at. The only error it gives is “vin not found”.
what's the vin?
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Update: so I've tried searching at last vin.com and it doesn't pull up any of the GLE 43's I've looked at. The only error it gives is “vin not found”.
Try https://mb.vin

Just checked, works for my 2019 GLE 43
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what's the vin?
Here's the most recent one I searched that it could not decode: 4JGED6EB3KA128989

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