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Maybe this will help.

http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Apr08/2..._A_Glance.html

I planning on getting one for me but we will see if the wife wants it.
She has the power!!! But its fine by me cus she feeds me nothing but the best.

carpersn

Would already have my deposit on one if there were a diesel being offered. Couldn't, given the current climate, be happy with the so-so mileage of the gas model.

dieseldoc

I want one if the diesel becomes avaiable in the US

omgitselaine

Well if i didnt just get my C300 id grab one of these it'll hold lots of bags for those shopping sprees i know ill lose an arm and a leg with a trade in after just a year of owning my c but i luv the looks of the glk

chilledbenz

I'm with you on that, I would love to unload my C, but I would get thrashed in the resale. Plus its paid for so I'll most likely stick with the normal plan and keep it 4 years or 50k miles which ever comes first. Works out that I would be able to get a second model year GLK and hope all the kinks are worked out by then.

As for the GLK it all depends on what prices they decide to set. At or around $40k doesn't sound too bad for a nicely equipped GLK 350 4matic, but if I have to drop more coin than that I could easily get an ML or even better another R class for a bit more.

omgitselaine

I guess another good reason to wait for the second year of any model besides the "kinks" being worked out is the dealers arent gonna be trying to price any of the glk's at or near msrp !!! Its part of the pain i always seem to get when im like the first on the block with a new model year car uughhhh !! I was close to msrp on my c last summer and now they're being sold at $1000's under msrp ohhhh wellll ??!!

StevethePilot

I've got to say that while I like a lot of the styling cues of the GLK and do enjoy my own GL320, with BMW's X5 coming across as a turbo-diesel, replacing my wife's RX330 will become something more of a question mark.

There's some discussion of BMW versus MB diesels on the GL forum. Anyone else here want to chime in?

chilledbenz

Got the new issue of Car and Driver today, has an article on the GLK. They got to drive one around, lucky bastids..lol. Anyway they report a base price of $36k which sounds pretty good. They claim that price includes 4matic but I feel leary of them saying this as they also claim a panoramic roof is standard and we all know thats never been the case with a Benz. It is a 350 and if it holds true to C class options it should have P1 as standard equipment though. This would be a nice price range because after a year or so the discounts will bring it down to around $34k-$35k for a nicely equipped P2 model. Hope those Car and Driver numbers hold up...but I believe it when I see it on a window sticker.

MTI

I would consider this "soft roader" if the 34 mpg diesel were offered. MBUSA needs to rethink their customer's point of view. Being offered the "off road" performance package would also be welcome. It's not just soccer moms that are buying.