Rob Steal

??? A wife with a kid over here. Are you serious?

And anyways, don't you have Star Trek reruns to watch?

But I think you're right about one thing, your mother does all the moisturizing for you...

MBNA109

Hey bi-polar first I am older than you then am younger -which is it?
Oh wait, your hand must slip on the steering wheel from all the moisture & you mistake that for the twitchy steering.

Yeah that's right- Get your own material - but from the looks of thing - you still have to ask for permission from daddy.

Enjoy trying to make ends meet penny pinching the gas budget.
Or pinching your dad's loaf.

CJBROWN

Both of you guys should be banned from the forum. Personal attacks don't belong here, this is a discussion about cars.

How 'bout take a week to think about it?

MBNA109

Figure out the context CJ - maybe CSI other threads before you judge & jury & fry the wrong poster.

CJBROWN

Just because someone posts personal attacks doesn't justify you in doing the same. Neither of your comments belong here. Ban you both.

Rob Steal

I agree, get that knucklehead outta here. MBNA's mother is lonely. I've had enough of her.

CJBROWN

You my friend need to go find another forum to poop on. You don't belong here. Your posts are off color, sarcastic, and disgusting.

Rob Steal

And you my friend sound old, corny, dry, and boring...

Lemme guess, I sense Dockers, polo shirts, sweater vests, loafers, and phrases like, "sophomoric."

Pretty much on target, right?

CJBROWN

On internet forums you are what is called a troll. You don't belong here, you must go away.

The members are asking the moderators to ban you from this forum. I guess you can just post your BS 'till they do.

Rob Steal

Edited by moderator.

venchka

C'mon folks. Play nice. It's about the cars. Save the personal stuff for Personal Messages.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion. Where were we?

Wayne

ScottW911

Wayne is correct. Play nice or the playground will need to be closed.

Insult each other via PM, please.

DocPain

lol..c'mon, grow up please, this is turning out to be a Honda Civic thread here.

Anyway, man those gas prices are getting up and up. It was 3.50 for 87 up here DFW region.

DCubed

August will be the introduction of the GLK refresh with the Bluetec arriving finally in November.

renhelm

DISAGREE!!

Since it is possible to make vehicles that get good mpgs I much rather drive a car that gets good mileage than one that does not. It may be a $20K a $40k or a $60k car. I personally only buy German cars and I prefer Diesel power because I like low end torque and driving at low rpms. Also they keep their value better and because of the low rpms they live longer. I am considering the X3 2.0d, the Audi Q5 2.0 TDI, the Mercedes GLK250 BlueTec. Who ever offers a 4cyl Diesel in the USA first and gets 40 mpgs is the one I'll buy, otherwise I keep driving what I have....

...I rather spend the Dollars on a cruise than blowing it into the air.

In the 70's the VW Rabbit Diesel got 50mpgs, in the 90's the Audi A2 and VW Lupo got 80mpgs, the Smart CDI gets 90mpgs....it's not too much to ask to get a modern mid size SUV that gets 40mpg's especially when I am paying $40000 for it.

I suggest the lobbyists for Detroit's failing companies focus on improving their own vehicles instead of getting laws passed that hinder foreign manufacturers from importing/manufacturing/selling their most efficient and most advanced technology in the US....

venchka

"Oh No!, Mr. Bill"

Is he back?
Smart and automobile are mutually exclusive.

Wayne

MBNA109

Hey- if you ever find those SUV with 40 mpg with decent pricing, you'll bet we will jump on it.

But as it currently stands - I don't know what your definition of good mpgs is but if getting an SUV to squeeze 20-21 mpgs combine is good then the cost benefit analysis says it's not worth it.
With diesel, the pricing at the pump in the USA doesn't calculate to the SUV owner's advantage & the payback is almost never material.

Furthermore, at some point, it's physics & hauling a couple of tons + around is going to tax any engines' efficiency.

renhelm

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/get-an...ble-suv-gets-/

I drive 50+mpg rental cars in Europe all the time. $10/gal of fuel is nothing new there and that's where we are going in the US. My old 1996 BMW 318tds wagon with 210000km gets 40mpgs easy....and when I want I just poor vegetable oil in it and it runs just fine....

A GLK250Diesel compared to a GLK350 will always bring more money when it is time to resell it. Just look at the resale value of Golf, Jetta & Passat TDI's compared to the gas models.

I have owned at least 30 different Mercedes' ...from 300SEL 6.3 to a 200D fin-body to my last new Mercedes, a 2005 C230K. The worst was the CL600, the best was the W123 240D.

MBNA109

I don't see any here in the USA.
Is this one of those flying pig theories???

Rob Steal

Flying pigs like MBNA's mother.

MBNA109

^^^

venchka

This thread is haunted. Anybody got a wooden stake or silver bullet?

Wayne

go1ndr

FYI, I've had my 2012 GLK for nearly 4 months and have averaged nearly 18 mpg around town and 22 mpg on the road. Sure I wish it were better gas milage, but this is my 5th benz and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I'm a little jealous of my wife's 2012 C-250 with the new super-charged engine, as it is averaging over 32 mpg, but it's not as sexy as the GLK! If anything, I wish it had a bigger gas tank b/c in So CA you do a lot of driving.

B16RacerN2NR

The vehicles you mentioned did not have any safety ratings to uphold. To become safer, more materials needed to be added. More materials are just weight. Coupled with the fact the vehicle buyers want more/better features included in their vehicle now.

Even with the technology we have, we have no technology to go against gravity weighing these vehicles down...

The new engine is turbo charged

DCubed

The 2013 GLK is still slated for August release, production on all gas models starts in June. The Bluetec will be launched in November with production more than likely starting in September.