Looking at 11 glk350 Help!
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Looking at 11 glk350 Help!
Hi
Looking at a 2011 glk 350 4matic w 118k tomorrow, hoping someone could let me know what to look for ?
What issues should I expect with the mileage ? What issues have you gotten?
The price is $10.5 firm, it is on the high end of book
Thanks for your time
Joe
Looking at a 2011 glk 350 4matic w 118k tomorrow, hoping someone could let me know what to look for ?
What issues should I expect with the mileage ? What issues have you gotten?
The price is $10.5 firm, it is on the high end of book
Thanks for your time
Joe
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2013 glk 350
Is it city or highway miles? Heavy salt ? Does it have complete maintenance records ? At 67000 I put in all new front end components and a drive shaft . If you have a noisy u joint and it breaks it could cost you 10,000$ in damage, do you hear any drive train noise ? Get the trans hot and floor it a few times to see if trans slips. PAY a pro to go over it completely. Repairs on the Glk will kill you unless you have a good independent mechanic , and they will still kill your wallet. I’d be worried about any drivetrain noise , clunking when shifting forward to reverse or turning , anything because it’s not cheap fixing things. I got a new front driveshaft put in for 600, MB wanted about 3000$ all because of a bad 100$ U joint ! But I heard of one guy have one break and it cost him 10,000 for the ruined transfer case- transmission and differential . How often did he change oil? Was it highway miles ? How many times did he replace brake fluid ? Transmission fluid? Coolant ? Belts? Or is it all waiting for you to do it. A trans oil service is about 500$ and should have been done twice. If it wasn’t maintained with proof walk. Or get the price reduced to factor in what needs doing . But a pro is needed to really go over finer points and the drivetrain and run codes. Look for leaks, check brakes, Etc etc . Try YouTube on buying a used MB ! You don’t want to buy a repair and maintenance bill. It could be excessive if your not carefull.
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Jaguar xj
Is it city or highway miles? Heavy salt ? Does it have complete maintenance records ? At 67000 I put in all new front end components and a drive shaft . If you have a noisy u joint and it breaks it could cost you 10,000$ in damage, do you hear any drive train noise ? Get the trans hot and floor it a few times to see if trans slips. PAY a pro to go over it completely. Repairs on the Glk will kill you unless you have a good independent mechanic , and they will still kill your wallet. I’d be worried about any drivetrain noise , clunking when shifting forward to reverse or turning , anything because it’s not cheap fixing things. I got a new front driveshaft put in for 600, MB wanted about 3000$ all because of a bad 100$ U joint ! But I heard of one guy have one break and it cost him 10,000 for the ruined transfer case- transmission and differential . How often did he change oil? Was it highway miles ? How many times did he replace brake fluid ? Transmission fluid? Coolant ? Belts? Or is it all waiting for you to do it. A trans oil service is about 500$ and should have been done twice. If it wasn’t maintained with proof walk. Or get the price reduced to factor in what needs doing . But a pro is needed to really go over finer points and the drivetrain and run codes. Look for leaks, check brakes, Etc etc . Try YouTube on buying a used MB ! You don’t want to buy a repair and maintenance bill. It could be excessive if your not carefull.
As much as I love the look, I think I'll drive my Volvo with 300K(No probems EVER) .... until I save up for a new lower mileage one...
Thanks Again
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2021 GLB250 FWD, 2023 GLA250 FWD, 2013 C250, 2015 GLK350, 2005 ML350SE, 2003 E320
A well maintained GLK should go 200k+ miles. A poorly maintained one starts to have everything fail at about 120k miles.
Probably a good decision.
Probably a good decision.
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GLK 350 / Porsche 993
Lots of things need attention on a 11 year old car so really a question of what has been done besides basic maintenance.
Search for my posts you will read what mine needed right around 11-12 year mark and 110k miles.
Search for my posts you will read what mine needed right around 11-12 year mark and 110k miles.
