Picking up new 2026 GLS 450 today - January 29
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2009 ML350, 2026 GLS 450
Picking up new 2026 GLS 450 today - January 29
The timing isn’t great. The DC area just got smashed with a new term, “snowcrete”, ice on top
of snow, that is making removal really tough.
I ordered the 22” wheels and, like many here, struggled to find all seasons for this climate. I was not going to drive the car off the lot with summer tires that will perform like hockey pucks on our snow covered roads. Will report back on the solution if it in fact works.
Dealership was only a few days off on their delivery estimate. Instead of Jan 20, it arrived on Jan 24. Still acceptable for me. Overall, aside from the tires, it’s been a good process.
I’ll say I’m amazed that there was no mention of tire size/winter-summer-all season consideration until I took what I’ve learned from the experts on this forum to the dealership for consideration. They would have let me take the car with summer tires, I think, if I hadn’t started a month ago to find a solution. So my thanks to everyone here on sharing their experiences and insights.
Happy to post pictures once she’s in her new home.
of snow, that is making removal really tough.
I ordered the 22” wheels and, like many here, struggled to find all seasons for this climate. I was not going to drive the car off the lot with summer tires that will perform like hockey pucks on our snow covered roads. Will report back on the solution if it in fact works.
Dealership was only a few days off on their delivery estimate. Instead of Jan 20, it arrived on Jan 24. Still acceptable for me. Overall, aside from the tires, it’s been a good process.
I’ll say I’m amazed that there was no mention of tire size/winter-summer-all season consideration until I took what I’ve learned from the experts on this forum to the dealership for consideration. They would have let me take the car with summer tires, I think, if I hadn’t started a month ago to find a solution. So my thanks to everyone here on sharing their experiences and insights.
Happy to post pictures once she’s in her new home.
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Glad to hear you have some common sense. There are folks who were warned of the issue and are either too embarrassed to share what happened to them (or dead)!
In most circumstances, we have to understand that dealers are not our friends.
In most circumstances, we have to understand that dealers are not our friends.
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Congrats! Which dealer did you buy from? I hate taking delivery of a car this time of year because of the nasty roads.
As for the dealer, I mean thats how the car comes...not much the dealer can do about it.
As for the dealer, I mean thats how the car comes...not much the dealer can do about it.
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2009 ML350, 2026 GLS 450
A great experience today picking up my car from Tysons Corner Mercedes in Virginia. The all season tires for these 22” rims (American Roadstar) rode well and quietly on the ride home. These tires are the only ones that either I or the my sales rep was able to find, in all seasons, with factory size specs. Feeling much better about driving around here the rest of the winter.
Lots of learning to do on this new cockpit. The 2009 ML350 was pretty straight forward. Not so here. Still letting a lot of services (remote start, location tracking, etc) set up, hopefully fully functional by later this evening.
Something I never thought about until I looked under the hood with this new car was that there is no manual dipstick. It’s all monitored through the service menu on the primary display. Interesting.
Some pictures to share. More soon.
Lots of learning to do on this new cockpit. The 2009 ML350 was pretty straight forward. Not so here. Still letting a lot of services (remote start, location tracking, etc) set up, hopefully fully functional by later this evening.
Something I never thought about until I looked under the hood with this new car was that there is no manual dipstick. It’s all monitored through the service menu on the primary display. Interesting.
Some pictures to share. More soon.
