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Old Apr 3, 2021 | 11:57 PM
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Hello everyone. I am proud to announce that I've made my first leap into MB by grabbing a 2011 ML350. 150K miles but it was well serviced and in pristine shape. I hope to have many years with this truck and hope it serves my family well. My 2014 328d decided the HPFP was done and blew the shards all through the fuel system leading to a $15K fix. Insurance claimed it a complete loss; too bad I liked that car. I've officially christened my car Zoe. Thank you all for the information leading to my decision. When something goes wrong, I'll know what to expect at least. Cheers. J
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Congrats, it's a solid vehicle.
Thank you sir! That is what I was hoping for. Cheers.
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Yes coming up shortly!
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Very nice.

I see that you have W.I. SIMONSON license plate frames on the car. This is where my ML550 came from as well. I flew down to LA and picked it up from the buyer who had just recently purchased it from there.



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Very nice.

I see that you have W.I. SIMONSON license plate frames on the car. This is where my ML550 came from as well. I flew down to LA and picked it up from the buyer who had just recently purchased it from there.

Good eye sir! They did a pretty good job of getting me in and out of there fairly quickly. You're ride looks very clean and I definitely dig the white! Separate question.....my car seems to have "anti speed sensitive steering". Where it's stiff at lower speeds and twitchier at higher speeds. Is yours like that as well? I can live with it if it's just what the ML is like but it does make more sense if it's boost steering for parking and stiffer at 80 MPH. Cheers.

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Damn...just noticed your running boards. Looks nice.
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Good eye sir! They did a pretty good job of getting me in and out of there fairly quickly. You're ride looks very clean and I definitely dig the white! Separate question.....my car seems to have "anti speed sensitive steering". Where it's stiff at lower speeds and twitchier at higher speeds. Is yours like that as well? I can live with it if it's just what the ML is like but it does make more sense if it's boost steering for parking and stiffer at 80 MPH. Cheers.
Thanks very much for the kind words. Yes, for a 2008 it is pretty clean, only had 105K miles when I picked it up.

In regards to your Steering question, ........ Sorry, I do not have this feature and will therefore not be of any help.

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