American Car Buyers are Idiots! I love my R!
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American Car Buyers are Idiots! I love my R!
What car can you drive and valet at a fancy place in Beverly Hills without feeling left out? I actually had valets park my old *** R out front twice recently.
What car can you drive your family of 5 to Lake Tahoe comfortably and safely in the snow?
What car can you shove most anything from Ikea on the weekends?!
What car can you then go get lumbar from your local home improvement store to make a fence? Try that with a Range Rover! (see photo).
You can make an argument for the GL (w/ Captain Chairs only), but it costs more, is higher when loading, worse handling due to height, and worse MPG!
Benz, you messed up - should've marketed as a wagon NOT a SUV cuz majority of American Car Buyers are Idiots! Too bad it's gone. Snap up all the good ones out in the world. China is lucky b/c Benz up to now have sold newer versions.
Please out!
What car can you drive your family of 5 to Lake Tahoe comfortably and safely in the snow?
What car can you shove most anything from Ikea on the weekends?!
What car can you then go get lumbar from your local home improvement store to make a fence? Try that with a Range Rover! (see photo).
You can make an argument for the GL (w/ Captain Chairs only), but it costs more, is higher when loading, worse handling due to height, and worse MPG!
Benz, you messed up - should've marketed as a wagon NOT a SUV cuz majority of American Car Buyers are Idiots! Too bad it's gone. Snap up all the good ones out in the world. China is lucky b/c Benz up to now have sold newer versions.
Please out!
Last edited by thunderbenz; 04-29-2021 at 12:22 AM.
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They should have also given it a tow capacity greater than 3500 lbs (I'm sure it's at least 6k capable based on the 7.5k ratings of its w164 and x164 cousins) by giving it a proper Class III or IV receiver instead of the dinky Class II. That would have allowed it to outclass all the large crossovers at the time.
Speaking of crossovers, the current crossover rage is just as ridiculous. The only thing they have is a higher ride height (read: worse handling) over normal sedan-based wagons and hatchbacks.
Speaking of crossovers, the current crossover rage is just as ridiculous. The only thing they have is a higher ride height (read: worse handling) over normal sedan-based wagons and hatchbacks.
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They should have also given it a tow capacity greater than 3500 lbs (I'm sure it's at least 6k capable based on the 7.5k ratings of its w164 and x164 cousins) by giving it a proper Class III or IV receiver instead of the dinky Class II. That would have allowed it to outclass all the large crossovers at the time.
Speaking of crossovers, the current crossover rage is just as ridiculous. The only thing they have is a higher ride height (read: worse handling) over normal sedan-based wagons and hatchbacks.
Speaking of crossovers, the current crossover rage is just as ridiculous. The only thing they have is a higher ride height (read: worse handling) over normal sedan-based wagons and hatchbacks.
I guess GLS is the only alternative, but damn so expensive! Oh well, as long as there are parts for the R, I will keep mine running.
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Agree with the original post. The R-Class is a great vehicle and should have been continued. I really liked it when it came out.
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MUV/Van/SUV/Wagon.. It's all
I am in awe at my car. R350 and my state classifies mine as an AWD mini-van/enclosed truck!?
If you Google R-class, most say, "MB mini-van flops in US" "Did you know, MB, once, had a mini-van? It's true! "
I definitely don't classify her as a van, but she is a bit lower than and SUV (Buick, Cadillac) but she's AWD! And once I get her oil leak found and fixed, I am gonna never be home.
If you Google R-class, most say, "MB mini-van flops in US" "Did you know, MB, once, had a mini-van? It's true! "
I definitely don't classify her as a van, but she is a bit lower than and SUV (Buick, Cadillac) but she's AWD! And once I get her oil leak found and fixed, I am gonna never be home.
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My daughter just bought a 2008 R350. As usual, I came here to learn what I could about the car. We're having trouble pairing her phone to the COMAND system. We'd appreciate any suggestions anyone has.
I've always wondered if the R Class was conceived by a fan of the 1995 John Travolta film Get Shorty, in which the main character was forced to rent a minivan (Olds Silhouette?) at the airport and kept trying to pass it off as cool.
Anyway, as others have said, what is wrong with American car buyers? This is a fabulous design. Hopefully it will prove to be reliable.
I've always wondered if the R Class was conceived by a fan of the 1995 John Travolta film Get Shorty, in which the main character was forced to rent a minivan (Olds Silhouette?) at the airport and kept trying to pass it off as cool.
Anyway, as others have said, what is wrong with American car buyers? This is a fabulous design. Hopefully it will prove to be reliable.
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Lol glad to see it. We recently had ours left out in front of the Waldorf in Buckhead and were amused; glad to see we aren't the only ones.
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R Class vs. GL/GLS
Since then, we've replaced my daily driver with an E400 wagon, and recently my daughter bought an R350 after moving to Indiana.
The R Class is an amazing design, and for most American SUV buyers the R would probably have been a better choice, as long as six seats are enough, they don't need to tow anything heavy, and they don't need legit off road capability.
It's sad that MB chose to build so many crossovers and scrapped the R Class, but they know their business better than I do.
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I am in awe at my car. R350 and my state classifies mine as an AWD mini-van/enclosed truck!?
If you Google R-class, most say, "MB mini-van flops in US" "Did you know, MB, once, had a mini-van? It's true! "
I definitely don't classify her as a van, but she is a bit lower than and SUV (Buick, Cadillac) but she's AWD! And once I get her oil leak found and fixed, I am gonna never be home.
If you Google R-class, most say, "MB mini-van flops in US" "Did you know, MB, once, had a mini-van? It's true! "
I definitely don't classify her as a van, but she is a bit lower than and SUV (Buick, Cadillac) but she's AWD! And once I get her oil leak found and fixed, I am gonna never be home.