Mercedes GLK

I've been seeing these more and more and starting to like the earlier ones. They look like a usable SUV. Anybody have any real world experience with these? I am usually an anti-mercedes guy.

my co-worker has one, it rides very nicely and has a good size to me. he is not an off road guy at all so if it is capable i don't know.

GLK is on the list of cars i would consider buying for my mom if i was baller. Not sure if that helps or not.

I think they are pretty cool.

They have good reviews. Apparently the european version has more legit off-road chops. I seem to recall one review asking why, other than the three pointed star, one might buy one over a Forester, but they do depreciate a good bit used.

I think they're cool looking.

I lie them but know next to nothing about them. I can't help but look at one and think of it as a Mercedes version of a Forester.

-Rob

I've always thought they looked cool, and aspired to own one. IIRC they can tow a fair bit, too, right?

3500lbs in US. 4400 in Europe, 5100 or 5200 with trailer brakes.

I prefer my G Mercedes in this form:

Who doesn't?

In reply to spitfirebill:

My wallet.

In reply to RossD:

You can get one from the 70s for much less than the Forrester. Not like they have really changed the design since then.

Older G-Wagens are easier to fix, at least.

I've always thought an old one with a VW V10 TDI swap would be a sweet setup, not cheap by any means, but oh so incredibly sweet.