Used 2011 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL350 BlueTEC 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 7A) Consumer Reviews
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Goodbye Audi
Dan, 10/24/2010
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL350 BlueTEC 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 7A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
I had been driving an Audi a8l (2007) and a Ford escape hybrid (2008) I wanted to consolidate to 1 vehicle--it needed to be an upscale, fuel efficient, and fairly large SUV (I haave 3 dogs and no way were they getting into the Audi). I found that in 3 years my Audi had taken a $58,000 depreciation hit! Still I liked the q7 tdi, and had never owned a Mercedes--I was so put out by Audi, that I went across the street and fell in love with the gl 350 bluetec. Its sumptuous and amazingly comfortable interior, quiet, quiet ride, beautiful rear visibility and increased cargo over the q7 sold me. I love this car! I give it a thumbs up and [violative content deleted] to Audi!
Better have a warranty
Mark Miller, 02/05/2016
updated 02/16/2017
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL350 BlueTEC 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 7A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I have owned this car since new. It has been a love hate relationship. The fuel economy is very good for a full size, 3 row, all wheel drive vehicle. I have found the ride and handling and body rigidity to be sub par. Reliability has been below average with an engine leak at 50,000 miles that required the transmission to be dropped and cost $3,000. One of the air bladders in the suspension went out at 55,000 miles which cost $1000. An emission sensor went out at 60,000 miles which cost $2,000. Fuel filter recall occurred twice. You will get to know your service adviser well. That has been my experience with my other European luxury cars. I like the character and comfort of the car over the Asian makes. Given the lack of personality with the Asian equivalents I may try domestic next because the warranty will be out soon. The extended warranty definitely paid for itself. Addendum Watch out for poor resale value. Thanks to VW (diesel gate scandal) as well as Mercedes long term cost of ownership, when I went to trade in my Blue tec diesel for a new BMW X5 5 months ago I was offered $20,000 for a vehicle in perfect working order (other than needing new tires), having all the maintenance records,very good cosmetic shape (garaged throughout its life) with 65,000 miles on the odometer. It lost $53,000 dollars in value over 5 1/2 years. Poor resale is a trend with all Mercedes. They are so expensive to maintain and repair as they get older. Mercedes please get rid of the unnecessary complexity (ie air bladder suspension) which makes maintaining these vehicles past warranty difficult. By the way I bought an BMW X-5 diesel (was on special due to VW again) and its drive train is unbelievably better than the Mercedes diesel. It is the first diesel vehicle I have owned (and that is many) that I cannot tell its a diesel. Getting 28-30 mpg in suburban driving in the BMW with AWD. I no longer own the GL. I can say that my neighbor has traded in his 2015 GL after 2 years due to multiple visits to the dealership for mechanical issues. This vehicles are more complicated than they need to be.
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Very heavy, safe, and fast for its size
Tony, Umatilla, FL, 03/28/2020
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL350 BlueTEC 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 7A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
I travel a lot and wanted a safe and comfortable SUV, all I can say is, this is it, I have had most of the issues people are talking about in their reviews, the only difference is that I have 160,000 miles on mine and have done all the maintenance the way I know it should be done, forget the manual, oil should be changed every 3K miles, its a diesel, no matter what you want to call it, its 3K or you will have issues, noise on cold start ups, is a timing chain tension er you can change from the outside of the motor, who else does that, and gave way at 150K miles, minor oil leaks but never the oil cooler seals, again 3K mile oil changes work here, 6 injectors just because was not happy with performance after 160K miles, car was still running, changed out the air suspension pump 180.00 on eBay,no big deal to swap out by any shop. I now have an electrical issue somewhere after replacing injectors, but once my mechanic fixes it,, I have no intentions in trading the car in, still runs like a luxury SUV, looks like a million bucks, and performs very well and feel very safe on the highway. If you dont like to spend money on maintenance, get a low end 4 banger Nissan, bottom line this is a very expensive automobile and so is the maintenance. if this is not what your willing to sacrifice for the price of luxury and performance, stay away.
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Very nearly perfect
expdek, Concord, NC, 09/22/2011
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL350 BlueTEC 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 7A)
14 of 18 people found this review helpful
Having owned a variety of minivans and large SUV's over the years, we were looking at the new Dodge Durango. A trip to Carmax to check the trade value on our van allowed us to walk the lot and we were taken by a GL450. We wanted new, so went to the local MB dealer and drove the 2011 GL450. End of story, we were sold with the ride, handling, luxury, and style compared to anything we had ever seen. The dealer encouraged us to try a GL350 diesel, and that really made the deal so much better, to have this kind of performance with this kind of fuel economy.
Trouble some vehicle
nafresh, 06/24/2015
updated 07/02/2018
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL350 BlueTEC 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 7A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
I have 2013GL Since 2013 now after 48 months Engine and transmission start leaking oil Overall this 2013 is better than 2009 and 2011
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