Originally Posted by Wolf359
Originally Posted by Ws6
That's impressive, but the service costs alone are terrible on those. I get an oil change and tire rotation for about $75 if I buy my own Mobil 1 EP (that includes oil cost) with my CX5, but with the benz, I understand that this would cost around $200. Brake job on my cx5 runs around 700-900, including new oem rotors. On a Benz, 3x that. Then I'm faced with the fact that I'd need an AMG model to make it better than my Cx5, and you can add a LOT to the above numbers, as the regular GLC300 offers nothing really for me. My neighbor has an AMG43 GLC and the interior is about on par with my cx5. Nicer to look at, but not as refined. It's that 7 speed dct and 3.0TT that make the car what it is, but see above...so really, Id end up paying a ton to get a better product than I drive now, or just paying a bit more for equal or less. Really just not a good buy. I did look into it, as well as BMW and all the others, though. The Alfa Stelvio looked like a good compromise but I dont have a local Alfa dealer, and I dont buy FCA.
I take mine to an indy who changes my oil for $20 when I bring the oil and filter plus rotates the tires. Dealer is typically $300 for service A but they basically just check a bunch of stuff, you can skip that and just have them change the oil for $100. But I suppose if it's still in warranty you might have to pay for service A. One way around that is to get a 3-4 pre-paid maintenance package, you only really save money if it's due for plugs or transmission fluid changes, otherwise, it's just slightly cheaper than paying per service. You would probably have to jump up to the GLE to notice a difference. They do have options like active curve illumination, pano roofs, 3 position memory seats, massage seats, power trunk closer, etc that you don't find in something like a CX5. Plus they tend to do a nicer job on things like keyless go, normally all 4 door handles lock and unlock. Usually the other non-luxury brands cut corners on that, just one button or just the front doors etc. Oh, and I don't think I ever said it was a good buy, there's just a long warranty that you could get and more electronic gadgets.... Makes it fun to drive and brings a smile to my face when driving. That never happened when I was driving a Ford, that's worth a little bit extra.
I have power hatch closing and opening, radar adaptive cruise, automatic dimming headlights, rain sensing wipers, heated windshield, street sign recognition, adaptive LED headlights that turn 15 degrees, 2 position memory seats, heated and reclining (just a little bit, but hey...)second row, cooled and heated driver and passenger seat, holographic HUD display with NAV instructions, XM and color weather radar, apple CarPlay and android auto, power folding mirrors, all 4 doors lock and unlock, but I think that's programmable, so Im not sure other than the pano roof, what the benz is offering? I didnt think the massage chairs were in anything anywhere near the price I wanted to be at until well after warranty is gone?
PS, as someone who lifts, does crossfit, and does BJJ, the cooled seats are an absolute killer option!
The GLE is a 3rd row (dont need), so the GLC is analagous moreso to the cx5 while the GLE is more in line with lsrger SUVs.