Bugspray
Adventurer
I wasn't quite sure where to post this but I thought here would do.
First off I work at a 5 Star resort in Jackson Hole WY. We cater to very rich clientele and offer sunrise and sunset wildlife "safaris" year round. Recently we received 5 MB GL450 suvs to use as house cars, guest use and our wildlife safaris. MB basically "gave" them to us and take care of all the maintenance etc. and will be rotated out as new models become available. Its a great program for all involved, they get targeted marketing and we get sweet luxury cars for free.
Yesterday I spent the first day in the 2011 GL450 on a sunrise tour with some guests.
It was a beautiful day and we saw tons of wildlife but I just wanted to give my opinion of this ridiculously over the top $80,000 vehicle.
It is still quite cold and we had a big winter so some of the roads we use are still partially covered and wet.
Some are downright mud pits, i try to stay out of those.
The first impression was the GL450 was like with any MB product was "plush". Its is soooo quiet and refined it almost doesn't feel like you are in a car at all. It has every option but the dash is not overly cluttered, since I know where i'm going I did not use the built in GPS.
The things I used and find quite handy were the auto tail gate up/down, the large euro style hazard light switch, and dual sunroofs. It has third row seats but little storage space, two compartments in the rear and a "mini" spare. Overall the vehicle handled perfectly everywhere I went, from dry highway driving to to icy, muddy, potholed side roads. It seamlessly transitioned from surface to surface and gave a smooth ride everywhere. Smooth enough for my guests to sip hot chocolate in the back.
As we use them more I will be interested to see how reliable they are.
pics are at the end of the day after I detailed the vehicle.
First off I work at a 5 Star resort in Jackson Hole WY. We cater to very rich clientele and offer sunrise and sunset wildlife "safaris" year round. Recently we received 5 MB GL450 suvs to use as house cars, guest use and our wildlife safaris. MB basically "gave" them to us and take care of all the maintenance etc. and will be rotated out as new models become available. Its a great program for all involved, they get targeted marketing and we get sweet luxury cars for free.
Yesterday I spent the first day in the 2011 GL450 on a sunrise tour with some guests.
It was a beautiful day and we saw tons of wildlife but I just wanted to give my opinion of this ridiculously over the top $80,000 vehicle.
It is still quite cold and we had a big winter so some of the roads we use are still partially covered and wet.
Some are downright mud pits, i try to stay out of those.
The first impression was the GL450 was like with any MB product was "plush". Its is soooo quiet and refined it almost doesn't feel like you are in a car at all. It has every option but the dash is not overly cluttered, since I know where i'm going I did not use the built in GPS.
The things I used and find quite handy were the auto tail gate up/down, the large euro style hazard light switch, and dual sunroofs. It has third row seats but little storage space, two compartments in the rear and a "mini" spare. Overall the vehicle handled perfectly everywhere I went, from dry highway driving to to icy, muddy, potholed side roads. It seamlessly transitioned from surface to surface and gave a smooth ride everywhere. Smooth enough for my guests to sip hot chocolate in the back.
As we use them more I will be interested to see how reliable they are.
pics are at the end of the day after I detailed the vehicle.
