Bought one that was a lemon (Mercedes handled the situation very well) but we have been very happy with the replacement. Drive and ride are excellent and it doesn’t drive as “heavy” as other large SUVs I have had. Fuel range is awesome and we have less difficulty finding diesel than we expected. Nav feature that displays diesel stations only is a great feature. Diesel has been a non-issue and is currently cheaper than premium, which is nice.
MB got a little cute with the command system. I am sure there are easier short-cuts, but i have not had time to research that. Too many steps required for most functions. The command system only works with older generation USB iPods which is silly for a high end car. also no button to go directly to the ipod.
Hard to say it is a good value when there are other cars that accomplish all the same functions for half the price. That said, we are very happy with the car and it has a good mix of mileage, luxury, size and driveability.
