We just traded the 2000 ML320 for a new 2015 GLK350, and are pretty happy with it. There was nothing really wrong with the ML320, but we got 14 years of perfect service from it and sooner or later it was going to need an evaporator, new tires, and the brake pressure sensors on the master cylinder. Aside from one flat tire, two dead batteries, and a load of water contaminated fuel it never let us down

The new GLK is light years ahead of the ML320, for example when you park the car all you have to is stop the engine and open the door and the trans shifts to park by itself! It also has the new touch and go keyless system, where the key doesn't ever have to leave your pocket, you can lock and unlock the car by touching and of the four door handles and start the car by simply pushing the start stop button. Apparently the new motor has direct fuel injection and requires 91 Octane fuel or higher. Built in Germany, and it shows. The panel fit and finish is much better than the ML.

The first drive impressed us with the quietness and stability. The ML was great around town, but was always nervous at highway speeds and you had to drive it like a Jeep with both hands on the wheel.

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