The power steering hose busted while driving, the SUV became inoperable.
The ML320 is a terrible SUV for the amount of money you spend and it's a Mercedes-Benz. So What!
There are no driver amenities. The cup holders are very poorly placed. You have a cold drink in the winter and with the heat blowing right on your drink you can forget it ever being cold. No such thing as radio controls or cruise controls on the steering wheel, they too, are way out of reach. The room in the car is about as much room as a small sized car.
The handling of this SUV is horrible. Ever felt like you were going to tip over, drive this car and you will! Drives like a truck. If I had wanted a truck I would have bought a Dodge.
When on my way home with my young son, the power sterning hose busted. The SUV only had 25,500 miles on it and it was un-driveable and had to be towed. Not only that, but I wasn't even given a loner car to drive.
Mercedes-Benz will never see another dime from me.
I wish I had never bought this vehicle. You live and learn. I am now back in a Volvo! Thank goodness!
The ML320 is classified as a light truck, hence it drives like a truck.
As for cup holders, despite being built in the US, they are still considered as autobahn drivers. Sipping coffee or having any drink while driving 120 mph or more is not exactly a priority in the development of the vehicle.
I have owned many Mercedes for many years now and am still amazed at what people expect when they buy an MB. Here it is: Mercedes are driver cars. They will last forever - if you take care of them. If something like a hose breaks... replace it. Having the three pointed star on a rubber part does not imply that the part will last forever.
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