Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't listen to the haters. The GLS is the obvious choice here. Mercedes has been really on a different trajectory since the late 2000's and early 2010's, designing their cars with organic external styling, and really rich and opulent interiors. I'll admit that exterior styling is subjective, but just go and sit in the various cars that's been listed in this thread. You'll be spending all your driving time looking at the inside of the car, and Mercedes is at least a generation ahead of BMW and Audi. Go look at the BMW X5 interior - a bunch of jumbled chisels and chevrons that looks like a modern art project. The Q7 interior is better than the X5, but is trying way too hard with three different LCD screens, and get this: glossy oak wood inlays. Are we still in the 90's?

Again, don't just listen to me, go drive the cars. There's a reason the GLS450 cost more.

Thank you for the thoughtful reply. I’ve owned the GLS already and the new dashboard is what is drawing me to a new one. I find mercedes to be very luxurious inside, and I was surprised that I also really liked the Volvo too. It comes better equipped (leather and heads up display), but just trying to figure out if mercedes is worth the extra $20-$25k.

I’ve driven all of the cars in the class. Did not like the Audi at all, and I’ll never buy another BMW. Volvo quality does worry me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Mercedes is nice but most of my friends prefer the BMW X5 or an Audi.

X5 and Q7 are 15-20k cheaper and the third row is unbelievably cramped.