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Paulv8



Member Since: 09 Jun 2013
Location: Milton Keynes
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1989 Defender 90 V8 Petrol CSW Alpine White
Any mercedes ML owners on here?
I am considering a change from the Defender to an ML... so about a 2015 car. Does anybody have experience of these cars? especially towing? V8 90...WIP
Post #717937 15th Jul 2018 9:14pm
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legin



Member Since: 22 Jul 2017
Location: Chelmsford Essex
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Santorini Black
Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD Overland Try one of these, great car tow car ,I have just done a 800 mile round trip to Germany in 28 to 34c air con and ventilated seats work really well,plus 34mpg ,mine is a Overland 2014 35,000 I picked up for £21,000 from a main dealer ,it's the 2nd one I have owned far cheaper to run than my L322 Range rover.1st picture picking my mate truck up from the docks in the 2010 model .




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And my new to me Jeep when I purchased it in 2017 a great buy ,But keep the Defender more fun Cool



Post #717948 15th Jul 2018 9:41pm
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steveyorks



Member Since: 08 Apr 2013
Location: west yorkshire
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England 1993 Defender 90 200 Tdi CSW Barolo Black
We used an ML to tow with but it was an older model, cant recall the age but it was the 2.7 engine with auto box and it was brilliant at towing a 6.4 twin axle caravan.
Post #719136 22nd Jul 2018 6:16pm
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Paulv8



Member Since: 09 Jun 2013
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1989 Defender 90 V8 Petrol CSW Alpine White
Thanks, that's good to hear. V8 90...WIP
Post #719139 22nd Jul 2018 6:27pm
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zsd-puma



Member Since: 09 Aug 2016
Location: Kent
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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
Re: Any mercedes ML owners on here?
Paulv8 wrote:
I am considering a change from the Defender to an ML... so about a 2015 car. Does anybody have experience of these cars? especially towing?


Quote:
Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD Overland Try one of these, great car tow car ,I have just done a 800 mile round trip to Germany in 28 to 34c air con and ventilated seats work really well,plus 34mpg ,mine is a Overland 2014 35,000 I picked up for £21,000 from a main dealer ,it's the 2nd one I have owned far cheaper to run than my L322 Range rover.1st picture picking my mate truck up from the docks in the 2010 model .


So that's a no to having experience of the ML then? Laughing
Post #719142 22nd Jul 2018 6:40pm
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legin



Member Since: 22 Jul 2017
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Santorini Black
Never drove a ML what they like Whistle
Post #719160 22nd Jul 2018 8:35pm
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zsd-puma



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
I've no idea either, but I didn't post a picture laden reply about Jeeps. Laughing

Your reply literally had no relevance to the original question. Wink
Post #719187 22nd Jul 2018 10:15pm
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Paulv8



Member Since: 09 Jun 2013
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1989 Defender 90 V8 Petrol CSW Alpine White
The Internet is full of irrelevant answers. I generally just ignore them. I am sure no harm was meant. To the poster, it clearly is something he feels worthy of note. V8 90...WIP
Post #719190 22nd Jul 2018 10:28pm
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zsd-puma



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
No I don't think any harm was meant either, I just found it mildly amusing. Smile
Post #719193 22nd Jul 2018 11:26pm
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legin



Member Since: 22 Jul 2017
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Santorini Black
There is a link the Jeep has a ML floor plan and suspension ,early models had the Mercedes engine too ,when I was looking to replace the Range Rover I looked at the ML but found the Jeep a better buy .
Post #719202 23rd Jul 2018 7:07am
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alwoodley72



Member Since: 14 Mar 2010
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England 2008 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Alaska White
Touché legion!,..

Cheers alex 98 300 tdi 90 project
94 Range Rover vogue 4.2 lse
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08 130 double cab utility
Post #719348 23rd Jul 2018 9:51pm
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smb



Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
Had one for about 7 years and covered over 300k miles in it around Europe. Great for towing although I had had mine chipped. Just a basic chip, nothing as specialised as BAS or Alives, Etc... Only problem is when things start going wrong its best to get rid otherwise you will end up with some pretty big bills. And if you think Landrover Dealers are bad I can assure you it is nothing compared to Mercedes dealers. They are absolute thieves. I had to go legal twice to get issues resolved. Once when they said there was nothing wrong with the gearbox despite it losing drive when the dealer's mechanic(sorry, they don't employ mechanics... I will refer to them as technicians and that is very loosely!) drove it and second when they tried to charge me £ 7k for a blown engine when they hadn't even inspected it. Two incidents which I regret never going to Trading Standards with!

I do miss the comfort, smoothness, quietness, but would I sell the Defender and get an ML? No Way! I don't say that because I love the Defender, its just that when all things are considered there is nothing that comes close to the Defender
Post #719395 24th Jul 2018 9:19am
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Stacey007



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United Kingdom 
I had a ML350CDi a few years back,


Lovely car and towed our van well, it had lots of options such as the air suspension.... but when things go wrong even at a specialist parts costs a lot. It even had the off road pack, apparently very rare with locking diffs etc. I'm guessing it would have been ok off road as it had the Air suspension it went quite high.

Very easy to drive, column auto took a bit of getting used to.
Post #719657 25th Jul 2018 2:15pm
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