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So I am helping my neighbor negotiate a replacement for her Ioniq 5 as it comes off lease. Inventory for EVs here locally is very poor. The dealers I have talked to have said people have been buying up EVs because of gas prices for sure.
They would only take $1,000 off the MSRP of a new Ioniq 5 and they would have to find one, none in stock.
They would only take $1,000 off the MSRP of a new Ioniq 5 and they would have to find one, none in stock.
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Looking around at the brokers, yeah the deals on EVs and Hybrids have completely evaporated. Dramatic difference to where it was just 30 days ago. The brokers are not even quoting most EVs and all hybrids are unavailable.
So my own car search to replace the Pacifica is on hold until things change, unless we go with the GLS. Great deals on it and other "poor on gas" cars.
So my own car search to replace the Pacifica is on hold until things change, unless we go with the GLS. Great deals on it and other "poor on gas" cars.
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the x9 is in response to the TX. But no one wants to directly respond to the domestics suvs. The customer base does not care to look any other way, regardless of how many recalls, known defects, or anything else. Just ask Jeep and Toyota.
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I know exactly what is going on out there and it sucks
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Ima get one just so I can have my X9s in the X9
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As was said before the X7 is smaller than the GLS. The American SUVs are BOF, and they have different benefits but I don't see any chatter out in the MB world that people want a bigger vehicle than the GLS, many people complain the X7 is too small, myself included.
What works for an American automaker doesn't work for a german automaker like MB, they can sell the Yukon/Tahoe etc just here in the US, MB needs to be able to sell their vehicles all over the world and there isn't a market for a bigger vehicle worldwide. The Yukon/Escalade is only slightly larger than the GLS, how many buyers would buy that who wouldn't buy a GLS? Not many...not worth a whole other model that can only be sold here.
You could say that Cadillac and GM are missing buyers by not offering a vehicle like the GLS, because buyers like us exist that won't buy one of the bigger BOF SUVs they offer because they are too big with no benefit for us.
Like jgscott said I haven't seen anything in your posts that tell me that you do
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What works for an American automaker doesn't work for a german automaker like MB, they can sell the Yukon/Tahoe etc just here in the US, MB needs to be able to sell their vehicles all over the world and there isn't a market for a bigger vehicle worldwide. The Yukon/Escalade is only slightly larger than the GLS, how many buyers would buy that who wouldn't buy a GLS? Not many...not worth a whole other model that can only be sold here.
The first GL class was more like I was talking about, in your face and butch. I remember the V8 version had a hugggge star exclusive to that trim.
To me, that appears larger than the GLS and wayyyyyyy less demure. I like the GLS but it has the appeal of an Enclave to me, just a way nicer one obviously.
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