Used Car of the Day: 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL350

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Diesel SUV alert. This 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL350 has the BlueTEC powertrain.


It also has the Premium Package 1 and 2, the Towing Package, and leather interior. The warranty on the BlueTEC has yet to expire.

That said, the compression is low and so, at the moment, the vehicle isn't running.

That's why the ask of $5,000 is so low -- you can sink the rest of your money into getting it running.

If that kind of project interests you, you can click here to see this California-based ride.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Jkross22 I don't understand this car. I like it's weird looks, but it's way too expensive, has too few cylinders, has middling mileage and while the interior is nice, it's just not a 60k car. It's not even a 50k car. It looks like just another car overpriced by 25%. It's not working for Stellantis, but maybe it will work for Toyota. Or maybe not.
  • Corey Lewis So they kill the E coupe only to immediately bring it back as the CLE? I really don't get their naming strategy *at all*.
  • Ajla I like the Crown Platinum. Driving it back-to-back against the ES350 and ES300h, I thought the Crown was better. The only thing the Lexus wins on is the exterior is less weird and the interior is offered in more colors. And I guess the stereo but I'm not the person for that topic.I think a lot of the criticism is because some people want a replacement for the Avalon or GS, not a better ES with a nonpremium badge.
  • ToolGuy "rollercoaster"?
  • Jkross22 16/800. Something seems off with the number of people arrested. Way off.
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