radautoworks:


WB my aspiring frenemy with 30 alternate monikers. Use your primary one if you want to talk to me.

radautoworks:


Damn, you had to pull out 2 of your monikers for little ol me?

bizzle2:

Sigh . . . typical Nairaland . . Band wagon support and butt kissing.

Did you even look at what my post was about ?

Did I ever ask for an MDX vs ML550 comparison ? that conversation came from saying " The mdx is better and has more features".

I asked for feedback from ML550 owners with extended user experience.
"Feedback" , "User Experience" , not opinion on which to buy or whether to buy.

Tell me if our roads have given you issues with the Airmatic suspension ,
Tell me how long before you needed to replace them
Tell me how reliable your turbo has been,
Tell me if the 400 hp has been enjoyable and actually useable, etc
useful feedback only a real user can give

I am irritated by the blind support on this forum sometimes, especially coming from adults.

everybody should be able to respectfully disagree or debate.

radautoworks:


Na him make me delete everytin. Since e oversabi e no need opinion

bizzle2:


Lol, if they ask you now, you will say you know cars. But you cannot distinguish stock BMW rims from aftermarket knock offs . . . you will be fine.

Afromentalist:

Sorry but you never gave a substantiated opinion. You don't expect someone to just follow your opinion for the sake of it, if you can't bring relevant points - not family and wealth talks which was not in question.

This is a forum, not a church/Mosque. People don't say amen to whatever a Pastor says here. Bizzle2 was very correct in the way he approached your answer.

radautoworks:
Thank you number 3. It's like you didn't see my original response when I said don't @me because I didn't feel like have a drawn out argument. Plus reading comprehension is an issue with "you". I said I've owned many variants of both cars in question to show I know what I'm saying is now wealth talk. Insecurity will not kill Nigerians.

Please just pass by with your other two personalities. That is all the time i have to dedicate to the subject.

Alfred74:


News reaching us from amebo.com be say na I'll gotten wealth, naijiriya money.

MASTAkiLLAh:
delete this sick “joke”

Alfred74:

Did you say joke? Oh well,maybe maybe not.

Hauptmann:
I bet radautoworks right about now wishes she took her know it all attitude elsewhere, this benz thread is a perpetual battleground and not the place for your normal shalaye

dokyOloye:

Them get herd mentality and hero worship/ass licking behaviour well well for here.
So,a simple academic exercise of which is better in what turns out to be a poke in the eye for them.

Afromentalist:

Sorry but you never gave a substantiated opinion. You don't expect someone to just follow your opinion for the sake of it, if you can't bring relevant points - not family and wealth talks which was not in question.

This is a forum, not a church/Mosque. People don't say amen to whatever a Pastor says here. Bizzle2 was very correct in the way he approached your answer.

HeavenlyBang:


Should've simply ended the conversation with "That wasn't what I was asking about", then.


There simply aren't many ML550 owners in Nigeria, especially with the 4.7TT.

From what I know about the cars, though. I'm always on MBworld, Benzworld, and plenty of MB communities. Same engine on the 2012+ E550s.

The M278 is very solid. It's also underrated by Mercedes. Probably makes closer to 430 HP or so. Also very tunable. Power delivery is excellent. Sounds amazing with a muffler delete too.

Airmatic is pretty reliable on those, actually. Nigerian roads are a different matter, though. Just do the Arnott swap.

Never heard of any turbo issues.

You'll never be able to use that 400 HP to the fullest. Plenty of low end torque, though.

bizzle2:

There's nothing wrong with providing unsolicited opinion/criticism if it is constructive. I was looking forward to learning stuff and having a reason to reconsider.

You should also have understood the line of conversation before asking me why I asked for an opinion that I did not.

In any case thanks for the feedback. It's all positive so far

bizzle2:

Sigh . . . typical Nairaland . . Band wagon support and butt kissing.

Did you even look at what my post was about ?

Did I ever ask for an MDX vs ML550 comparison ? that conversation came from saying " The mdx is better and has more features".

I asked for feedback from ML550 owners with extended user experience.
"Feedback" , "User Experience" , not opinion on which to buy or whether to buy.

Tell me if our roads have given you issues with the Airmatic suspension ,
Tell me how long before you needed to replace them
Tell me how reliable your turbo has been,
Tell me if the 400 hp has been enjoyable and actually useable, etc
useful feedback only a real user can give

I am irritated by the blind support on this forum sometimes, especially coming from adults.

everybody should be able to respectfully disagree or debate.

chukel:
i stand to be corrected. No 04/05 ml320. That engine was stopped in 02. From 03 it was the 3.7L engine designated ML350

AmuDimpka:


Google Wikipedia and M CLASS and lecture yourself or go benz world..

..... but wetin I know seff.... na una know every every naaaa

MASTAkiLLAh:
ok, please delete that post

Alfred74:

Ok sir

DAVE5:
House, I think I need help

Was cruising down, heard the normal Benz warning, turns out a battery indicator lit up, ain’t never seen it, fear catch me first cos I know Benzima would drink money if there’s an issue, when I sha parked and later on the car, it was gone, no warning

I hate working on my car except for servicing so I’m mostly concerned about the fact that it would be worked on

nakoks:


How far? Am guessing your alternator has given up the ghost.I got the same light yesterday evening.Dragged the car home and on my way to work the car fainted.Alternator gone 120v,so i rang Trinity and got another from an engine for 18k.Car is fine now

DAVE5:


Nah

Was driving when I saw it, haven’t seen it since then and car is in a great condition

Sorry though

18k: not much sha

The last rubbish my car did was when my compressor got burnt/smoked while I was driving, spent abt 100k fixing ery ery, so fear dey catch make anything do am cos I know it cost a lot to fix simple stuffs in these cars


Trinity; is that a person or place?

Cos I know trinity in Ilorin or so, been to too many places in this obodo Naija, we dey pray 4 wen we go become “been to quite a few places around the world”

MASTAkiLLAh:
This talk about ML’s from early 2000’s made me remember my old ml500 sport (which was very reliable by the way) so I decided to do a research on that baby once more (anything 350 or 500) and edmunds.com had glowing user reviews while carsurvey had a lot of tears. I kept wondering, aren’t these sites using the same mostly American public as reviewers ? One thing edmunds reviewers agreed on though is that the gas mileage on the ML is atrocious (debatable).
I really miss that baby though, one of my best driving experience ever, very responsive and built like a tank. Gazzuzz posted some ML pics a while back and I remembered my shalaye days, I just might go back if I see a great offer.

chukel:
this is from your wikipedia. Just don't argue this. You can't have a 2004 ml320. If you do, then check your car well. Something is wrong somewhere. Either a wrong badge or transplanted engine.

dokyOloye:

Them get herd mentality and hero worship/ass licking behaviour well well for here.
So,a simple academic exercise of "which is better in what" turns out to be a poke in the eye for them.

bizzle2:

Lose alot of what? Lol, I beg to differ.
Features like what ?
The MDX is anything but feature packed. As far as value for money and fun driving go I cannot fault her, but advance tech? Mba. The 550 blows her out of the water.

I'm not even trying to compare the 2013 MDX to the 2013 ML550. they're not in the same class if you ask me. I'm just looking for hands on experience with owning a 550 locally. Which I consider an upgrade from the MDX.

Interior styling/ luxury and exterior styling - 550 wins
Performance - 550 wins
Crash/ Safety ratings - 550 wins
Advanced Tech features - 550 wins
Handling - both great
Fuel economy - A V8 Biturbo cannot possibly be expected to have the same as a naturally aspirated V6. More power mens more energy consumption. The 550 doesn't even do too badly in comparison to the MDX

Reliability and local availability of parts are my primary concern about the 550

bizzle2:

You didn't answer my question though.
What features does the MDX offer that you cannot find on an ML550 of equivalent year? not a GLK , C Class or an ML 350. But a 550 specifically ?
That lends a better perspective to your opinion.

The Advance , Tech , Entertainment , Navigation and Sport Packages on the MDX have just minor differences that mainly cater to certain comfort and entertainment priorities.
Mine is a Tech Package.

I believe to objectively compare two cars requires more than just saying A is better than B (which is largely personal opinion), the idea would be to say WHY & HOW A is better than B .

If design figures and test ratings show that the 550 betters the MDX in the categories I mentioned earlier, HOW then does the MDX better the 550 ?
I'm very open to learning. I'm a big MDX fan remember. But a spade is a spade.
I don't own a workshop or fix cars but my background is in Mechanical Engineering (Automotive Tech Engineering Option specifically). Even though my love for cars has nothing to do with that.