Used Car of the Day: 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL350

by Tim Healey

Published: January 25th, 2024

used car of the day 2012 mercedes benz gl350

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.

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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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IBx1 on Jan 26, 2024

Nothing to say about the collapsed suspension?

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- FreedMike on Jan 27, 2024
  
  I'd say it's collapsed.
  
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Lou_BC on Jan 26, 2024

A diesel with no compression?
Sounds like my 1976 Jeep but the Jeep is easy and cheap to fix.

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