Crabbing?

thanks for the response tony, im in north yorkshire

i will ask which tyres come with car i pressume its all season as the demo car didn't crab for us and only did it slightly on full lock going very slow, but that wouldn't bother me if its all it did

which all season tyres did they put on yours? as im looking at putting the 20" wheels on mine

i love everything about the car but its a bit concerning that if its not resolved it will effect the residual value of the car as no one is going to want a second hand version of this vehicle, probably why it currently has nearly 6k off list price

knowing what you know, would it stop you buying the car or another one?

thanks again

dale

Hi Dale,

The dealer fitted Goodyear Eagle Sport - 255 / 45 R20 MO Extended All Season Run Flats.

After 2,500 miles no crabbing, but steering does feel a little twitchy and squibbly - difficult to explain, but not as 'planted on the road' as the previous X3 felt.

We looked at the Mecan and X3 prior to going for the GLC, and in my opinion the GLC looks great, is very comfortable, goes well and you get much more for your money when compare against the Porsche & BMW. Apart from the crabbing that truly was driving me crazy and the slightly clunky Command system ( I feel the BMW I-Drive is more logical and quicker / easier to use ), we are happy with the GLC now it's running on All Season tyres

Hope this might be helpful,

Tony

Funny how we all have different feelings, my wife has the bmw i drive in her mini countryman and both of us prefer the command in the glc for ease of use. My mate has a brand new 5 series and it took him weeks to work out how to save your present location in the nav. For all the complaints about the command I think it is great but would be better if it was integrated in the dash.

I looked at the x3, macan and q5 before I bought and much preferred the GLC for different reasons. The X3 was dated, had a look at the new one and doesn't seem much different, macan was small and by the time you ticked the options list was too expensive and the q5 didn't feel as engaging to drive and looked bland.

Crabbing is a major issue but as long as you don't get a 43 is an easy fix.

My main fault with the GLC is the position of the rear parking sensor lights and the fact they don't beep until the red light appears.

Re crabbing. I've had mine since November (nearly 3,000 miles). I can get it to "crab". I park in a car park each day and one part of my drive out means me having to do a tight 180 turn.
I've found, if I drive a bit faster than I'm comfortable with it will crab. If I take the tight bend sensibly, it's fine, it my "slip" a little bit, but I put it down to being a really tight turning circle...?

It's never happened during normal driving, certainly never pulling out of a T junction, or off my drive etc. I've seen a you tube video of a guy pulling out and turning left and right to show juddering and it _nearly_ put me off.

If mine did that I wouldn't be happy at all. A few people I've spoken to have said their non-mercedes cars have done it as well - one an XC90.

l also looked and the Macan and Q5, but came to the same conclusions as Philamg. I didn't bother with the X3, as there's not a single BMW I like But that's another story...

I love mine, it feels safe, secure on the road, air suspension is just gorgeous, even better than a Range Rover Supercharged Vogue SE I had a few years back, and that's saying something as I LOVED that car too...
...and it's blooming quick as well....

I too like command and dont understand people's dislike for it..Mind you, I preferred Audi's MMI initially as I came from an Audi, but now I like command just as much..

Cars with lower profile tyres are more susceptible to the crabbing phenomenon. You may not experience it at first with brand new summer tyres but as they wear down there will be a reduction in their flexibility and hence their ability to mask the crabbing. Make sure your desired swop strategy is noted and made a condition of accepting the car. There's no guarantee Mercedes won't pull this goodwill offer at any time so you need it locked into the deal. Owners of the 43 have different widths of wheels front and back and suitable tyre combinations have been difficult to source for certain diameters.

The white paint with the night package looks stunning. I have no doubt your wife will be over the moon and you are probably off the hook for many birthdays, Christmases and Valentines Days to come. You will get a free netting load separator which will be useful for transporting the whippet and because there is no spare wheel the space under the load floor is handy for storing an emergency flat cap and supplies of lardy cake

Hi Rusty, if I can call you that.

My car is similar spec to yours except it's the 250d and in black but same 20" black wheels. Was registered demo model 29th Sept and I bought early November and I tried hard during test drives to get it to crab and couldn't. Car has now done 4000 miles and still fine but it has Vredestein all seasons which came factory fitted.

Mine has intelligent lights ( brilliant feature ), 360 cameras and a factory electric towbar and I got them to fit running boards as part of the deal. I fitted mudflaps which definitely stop a lot of the cr*p blasting up the sides of the car. I don't regret my purchase one bit, your missus will love the car.

As it is my first SUV and never really liked them I looked at everything up to around £50k, Audi Q5, too plain and not as nice as my outgoing A6 Avant quatro, - BMW X3, including the "new" model but I've never liked the sit up and beg shape, - Jaguar F pace, love the style but it's tinny and very poor finish, - Discovery sport, not impressed at all and the Evoque, felt cramped.
I also looked at the new Discovery and the new Vellar as well as the Mecan but by the time essential extras were added they were out of the picture. I test drove a Grand Cheroke and a Subaru as well but always came back to the GLC.

I've read a few niggles about the command system but I prefer it to the Audi MMI I had in my last 3 cars, 2 of were HDD and first was SD card based which was simply horrible. I haven't had a BMW for 6 years so can't compare later systems but my wife has the new Mini Clubman with the BMW i drive which is ok but I'm not wowed by it!

My only minor gripes with the GLC is the position of the turn switch for the wipers which I find a bit fiddly and too close to other controls but I've got used to it. I'm constantly fiddling as I find auto wipers unpredictable and I hate them wiping dry dirty windscreen. Not convinced about the touchpad either, I like it but don't see the point of that in addition to and sitting above the control knob, I'd prefer the knob to be gone and the pad flat on the console.

Bob