GLC ?

[mancman]

Was thinking of getting a 250D but when you read reviews it’s not got a very good one, what are people’s thoughts on this vehicle and is it true about having to change both tyres on the same axle at the same time,

 

[JBell]

I know someone that has one and she loves it, her husband bought her a Stelvio to replace it and she had it for 5 days before going back to the GLC.

They do suffer from crabbing on full lock

 

[Rory]

Wow - what was so bad about Stelvio? I've seen a few user reviews and they've been pretty happy with it.

MB are supposed to have fixed the crabbing issue with a revised steering/suspension part.

Tyre replacement on AWD is always a bit iffy depending on the system used - you usually have to keep them within a few mms of each other.

 

[Srdl]

I love mine (GLC43). A little bit of crabbing on cold tyres in cold weather but nothing to get worked up about. My sister has a 250 Petrol and is really pleased with it.

 

[JBell]

Wow - what was so bad about Stelvio? I've seen a few user reviews and they've been pretty happy with it.

The ride was terrible in comparison, she has a bad back and arthritius

 

[Blobcat]

GLC is nice, drove a 350 for awhile and very pleasant it was. Please not the coupe though

 

[Andy.M]

I fear the GLC, like the GLA, is not a proper Mercedes to the purist's here

I dont think I'd be put off by the tyre situation although I've never driven one let alone researched a GLC either !!

With the reference to AWD tyres earlier, I'm reminded of a Freelander I had years ago. It developed a droning sound. The garage had it up on the ramps having a really good look finding nothing. Carried on driving it waiting for it to get worse, it never did. Went through an MOT fine. Later on the tyres had to be changed and voila the noise was gone!

 

[JBell]

Is it true about having to change both tyres on the same axle at the same time,

Should be done on any car if there is a large tread depth diffeence

 

[rf065]

Should be done on any car if there is a large tread depth diffeence

I've had a few 4x4's, still got one now, if I had a £ for every time I read that tyres need to be replaced in pairs or even all four at the same time, I'd be loaded. I've disregarded such advice and have never ever had a problem with any 4X4 I've owned.

 

[LostKiwi]

I've had a few 4x4's, still got one now, if I had a £ for every time I read that tyres need to be replaced in pairs or even all four at the same time, I'd be loaded. I've disregarded such advice and have never ever had a problem with any 4X4 I've owned.

It largely depends on 4x4 system and differentials in use. If you have viscous couplings it's important there isnt a big variation in rotational speed across the coupling. Same with ATB differentials and LSDs. Haldex and torque vectoring type differentials likewise don't like large rotational speed difference.
Traditional Landy type differentials are generally very tolerant on the other hand.

Generally with most cars I'd change both tyres on an axle at once anyway.

 

[Blobcat]

Traditional Landy type differentials are generally very tolerant on the other hand.

I can attest to that

ARB Lockers can take some serious abuse as well

 

[rf065]

It largely depends on 4x4 system and differentials in use. If you have viscous couplings it's important there isnt a big variation in rotational speed across the coupling. Same with ATB differentials and LSDs. Haldex and torque vectoring type differentials likewise don't like large rotational speed difference.
Traditional Landy type differentials are generally very tolerant on the other hand.

Generally with most cars I'd change both tyres on an axle at once anyway.

I'd imagine the speed differential between inner & outer wheels going round a corner is far greater than any difference a couple of mm's of tread would make. I always suspected that 4x4's notorious with these problems, like the Vauxhall Calibra/Cavalier just had a badly designed transmission/4wd system and would eventually fail no matter what tyres it had.

 

[LostKiwi]

I'd imagine the speed differential between inner & outer wheels going round a corner is far greater than any difference a couple of mm's of tread would make. I always suspected that 4x4's notorious with these problems, like the Vauxhall Calibra/Cavalier just had a badly designed transmission/4wd system and would eventually fail no matter what tyres it had.

Yes corners do impose greater speed differences but they're only temporary. Different diameter wheels are a long duration thing that allows heat to build up destroying the oils.

 

[JBell]

I've had a few 4x4's, still got one now, if I had a £ for every time I read that tyres need to be replaced in pairs or even all four at the same time, I'd be loaded. I've disregarded such advice and have never ever had a problem with any 4X4 I've owned.

The point of my statement was the "large tread depth difference" so if a tyre has 3mm of tread and you need a new on on the other side both should be replaced

 

[John Laidlaw]

I had a GLA loaner for a couple of months a few years back, found it a capable little car - quite pleasant place to be, haven’t tried the GLC but presumably the same only slightly bigger

 

[JBell]

I had a GLA loaner for a couple of months a few years back, found it a capable little car - quite pleasant place to be, haven’t tried the GLC but presumably the same only slightly bigger

GLC is basically a jacked up C class so should be a much nicer car

 

[Blobcat]

GLC is basically a jacked up C class so should be a much nicer car

It's much bigger than a GLA - the 350d I was driving:

 

[JBell]

It's much bigger than a GLA - the 350d I was driving:

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Quite fancy one of those, really good looking car and a brilliant engine with a little mapping

 

[Blobcat]

Quite fancy one of those, really good looking car and a brilliant engine with a little mapping

Pretty nice with the 9G box, disappointed with the fuel economy as it was only just better than my 3Ltr V6 Petrol - although it is a brick compared to an SLK...
The 20" Rim's are "OK" on decent roads as there is still some sidewall and more suspension movement than a regular car - I'd still opt for smaller rims if I had one. I can't think I'd pick one over a regular "E" or "E" estate though.

 

[JBell]

Pretty nice with the 9G box, disappointed with the fuel economy as it was only just better than my 3Ltr V6 Petrol - although it is a brick compared to an SLK...
The 20" Rim's are "OK" on decent roads as there is still some sidewall and more suspension movement than a regular car - I'd still opt for smaller rims if I had one. I can't think I'd pick one over a regular "E" or "E" estate though.

E is a bigger car though, it is on my list as well as a CLS SB and GLE all in 350d Sport / AMG Line guise, I drove my friends GLC 250d with 20" wheels and the ride was fine IMO, was surprisingly fast for a 4 pot