Year | Make/Model | Nada Odds per 100 Cars | Lemon Odds per 100 Cars | ||
29 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 106000 miles driven Most cars in this sample are V70s and XC70s.2008 |
Volvo S80 | Join or sign in to view | see reported repairs | ||
29 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 106000 miles driven Most cars in this sample are V70s and XC70s. |
Mercedes-Benz GLK Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2013 | The smaller the Mercedes, the more heavily it tends to trade on the three-pointed star. So the #1 reason to consider a GLK250 carries over from the GLK350 review (text from the previous review in italics): I don't personally put much stock in brands, with cars or anything else. But each time I have a Mercedes-Benz for a week the continuing power of the marque has been unavoidable. Audi and BMW now command similar prices, but haven't yet acquired the same mystique. They probably never will for people born before 1980. Until the final years of the twentieth century, Audis were largely ignored as troublesome, modestly upgraded VWs and BMW was mostly known for the compact, still semi-affordable 3-Series. Neither could hold a candle to the company that invented the mass-produced automobile and that has been strongly associated with large, top-shelf automobiles ever since. Gayla (the site's programmer, my wife) is not a car person. Her take on the GLK: "Of course it's a good car, it's a Mercedes." Some of my friends who are more into cars--and who own competing makes--similarly employ a different tone when asking about "the Mercedes." They could afford one, so why don't they own one? Partly because the brand's mystique cuts both ways. They're not interested in making such a strong status statement. Can even a compact crossover make a strong status statement? Mercedes-Benz has done its best to make this so--check out the size of the three-pointed star on the GLK's grille. see full Mercedes-Benz GLK review |
Mercedes-Benz GLK Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2010 | 4dr SUV 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
Trickle-down reputation from the more expensive M-Bs. see full Mercedes-Benz GLK review |
Volvo S80 Brand Reputation: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2010 | 4dr Sedan 235-horsepower 3.2L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
The Volvo brand offers good value and has some of the same features as Mercedes and BMW, but it comes without resentment from other motorist. see full Volvo S80 review |
2000 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 268hp 2.8L I6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
cars do not rust, was a previous Ford owner and tired of rust holes in late model cars see full Volvo S80 review |
2000 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 268hp 2.8L I6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Volvo has a reputation for safety and reliability. see full Volvo S80 review |