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The Mercedes GLK Test: Day 5

Today was our last day with the GLK and we decided to end it in style. The grandparents took the kids and we hit the town. I had saved my birthday money for a special dinner out and so we hit Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse for a fancy steak dinner. We were so excited to try [...]

The Mercedes GLK Test: Day 4

Another day, another scene from The Day After Tomorrow. Lots of snow. Shards of ice. Coldest day in a decade. The wind chill is a balmy negative 32 degrees.
The roads were bad enough yesterday, today they’re terrifying. All we see are wheels spinning, cars sliding and ambulances. Our neighbor made it to the entrance of [...]

The Mercedes GLK Test: Day 3

The nice weatherman informed us that we’d be experiencing an all-out blizzard today. Not a snowstorm, a blizzard. We were well on our way to becoming buried when we woke up this morning as evidenced by this quick little video we took. Notice our front door had frozen shut:

Mercedes GLK in a snow storm
Of course, [...]

The Mercedes GLK Test: Day 2

Today we woke up to huge amounts of snow, covering everything and making a general nightmare. As I rushed around to get our son ready for the bus, my husband was actually happy about the prospect of barreling through snow banks in the new GLK. He meticulously scraped the windows clean and shoveled it from [...]

The Mercedes GLK Test: Day 1

This summer, Mercedes contacted us about a new SUV they were coming out with that’s going to be aimed at families looking for all the features and safety of a Mercedes but for a lower cost. As most of you know, I’m not one for fancy vehicles. In fact, I’m pretty content with the decade-old, [...]