Jefé drives a GLA, doesn't completely hate it?

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Austin is one of the cities where car2go has deployed a bunch of GLAs and CLAs as slightly more expensive alternatives to the Smart forTwos. I hadn't bothered to rent one because, whatever, but found myself literally standing in front of one when I needed a car last night. So, I took it. It was a GLA250 4Matic

Random thoughts on my experience driving it about 5 miles:
- surprisingly acceptable acceleration, very easy to drive above legal limits
- surprisingly smooth transmission, like, buttery smooth, like, may have nudged my mind about being okay with a DCT someday
- laughable headroom, I'm 6' tall and it felt claustrophobic
- laughable storage space; I looked but didn't use the hatch space and it doesn't seem like much without the rear seats folded

I can see why soccer moms and young, esp. female, professionals flock to this thing. I would never consider one because it seems to not be all that good at a particular thing other than being a baby Benz, which is exactly why people buy it, IMHO. It's not sporty enough to check that box, it's not practical enough to check that box, and I don't care for the looks. For the money, I'd have many other things, but I was genuinely surprised that it didn't suck. I bet the AMG version would make a fun rallyx car.

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Yup I drove a cla, and it was shockingly good dynamically. Horrible interior space doe
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I'd like to hoon an AMG one. Would be fun I think. Like the STI just with more go and a DCT and hatch.
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Have driven a CLA rental. It was :notbad: and nicely optioned with sportier amenities.
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most new cars are not terrible.
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Pics don't work for me. :(
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Google Photos blocked at your place of business? It's nothing special. clicky.
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stripethree wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:42 pm Google Photos blocked at your place of business? It's nothing special. clicky.
Not all heroes wear capes.
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stripethree wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:42 pm Google Photos blocked at your place of business? It's nothing special. clicky.
I own my place of business and photos no worky here either, good sir.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2017 1:58 pm At the risk of being sucked into your wedding planner decorative vortex, that is kind of cute.
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Sno wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:18 pm
stripethree wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:42 pm Google Photos blocked at your place of business? It's nothing special. clicky.
I own my place of business and photos no worky here either, good sir.
It's a bad link.

It's ok, I remember the first time I posted pictures to a forum.
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It's public on Google photos, I tried it in an incognito window and it worked for me. That's as many fucks as I have to give. #yolo.
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Sno wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:18 pm I own my place of business and photos no worky here either, good sir.
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I had beers at lunch and am in a sassy mood. Don't take it too personal. ;-)
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stripethree wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:40 pm It's public on Google photos, I tried it in an incognito window and it worked for me. That's as many fucks as I have to give. #yolo.
Photos, uh, find a way.
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Melon wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:48 pm Photos, uh, find a way.
The bits never travel the same way through the internez twice.
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works on mobile, not on computer :iono:
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stripethree wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:59 pm
Melon wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:48 pm Photos, uh, find a way.
The bits never travel the same way through the internez twice.
FWIW i saw them earlier today but shits broke now
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[user not found] wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:04 pm
4zilch wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:03 pm works on mobile, not on computer :iono:
Tubes are clogged?
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stripethree wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:42 pm Google Photos blocked at your place of business? It's nothing special. clicky.
Thankee. :like:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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4zilch wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:03 pm works on mobile, not on computer :iono:
Didn't work on mobile for me, either.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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stripethree wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:42 pm
Sno wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:18 pm I own my place of business and photos no worky here either, good sir.
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I had beers at lunch and am in a sassy mood. Don't take it too personal. ;-)
:dat:

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dubshow wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:42 pm
stripethree wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:42 pm

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I had beers at lunch and am in a sassy mood. Don't take it too personal. ;-)
:dat:

Picks for dicks.
New phone, who dis?
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2017 1:58 pm At the risk of being sucked into your wedding planner decorative vortex, that is kind of cute.
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yall don't know what a GLA looks like?

Also side question. How do you pronounce this.
1) gee ell ayy
2) glah

I go with option 2 :lolol:
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Sno wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:47 pm
dubshow wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:42 pm

:dat:

Picks for dicks.
New phone, who dis?
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Sno wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:47 pm
dubshow wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:42 pm

:dat:

Picks for dicks.
New phone, who dis?
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Melon wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:07 pm
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Tubes are clogged?
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Dat money shot
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