I strongly disagree with your advice to MB. I recently traded in my Sorento after owning it from new for 12 months. I've got nothing positive to say about it. It drove like a shed and the gearchange on my 1969 Herald more than 30 years ago was smoother. MPG was poor and KIA charged me USD12 per day for a courtesy car when it was with them for warranty work. I wouldn't touch another one with a barge pole. I'm now driving an Audi A6 Allroad, which is a great car. If MB can afford a Mercedes-Benz ML he should go for it.