Off topic. Mercedes new car extended warranty, Worth it??? |
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Off topic. Mercedes new car extended warranty, Worth it??? |
daytona |
Dec 23 2019, 02:54 PM
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daytona Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 13-April 14 From: Ormond Beach, Florida Member No.: 17,249 Region Association: South East States |
Hi,
As the tittle implies, does anyone have any information/experience with the Mercedes Benz new car extended warranty? We just took delivery of a new E 450 4matic. The dealership is offering what I consider is a good price for the extended warranty, ad since we tend to keep our cars a long time I think it may be worth buying. I had a bad experience with extended warranty on a new Cayman S but it was a third party warranty. This is one is actually offered by MB. I just want to know if someone here ever had to make use of it and what that experience was like. Thanks, Bill. |
draganc |
Dec 25 2019, 03:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 725 Joined: 2-November 09 From: central new jersey Member No.: 11,000 Region Association: North East States |
I bought 5 CPO cars from MB and the first 2 with their extended warranty plan.
On the first car, the AC compressor crapped out on me 2 months after the warranty has expired. Hence wasted $2500 for the coverage. 2nd and 3rd car, got a better deal but didn’t have any issues on the 2nd and a leaking radiator on the 3rd car, of course 4-5 years after the warranty. Didn’t buy any warranty on the other cars. IMHO, it all depends on how many miles and how many years you will drive the car. Most of my MB repairs have been none “essential” parts like fuel pump, electric trunk activator, radiator, a/c ect. Each of the repairs were around a grand. Have been driving MB cars now for ~12 years, I feel that most of the repairs happen about 5-7 years. To conclude: I wouldn’t buy the extended warranty if you plan to drive the car for 10 years or more and you can handle a random $1000-1500 repair. Good advice: “...Wait until right before your warranty expires, they will be knocking down your door offering even better deals. I finally had to tell Mercedes to leave me alone. Hope you like $250.00 dollar oil changes...” |
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