buyaka350

Hi guys, I'm looking at buying a 2010 C63 with 50,000km on it. I will be purchasing an extended warranty through Mercedes.

I've read about the head gasket issue, which was enough to raise an eyebrow and make me put the signing pen down.

Is this covered under extended warranty? Canada.

I think I may have a problem as well. The car was bough from Mercedes, then the current owner ( A sales rep from Mazda ) has listed the car through Mazda (where I'd be buying it). Which translates into, no extended warranty for me?

Really ticked... This may have forced me into a 335is coupe.

CoolBDPhenom03

Should be covered.

noodleman

you better make sure that Mercedes will let you buy ELW. I have heard that Mercedes will not cover cars bought through private sales. If you can buy ELW, then you should be covered.

Merc63

With the amount of $ you spend on extended warranty, you could have studs put in and have enough left over for a tune

otakki

I would still go for an ELW since there are many other things that can fail and cause a major dent in your wallet.

m a x i m u s

seems like people get varying info re being able to get ELW. i'd suggest calling various dealerships or even MB Canada. FWIW, i bought mine through a car broker and was able to get ELW (USA).

LuisC55AMG

Can you PM me the information of the broker that helped you? I'm also looking to buy an ELW.

m a x i m u s

the car was from the broker, not the ELW. i got the ELW from a local dealership here in LA.

dchl21

if u get the 3 yr extended 160km.

the first 2 yrs will cover gaskets but not the 3rd.

3rd is powertrain only.

dchl21

btw. the current owner who bought from mb is the only person that can buy the extended warranty and transfer to you after.

ITS THE ONLY WAY.

CoolBDPhenom03

Here's what I was recently quoted for an extended warranty from my local dealer:

4yr/100k miles - full car, $5000
4yr/100k miles - powertrain only, $3500

This is with them knowing that I'm no longer within my mfg warranty, and I am not the original owner.

bhamg

A word to the wise...TIFWIW. I had two recent conversations with people who work for MB in different areas. What I took away from those is that if you have/had a tune and/or headers, you can forget about coverage under an MB extended warranty. That includes the transmission. I'll be going the ARP route this fall having refunded my MB 7/100 warranty recently.

CoolBDPhenom03

Would you be willing to share what you were quoted from ARP and the terms of their coverage? PM would be okay if you don't want to share openly.

bhamg

I'm talking about doing the ARP head studs...probably going the one at a time replacement route.

CoolBDPhenom03

I see.

Sidv22

there are mixed opinions. but of course, internal folks at MB will suggest that engine related mod will void warranty. in the case of a tune, did they say that a tune can be detected easily? why did you return ur MB warranty if you dont mind me asking.

bhamg

I think MB will be taking an increasingly hard line stance on these warranty issues in light of the number of modded C63's out there now vs. high ticket repairs such as with head bolts. I asked point blank whether a tune would affect say, a transmission (extended) warranty claim and I was told "yes." There's no point in keeping a costly warranty if it doesn't cover engine or trans IMO.

Sidv22

Your point is valid. In my case, i paid 4500$ for my Elw. I could return the warranty, pocket the money and use that money for any eventuality. Although headbolt failure repair will cost much more if i am not wrong!

otakki

What?!...I'll have to pull out my factory warranty paper and look at this. Is this only in Canada or also in the US?

bhamg

At one time I looked at the Easy Care policy offered at Simonson (Santa Monica). It seemed to offer a high level of coverage, very comparable to the MB policy but for less money (obviously). Personally, I would only buy a non-MB policy from a dealer with a higher-demographic clientele...the store has a lot to lose if coverage/fulfillment is problematic and the client is dissatisfied.