reagogo

So the car is reminding me that the service B is almost due so i called my MB dealer, then they gave me a quote of 750 dollar (canadian0 which is around 500US. and after i checked a few places online i start to notice that the only thing that was done was pretty much an oil change and a bunch of "visual inspection" do i really have to do that ? or an oil change should be enough already ? guys any suggestions ?

Gerry_M

Warranty is another reason to do it.

edisonwu

I remember my service B didn't cost that much

Mr. Lin

can you take it to multiple dealerships? how about independent Merc shops? try and get as many prices as you can if you want to keep your warranty intact

black lavender

Service B cost me 400 USD at the dealership.

agentMurdoc

when you're still under warranty it might be worth it to have it dealer maintained just to avoid potential warranty headaches even at the dealer premium.

My car is well out of warranty and every service just gets an oil change.

Seanhfx

I had my Service B done last summer and it was 630 + tax, it also included the brake fluid change.

sea63

I did my service B in February this year.

Oil and filter change
Engine air filter change
Cabin filter change
Add Fuel additive
Brake check

Came out to $797 including taxes in BC.

But I managed to get this service waived.

Arjy

little under 500 at my indy shop for service B

Falius

Its funny seeing people complain about the service costs in the US, Its $1352 AUD in australia or about $1038 USD

Eric ATP

$550-1200 for an oil change and visual inspection .... Not a Fing chance. Do it urself and keep receipts or find an Indy.

I bet for that kind of money they run your car through their automatic sand ur paint off car wash. They just want to make it have that nice swirl pattern in the paint like all the other used cars on the lot.

QWKSNKE

I agree. As along as you keep proof of oil changes, not taking a car to dealer for service has 0 effect on warranty.

AMG3.2

$500 for an oil change? AHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH

I just changed my own oil last night with Motul 8100 and an OE Hengst filter (waaay better than Mobil1) for $91 shipped to my door. Ugh, stealerships are the worst.

On another note, how is everyone on the C63 forum from Canada lol?

solekeeper

what does warranty have to do with servicing your car at the dealer?

Mr. Lin

i know specifically for the newer Subaru STi, with their ringland issue, if your service record doesn't indicate that the vehicle was serviced at a Subaru dealership or some sort of "reputable" shop, Subaru NA would fight to deny that ringland repair under warranty. I would venture to guess that Mercedes is similar in that aspect.

rickclass

Just got back from getting my service B done $780.00 incl taxes, that included brake fluid change

AMG3.2

oh. my. god.

rentzington

pretty sure mine cost more than that for the 40k service, but i know mine included the lsd fluid change as well...still pricey but it was already at the dealer for some warranty work anyway.

now a year later it says im due for b service again, which i think is wrong since i just did it but from my digging it looks like previous owner of my car didnt get service done at a dealer and or skipped an entire service so the computers wrong.

yellows2k

i have a service B due in about 7k km, my service A cost me aud$280 and i supplied my oil which was about $120, so all up service A was about aud$400

chrisridebike8

Geez. I thinn my 40k service was like $700 including a $350 tranny service.

jmueller

This is a great deal for the 40K service. I had the tranny and brake and rear diff fluid changed for that amount. I had to do my own oil change though because they wanted to much money. They quoted me $150 for an oil change and I was able to buy the oil, filter and an extractor for about $125.

An oil change on these cars is stupid easy. The hardest part is disposing of the old oil.

The 20K service should be cheaper because it does not require the dif or tranny. The brake fluid should be changed every 20k miles or at every service B.

This is all in the manual. Do them at an indy shop and keep your receipts.

For those who paid $700 for the 20k mile service; what were you thinking?

computertom

I definitely understand the not wanting to deal with it or to get dirty. I've taken care of my own cars for years, and now that I don't have to, I sometimes have it done by others. But oil and filters for that $ is just wow. I'm way too cheap for that. A good extractor and you don't even have to get under the car (though a good visual inspection under there really isn't a bad idea).

About to sell my '09 and will do be doing the fluids and the like so the new owner has nothing to even think about for 10K, except ordering new rear tires way sooner than their wife would expect. Cheap and easy.