T.H.Carrera

I have been told that once a car is sold as a CPO you can no longer apply the 3/75k extended warranty even if you are still in the original warranty period. So the only choice is to buy the additional 2 years of CPO coverage to make it a total of 3yr/unlimited miles coverage.

DaveW68

The 7/75 is only tacking on 3 years and 25k miles to the original warranty. Spending the money on a CPO car and adding 3 years and unlimited miles to the original warranty for only around $4k is a much better deal, especially if you will take the car over 75k miles in that time.

T.H.Carrera

Thanks for your input!

superpop

@DaveW68, that would be true if my car had anywhere near 50K miles. I purchased a 2012 with 2 months time left on the warranty but only 26K on the ODO. I have 3 years or basically 49K miles of MB zero deduct all in warranty for 3400 bucks. I will probably only put 40K more on the ODO before I get tired of it and buy a newer CPO S. For the same time coverage I would rather pay less for the miles I will realistically drive the car. You can definitely buy the MB warranty that takes the original out to 7/75 as long as it is still under the factory warranty. That's what I just did.

T.H.Carrera

Your car did not have CPO on it correct ? My understanding is that IF i had asked the dealership I bought from to remove the Certification (they would have taken roughly $1500 off the price) but bought the car which had been brought to certification standards then I could have added the 3/75k extended warranty. But since I did purchase it as a CPO then only cpo extension applies. Looking at the price difference 3400 vs 3783 seems like CPO with unlimited miles is a better deal.

superpop

Mine was not a CPO car, maybe that is the difference. I only paid 43K for the car though and could not find a CPO car for anywhere near that because I assume there is a perception that a CPO car is better. Didn't matter to me as the warranty covers me for as long as I will drive the car.

Luthian

The indy dealer who serviced this car for 100K of those miles is reviewing the contract now. I expect they won't be impressed but ya never know.

Mike5215

Good step, but it's the way the company interprets and applies the contract language that matters. Really you'd need to have a lawyer look at it, but I'd ask Endurance for the contact info for shops they've worked with in the past. The fact your Indy hasn't had first hand experience with them is a clue.

DaveW68

Not necessarily. My service advisor at the Benz dealer where I take my car for service said that he hadn't remembered working with my warranty company before I submitted any claims....and he's been there several years. After the way they've handled my claims, he has told me that they are every bit as good as a MB warranty....and he was even able to get a claim approved that a Benz warranty would never allow (the claim where my wife broke off the shifter lever).

Endurance shows up at the top of a lot of Google searches for warranty, so they are obviously spending a lot of money to show up at the top. But of course being at the top of a search means absolutely nothing except they may get the first look from a consumer. I'd be extremely leery of a company that claims to offer coverage on a Benz with 107k miles. I'd even be surprised to see a legit company offer coverage with that many miles on a well maintained Honda. If it were me, I'd sell the car privately, buy a much lower mileage car that is a couple of years newer, and get a legit warranty. You might spend $15k more by the time you factor in the lower miles, age, and warranty cost, but that could be the smartest money you'll ever spend on a car....especially if you insist on driving an S-class. Your current car is likely going to be a money pit very soon.

Mike5215

Dovetailing off that, the Google search I did on them came up with a very suspect listing on "Rip Off Report" that clearly was paid for by Endurance. Rip Off Report may be one of those sites that will allow a business with negative reviews to buy what essentially is a paid advertisement that's written in the form of an independent investigation, and delete the bad reviews.

It does appear that Endurance lost its BBB membership back in 2010. There is some anecdotal evidence that buyers felt pressured and/or tricked and then were given the runaround trying to get the coverage cancelled and the premiums refunded.

I know when I was researching EasyCare, I had no problem finding forums where guys had used the coverage and got what they expected. A lot of BMW guys, so I figured they'd be okay with a Benz, and for the most part they were. I can't find a single success story from an actual owner of an Endurance policy.

I smell a *******.

DaveW68

Also sounds a lot like Logic Lab Tuning, now showing as a former vendor of this board. Never saw one success story from them either, and I did a lot of searching.

Luthian

I'm curious who your warranty company is that got such a great review and what warranty did you get?

Thanks for the advise; I'll think about it. I don't insist on driving an S-Class so I'll look at E-Classes as well (I'm coming off a 2001 E320 4MATIC). Of course, the other parts of this thread argue against that!

Mike5215

I don't think there is a legitimate aftermarket warranty out there that isn't sold either by a dealer at time of sale or by a bank or CU at time of financing.

NaslundStarmine

I couldn't resist posting this comment about Endurance!

"SAVE YOUR MONEY. ENDURANCE will cost you lots of money and get you nothing but frustration. Buying is coverage is the same as digging a hole in the middle of a forest and dropping in $3000.00 when you are blackout drunk then coming back to search, chances are you will never see a penny of worth.."

LOL!!

http://www.yelp.com/biz/endurance-wa...rvices-chicago

marthyh

NOT :mine 's 2006 had a cpo for 6 months when I bought it,it was 1600€(1800 us) for 6 months and never used : it was a waste of moneys.
Now 3years later and 15000 miles further,have spent 1000 € on maintenaince ,garage soap and repairations so,still have cash left for struts and or other #%^$£.
Only if you have two left hands or drive professionally(taxi limo)more then 50K mikes per year.I would say do it and do not look back.

It all has to do with culture: us people scared and spoiled so get an insurance and wait 'till your served.. Eu people have little choice: either cpo or out of pocket, but we will not accept any compromise.

Wanna drive a Benz better have the moneys or buy a smart car..

I strongly suspect that US market units built are 'weaker' then EU built.A lot here on the forum mentioned100 k miles as high miles its ridicoulous.. I know a lot of Taxis W221 here do 200 K miles with only regular maintenance and occassional struts etc.( gearboxes are done mainly under warranty if its a below certain vin )but that is EU and not US .In Asia its a different story ',do not get a Mercedes Benz unless you are crazy because it will break,these Generation MB's are not made for rugged circumstances as Mercedes used to be in the eighties.. Where 800 k miles were not unusual on a BenZ..
To my opinion it has to do with sales and after sales etc..
It breakes and you get to pay for their gorgeous dealerships,suits and coffee-machines.

Its a great car,thats what it is,costs money: suprise surpise..

Insure sure..its an industry in its own write uh right..

Mike5215

Thanks, Borat. That was very concise, informative and helpful.




NOT.

MrRat

You have to admit, his English is better than your Kazakh.
Please, no comments about his sister.

The assertion that they build different cars for different geographies is incorrect. They might use different adaptations for things like ride height for poorly surfaced roads, or to compensate for fuel quality.

In the NYC area the S class is sometimes used as a car service/Limo. You can see them occasionally for sale in craigslist with mileage as high as 300k.

Mike5215

Vehrr nice.

MrRat

High five.

DaveW68

What's up with it, Vanilla face? Me and my homie Marthy just parked our slab outside. We're looking for somewhere to post up our Black asses for the night. So, uh, bang bang, skeet skeet, nig-gahh. Just a couple of pimps, no hos.

Mike5215

When I first meet my wife, she strong, good on plow and vagine tight like a nine year old a-noose. But now that she is fifteen her vagine hang like sleeve of wizard.

LAWYER2

Did anyone else reach out to Jeff and purchase a warranty? I'm interested in how an out-of-state transaction would go?

netienne

Out-of-state transaction was pretty simple for me.

I just purchased my vehicle so I was within the 30 days before ELW price goes up.
I received ELW quote by email.
I then called the agent and gave him some information (I think it was address, VIN, and mileage).
And then I paid by credit card.
A few days later I was able to see online (Mercedes Me online) that my warranty coverage extended.
A few days after that I received the warranty paperwork in the mail.

The Thomas J

What kind of covergae did you get and for how much?

netienne

I got the ELW 7yr/100K for $4000.