New (old-2012) C350 owner!
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2012 C350 Coupe 4matic
New (old-2012) C350 owner!
Hello all, just picked up my first Mercedes. Traded in my 2012 Acura TSX SE with 65k miles for a crisp CPO Black 2012 C350 coupe 4matic w/ 31k miles!
Super excited I feel like I got a pretty good deal, dealer wanted $33,300 and I left at $31,500. looks like it has all the options available for the time and the technology of Benz vs. Acura are worlds apart.
I hoping the deal is as good as I feel... the car received its 40k mile treatment so I guess my only concern is the difference in maintenance cost....am I going to get blind sided? a guy I work with kind of explained the annual maintenance charges (a,b,c) ranging from 400-1200 but is this accurate? I drive around 15k miles a year.
Super excited I feel like I got a pretty good deal, dealer wanted $33,300 and I left at $31,500. looks like it has all the options available for the time and the technology of Benz vs. Acura are worlds apart.
I hoping the deal is as good as I feel... the car received its 40k mile treatment so I guess my only concern is the difference in maintenance cost....am I going to get blind sided? a guy I work with kind of explained the annual maintenance charges (a,b,c) ranging from 400-1200 but is this accurate? I drive around 15k miles a year.
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From: Dayton, OH area
2012 C350 Coupe, 2003 GMC Envoy
I own a 2012 diamond white C350 coupe (with red leather) which I purchased in March 2013 from a Chrysler dealership of all places. It was a lease turn in with approximately 8k miles on the odometer (10k service was performed a few months earlier at a M-B dealer). It has most of the bells and whistles except for 4matic (which I wish it had), parktronic, and active assist. I paid $37,500 at the time and felt I got a pretty good deal. I loved the car as soon as I drove it home and I still love it today (now with 37k miles on the odometer). Unfortunately the warranty is getting ready to expire at the end of October 2015. I just had the 40k service done at M-B of Westchester (OH) for $675 but that included a $75 charge for a windshield chip repair. I was forewarned about the higher maintenance costs of any German luxury car before I purchased it but the 40k service is the highest of the 3 M-B services I've had performed to date. And with a free loaner every time my car goes in for service I don't feel like I'm getting ripped off. So my advice to you acaruso8 would be to enjoy your time behind the wheel of your C350 because the smiles it will put on your face will far outweigh the price you'll pay for maintenance on it! Except for maybe the tires you'll eat up if you're a driving enthusiast.
