LeifW

Hi all,

In my last post, I mentioned that I was going to have my first Service A performed on my 2005 C230 SS. Someone asked if I’d post the cost of the service. Well I was very pleasantly surprised. The dealership, where I purchased the car (Mercedes-Benz of Danbury in Connecticut), has a special deal. If you purchased the car from them, they pick up the cost of the oil change and you pay for the rest of the inspections. They implemented this plan when Mercedes-Benz eliminated the free service. So the total cost to me was $51.94. Needless to say I was very happy. They also fixed my rattling trunk release button. A loaner car was also provided.

On a side note, the loaner car was a C240. I thought it was very nice. The engine was smoother than the 4-cyclinder in my car. However, it was down on power when I really gave it the gas. For around town driving, it was fine.

Leif W.

ctC230K

Hey! someone else from CT with a C230SS! we should meet up sometime. $51 is not bad at all.

x-tian-230k

Thats a great deal.... WIll they give u a discount on the B service too??? Thats the big one..!

Deutscher_Wagen

yea... that has to be the cheapest A service cost I've seen (minus the pre 05 people... lol)

I've heard that B is where you get robbed

LeifW

Apparently, they pick up the price of the oil change in the B service as well. I checked the dealers in my area of Connecticut (Fairfield, Greenwich and Danbury) and Danbury had the cheapest service prices. If I find out the cost, I'll post it. Obviously, I'll find out the cost when I have it done in 1 year. I'll try to find out sooner. So far I've been pretty happy with the dealership.

Leif W.

LeifW

I live in New Canaan. How about you? I'll be working at the Greenwich Concours D'elegance on June 4th and 5th. Will you be attending? It's a pretty nice show.

Leif W.

mbny

my dealer threw in the A service for free

ctC230K

oh ok, i'm from Monroe. i wanted to go to that last year and the year before but i didn't. maybe i'll make it this year.

chibial

i paid 181.xx after taxes over at fletcher jones in newport.

jan ken po

Just called my dealer. ~$250 is what I was quoted. So I'm shooting for the oil change and reset my reminder option. Don't we get a free alignment prior to 13,000 or did I dream that up??

yodlebenz

i thought it was 12000. i took my car in for service A and it was like:

service dude: have you noticed any pulling or vibration?
me : uh no.
service dude: are you sure?
me: yeah im sure.
service dude: i mean maybe it pulls just a little bit?
me: ok sure it pulls to the left. happy now?
service dude: we will do a free alignment up to 12000 miles if you report any issues.

moral of the story: ask and ye shall sometimes receive.

tyro

Not with the staggered set up on the Sport Sedans.
Sorry. It was a rotation and not with the staggered set up.

CitronC230K_03

i did just get my car back from a Service B.

new wiper blades (surprised kinda cause they didnt put them on last service B.), they even flushed the brake fluid and the engine coolant.

cost $0.

Chedeng_05

Best thing is to call around, i never knew about this until i started calling other dealers around. At Rusnak in Arcadia, they quoted me $250 for service A, but found out that at Penske in West Covina only charges $180. It's amazing how much mark-up each dealer tags on... even on parts the prices are different. You would think they would all be the same, but i guess not.

CitronC230K_03

also, some dealers will have specials on service A's and B's. so calling around like Chedeng said is a good idea. thats a plus here in so cal where there are many MB dealers.

Blake P

Nice. You must be getting close to the end of your free maintenance, or did you buy an extended maintenance plan (if they exist)?

TNblkc230wz

On pre 05s, they should flush the fluid every two years. You don't have to wait for an A or B service for the timed maintenance. I called MB and confirmed this when my dealer said it could only be done during A or B service under the maintenance Warranty.

jan ken po

Well starting to see yet another downside of being a town with only 1 dealer...

Took 2.5 days to change the oil & align it, but it is Masters week so I'll let them slide.

Then, I get there and tried to charge me for the alignment. Told them its covered for 12mth/12k and he looked like deer in headlights. Had to get my warranty booklet out and show him. At this point, I don't know if it was simply ignorance on their part or them hoping I didn't know and sneak charge on me. Either way, doesn't give them a good rating in my book.

Then I ask about the $38.50 labor charge to reset my service reminder. I noticed that my oil change labor was also $38.50. I asked "It takes the same amount of labor to change oil as it does to reset a reminder, ok then its either real easy & quick to change the oil or real hard to reset the reminder, can I ask the technician?" He stumbled and then blabbed on about min charge for min time, yadda, yadda. I really was just messing with him to see if he would back off...and of course I got "I'll knock it off for you this time."

So out the door w/ a $95 oil change vs. a ~$250 service "A" quote.

CitronC230K_03

well i have 36,423mi on my last visit. so i have one more A service left for free. the extended warranty plan i bought doesnt cover maintenance i dont think.

Trekman

Dont you guys get free Service till 4 year or 50000 miles on any mercedes benz? I just got mine done and didnt spend a dime on it? maybe because I have a C32.....

jan ken po

Not on '05 year models & up....new here aren't you?

Trekman

dude Just asking a Question. you dont have to be an ***!

Deutscher_Wagen

if you can't take sarcasm then you may want to go cry to mommy now... and if he's such an ****, then why did he answer you question?

(and I mean this in a funny way, not all 'mean' and stuff)

jan ken po

Seriously dawg, I can be much more of an *** than that. Might want to tune down that sensitivity radar a tad.

Trekman

what ever