RickP330

Hey guys,
I have 68K miles on the clock, time for a "B" Service. Here is what I got...

Wiper Blades
Combination Air filter
Brake Fluid Flush
New tire valve (leaking)
Oil Filter
9 qts of Mobil 1 (Oil Change)
Loaner Car (E350) for two days

Total Cost 798.45
- Maint pagage -133.61
- Discount (15%) -99.73

Paid $565.11

Okay, let the "$tealership" flaiming begin...

icanectc

Sounds about right for a B service...

dansonchan

FAneek

+1

YoungGuru

lolwut

Savage c-300

wow that's crazy. it's so much cheaper in SoCal.

RLE

Nine quarts, huh? They musta used their oil squeezer to get it in there.

RickP330

Well nice catch, I'll have to ask him about that one.

So what? you guys don't maintain your vehicles?

RP

icanectc

3 east coast states later and B service has always cost about $500+ bucks to do; never any more than $600. Comparing East Coast service to West Coast will not be a fair comparison. You have to compare apples to apples.

ChrisBrown

You're getting over charged. I've never paid more than $299 at my dealer for a B service.

Savage c-300

that's true.. I don't get wiper blades with my service B.

itsLoonie

Or brake fluid flush included in the price as well.

dcjwlee

I will post what I paid for my 65K Service B ONLY if you guys promise to be nice...

(Hint: More than 2x what OP paid)

fattysnax

Getting my Service B done next week. Originally quoted $565 just like the OP, but I am bringing my own oil filter kit, air filter, and cabin air filter which I bought through autohausaz.com . I asked the stealership to re-quote with the cost of parts taken out, and it is now $136! Hopefully that's all I'll be paying in the end...

Top Tip: Bring your own basic service items when possible!

wireless200

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Good idea. Never thought of doing that. How much did those parts each cost?

RLE

You don't really think they will install those parts without charging for the labor, do you?

aowhaus

Your dealership needed your car for 2 days to do a Service B?!

I paid $550 for my Service B (no discounts), and passed on the wiper blades as I already replaced them a couple months ago and also passed on the cabin air filter which saved me approximately $180 altogether. They didn't change the engine air filter as I had K&Ns installed, so that saved me a few extra dollars as well.

fattysnax

The quote for $136 should have covered that. I asked the person to give me the total cost minus the cost of parts supplied. Will find out for sure when I get it done next week.

fattysnax

Air filter was 29 bucks, cabin air filter was 17, and the oil filter kit was 13 so about $60 in total.

wireless200

So if you supply they charge $136 and if they supply the part $565.

So they are charging $565-$136=$429 for $59 worth of parts??!!

Something wrong there.

fattysnax

Apparently yes. Not that unbelievable actually, service is any stealership's bread and butter. It's also clear that there are plenty of MB owners who will pay that no questions asked.
Again, I'll confirm my final bill next week and we can use that as a basis for comparison.

wireless200

Good point. Why charge less when you can charge more?

Thanks I'll be interested to hear how it comes out. I think they'll say they somehow do something more if they supply the parts. Ask them about it and see what they say. They may backtrack and say they misquoted themselves and charge more for all the the things they'll do.

RickP330

Yes sir! However the E was a sweet ride, a fully loaded '11 350 . Didn't mind in the least, I put 145 miles on it too

My parts total was $170 Labor was $442

Don't forget I had a tire valve relpaced in this service too....

RP

Savage c-300

Please keep us updated! I never thought of doing that either.