Future owner with questions
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2008 Honda Accord Coupe V6
Future owner with questions
Hi all. I currently own a 2008 Honda Accord Coupe V6, and will be looking to trade it for a used 2009-11 C class.
My question is regarding warranty. My accord was out of warranty (at 60k miles) when I bought it, but I paid $1800 for 3yrs up to 100k full comprehensive.
It seems everywhere I read people say to get a CPO Benz. So that covers 12 months 100k miles and is included? What would be the charge to extend that an additional 1-2yrs?
And if the car is not CPO can't I still get a comprehensive warranty for it like I did for my Accord?
There's a mass volume used mercedes dealer in Dallas that has prices and selection that is really hard to beat, so just checking my options.
My question is regarding warranty. My accord was out of warranty (at 60k miles) when I bought it, but I paid $1800 for 3yrs up to 100k full comprehensive.
It seems everywhere I read people say to get a CPO Benz. So that covers 12 months 100k miles and is included? What would be the charge to extend that an additional 1-2yrs?
And if the car is not CPO can't I still get a comprehensive warranty for it like I did for my Accord?
There's a mass volume used mercedes dealer in Dallas that has prices and selection that is really hard to beat, so just checking my options.
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2018 C300 sedan, P1, Multimedia, Burmester
Hi all. I currently own a 2008 Honda Accord Coupe V6, and will be looking to trade it for a used 2009-11 C class.
My question is regarding warranty. My accord was out of warranty (at 60k miles) when I bought it, but I paid $1800 for 3yrs up to 100k full comprehensive.
It seems everywhere I read people say to get a CPO Benz. So that covers 12 months 100k miles and is included? What would be the charge to extend that an additional 1-2yrs?
And if the car is not CPO can't I still get a comprehensive warranty for it like I did for my Accord?
There's a mass volume used mercedes dealer in Dallas that has prices and selection that is really hard to beat, so just checking my options.
My question is regarding warranty. My accord was out of warranty (at 60k miles) when I bought it, but I paid $1800 for 3yrs up to 100k full comprehensive.
It seems everywhere I read people say to get a CPO Benz. So that covers 12 months 100k miles and is included? What would be the charge to extend that an additional 1-2yrs?
And if the car is not CPO can't I still get a comprehensive warranty for it like I did for my Accord?
There's a mass volume used mercedes dealer in Dallas that has prices and selection that is really hard to beat, so just checking my options.
Good luck! Make sure you drive both luxury and sport models -- the road-feel is very different.
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2008 Honda Accord Coupe V6
About 3 weeks ago, I paid $2960 to extend my factory warranty to 7yr/75kmi. The warranty is pretty much bumper-to-bumper, with the exception of things like trim pieces and some wear-and-tear items (it's an MB warranty, not a third-party warranty). I bought my car while it was still under the factory warranty, but not CPO; the dealer was able to apply the extended warranty to my vehicle by doing a simple inspection. If you forego the 12mo/100k "free" CPO warranty and buy used (but not CPO), you could stand to save some $$$, just make sure your local dealer will be willing to apply an extended warranty (if you decide to purchase one).
Good luck! Make sure you drive both luxury and sport models -- the road-feel is very different.
Good luck! Make sure you drive both luxury and sport models -- the road-feel is very different.
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2011 C300 Sport, 6-speed manual
We also bought our C300 under warranty, but not CPO and not from a MB dealer. We've got 2 years and 20K left on the original warranty right now. When do you approach a MB dealer about this? When the original warranty is closer to expiring or earlier? Is there an advantage cash-wise to doing it earlier?
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We also bought our C300 under warranty, but not CPO and not from a MB dealer. We've got 2 years and 20K left on the original warranty right now. When do you approach a MB dealer about this? When the original warranty is closer to expiring or earlier? Is there an advantage cash-wise to doing it earlier?
Mercedes offers "discounted" warranties about twice per year; my local dealer sends out fliers advertising a "warranty blowout" or something along those lines. I'm sure you could always call and ask your dealer when they go on sale. My warranty's MSRP was ~$3600, so the price I paid ($2960) was about 20% off retail.
One thing I forgot to mention is something that the warranty salesman told me about a non-CPO surcharge. Apparently, they are supposed to charge a 15% surcharge on the warranty if the car was not purchased CPO (my price above includes this). My guess is you could negotiate that out if you really tried. That said, when I was car shopping, I paid $27,000 for a vehicle that was selling for $32,500 elsewhere as CPO, so I'll gladly pay the extra 15% on the warranty.
If your dealer gives you the run-around about applying the warranty to non-CPO, let me know and I'll give you my dealer's name.
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2011 C300 Sport, 6-speed manual
Thanks! We paid just under $24K for this car in the fall from a wholesale dealer here. We didn't set out to get a Benz, I thought we'd end up with a BMW or Lexus since a stick-shift was non-negotiable. And then we saw this listed under blue book and jumped on it, the dealer was having problems selling it for the same reason we wanted it (manual transmission). It seems pretty reliable from what I'm seeing on the board here, but I'm still learning and trying to think ahead.
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I found no advantage in doing it earlier.
One thing I forgot to mention is something that the warranty salesman told me about a non-CPO surcharge. Apparently, they are supposed to charge a 15% surcharge on the warranty if the car was not purchased CPO (my price above includes this). My guess is you could negotiate that out if you really tried. That said, when I was car shopping, I paid $27,000 for a vehicle that was selling for $32,500 elsewhere as CPO, so I'll gladly pay the extra 15% on the warranty.
If your dealer gives you the run-around about applying the warranty to non-CPO, let me know and I'll give you my dealer's name.
One thing I forgot to mention is something that the warranty salesman told me about a non-CPO surcharge. Apparently, they are supposed to charge a 15% surcharge on the warranty if the car was not purchased CPO (my price above includes this). My guess is you could negotiate that out if you really tried. That said, when I was car shopping, I paid $27,000 for a vehicle that was selling for $32,500 elsewhere as CPO, so I'll gladly pay the extra 15% on the warranty.
If your dealer gives you the run-around about applying the warranty to non-CPO, let me know and I'll give you my dealer's name.
Last edited by Ikester; Mar 27, 2013 at 11:35 PM.
