Prepaid Maintenance and Tire/Rim Insurance Questions
05-31-2016 | 04:01 PM
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2016 OB Black AMG c63s
Prepaid Maintenance and Tire/Rim Insurance Questions
Hello All,
I am excited to share I will be taking delivery of My OB Black C63s on Wednesday!
I am happy to join the family here!
I know the dealership will hit me with a whole bunch of add ons when I sign the lease. I will be probably wanting to sign anything they put in front of me that day, as I will be so excited to hear that exhaust sound.
I am interested in Pre-paid maintenance and tire insurance.
They have quoted me $1400 for 2 year PP Maintenance and 3 year at 1900. I can see they are overcharging me , as the MBUSA site quotes 1300 and 1800.
Whats the least amount I can expect to pay? Can I buy PP Maintenance from another dealer? Can this be residualized in the lease? (if so I must buy from my dealer)
Lastly they quoted me 1695.00 for 3 year tire insurance. Is that a good price? Again can I purchase elsewhere at a cheaper price?
The car is a on a 3 year lease 10k per year.
Thanks for your advice!
Strike
I am excited to share I will be taking delivery of My OB Black C63s on Wednesday!
I am happy to join the family here!
I know the dealership will hit me with a whole bunch of add ons when I sign the lease. I will be probably wanting to sign anything they put in front of me that day, as I will be so excited to hear that exhaust sound.
I am interested in Pre-paid maintenance and tire insurance.
They have quoted me $1400 for 2 year PP Maintenance and 3 year at 1900. I can see they are overcharging me , as the MBUSA site quotes 1300 and 1800.
Whats the least amount I can expect to pay? Can I buy PP Maintenance from another dealer? Can this be residualized in the lease? (if so I must buy from my dealer)
Lastly they quoted me 1695.00 for 3 year tire insurance. Is that a good price? Again can I purchase elsewhere at a cheaper price?
The car is a on a 3 year lease 10k per year.
Thanks for your advice!
Strike
05-31-2016 | 04:22 PM
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Would not buy 3rd party wheel and tire insurance. It almost never covers what they say it covers. It will cover an impact to the wheel that bends the rim to the extent it no longer will hold air. If it will hold air, no amount of cosmetic damage or bend/warp is covered. It will not likely cover curb rash, although the F&I guy will swear it does.
Ask to see the actual long form contract and review the Exclusions. I never get prepaid maintenance, so I'm not sure it's a good value or not.
Visit my blog. There's a section about add ons:
Www.carbuyingsite.wordpress.com
You can capitalize the PPM and wheel insurance but you'd need to buy those products from the dealer at time of sale.
Ask to see the actual long form contract and review the Exclusions. I never get prepaid maintenance, so I'm not sure it's a good value or not.
Visit my blog. There's a section about add ons:
Www.carbuyingsite.wordpress.com
You can capitalize the PPM and wheel insurance but you'd need to buy those products from the dealer at time of sale.
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05-31-2016 | 09:00 PM
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2016 OB Black AMG c63s
Would not buy 3rd party wheel and tire insurance. It almost never covers what they say it covers. It will cover an impact to the wheel that bends the rim to the extent it no longer will hold air. If it will hold air, no amount of cosmetic damage or bend/warp is covered. It will not likely cover curb rash, although the F&I guy will swear it does.
Ask to see the actual long form contract and review the Exclusions. I never get prepaid maintenance, so I'm not sure it's a good value or not.
Visit my blog. There's a section about add ons:
Www.carbuyingsite.wordpress.com
You can capitalize the PPM and wheel insurance but you'd need to buy those products from the dealer at time of sale.
Ask to see the actual long form contract and review the Exclusions. I never get prepaid maintenance, so I'm not sure it's a good value or not.
Visit my blog. There's a section about add ons:
Www.carbuyingsite.wordpress.com
You can capitalize the PPM and wheel insurance but you'd need to buy those products from the dealer at time of sale.
06-02-2016 | 12:12 PM
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i dont know what country you are from so im not sure if your quote was for American dollars or not....but i paid $700 USD for my 3 year plan, that's Service A, B and C...
they told me it was a big discount (which i thought was just a sales gimmick) but i figured what the hell, it's my first luxury car, let's just do it.
then i took it to the dealer recently for Service A, and even the service advisor was saying that it's almost a 40% discount...which im not sure if it's accurate, but coming from a service advisor, i dont see why he would make it up. he knows the prices and what i paid for it so i figure i got a good deal
they told me it was a big discount (which i thought was just a sales gimmick) but i figured what the hell, it's my first luxury car, let's just do it.
then i took it to the dealer recently for Service A, and even the service advisor was saying that it's almost a 40% discount...which im not sure if it's accurate, but coming from a service advisor, i dont see why he would make it up. he knows the prices and what i paid for it so i figure i got a good deal
06-02-2016 | 12:42 PM
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i dont know what country you are from so im not sure if your quote was for American dollars or not....but i paid $700 USD for my 3 year plan, that's Service A, B and C...
they told me it was a big discount (which i thought was just a sales gimmick) but i figured what the hell, it's my first luxury car, let's just do it.
then i took it to the dealer recently for Service A, and even the service advisor was saying that it's almost a 40% discount...which im not sure if it's accurate, but coming from a service advisor, i dont see why he would make it up. he knows the prices and what i paid for it so i figure i got a good deal
they told me it was a big discount (which i thought was just a sales gimmick) but i figured what the hell, it's my first luxury car, let's just do it.
then i took it to the dealer recently for Service A, and even the service advisor was saying that it's almost a 40% discount...which im not sure if it's accurate, but coming from a service advisor, i dont see why he would make it up. he knows the prices and what i paid for it so i figure i got a good deal
06-02-2016 | 05:35 PM
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2018 GLC43 AMG
The should residualize these into the lease, they did on a c300 coupe I just leased.
I wouldn't pay more for the prepaid maintenance that mbusa.com has it listed for. I paid $1495 for the MB wheel and tire insurance with a $50 deductible per incident.
I wouldn't pay more for the prepaid maintenance that mbusa.com has it listed for. I paid $1495 for the MB wheel and tire insurance with a $50 deductible per incident.
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06-02-2016 | 10:02 PM
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2016 OB Black AMG c63s
The dealer said they were not allowed to residualize it in the lease because its an AMG. I would have purchased otherwise after beating them up on the price. The finance person actually recommended I DO NOT purchase Pre Paid Maintenance. (wow)
I was wondering if I can get it at a substantial discount from another dealer. Then I may pull the trigger.
06-03-2016 | 10:08 AM
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2019 E63S
I was told by my sales at point of sale that MB maintenance is a ripoff lol. Still i am somewhat compelled to shop for a 4yr PP maintenance as I don't think I will feel as comfortable getting my car maintained elsewhere. If I can get a good price on the package I will. I would say 1200 for a 4yr maintenance is reasonable.
