Warrantees
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98 Black C43 , 12’ ML 350 Blutec
Base buying the warranty on if its gonna be a daily driver or not. I f you drive it everyday and plan on putting decent mileage ( 12-17k ) a year - go for the warranty. If less than that have it checked out before you buy and keep the money in your pocket.A warranty is like buying life insurance - you're betting its gonna break and the warranty company is betting it won't. 
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also he is buying a c36, from what i have read, c36 had some common issues with them, such as the engine wire harness and leaky head gasket just name a few and that alone will be costlier than the warranty itself. try to see if they had those repairs perfomed or take in for an inspection and ask the the person who is doing the inspection if its not already on paper to check for those and also the tranny. if all is well then maybe you can skip out on the warranty. i have a c43 and even with the common problems associated with them, i did not buy warranty and most of my services were very minor and maybe i got lucky. So in that sense, i also agree with AMGC43 but its still something that you should really think about considering - JUST IN CASE. how much is the warranty BTW?
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wow for $700, i would definately buy the warranty, just make sure that they are reputable and that they cover the powertrain and hopefully bumper to bumper. Ask on this forum if anyone ever dealt with the warranty service provider your are planning to go with to get some feedbacks about their warranty coverage, experience or better yet call a mercedes dealer and find out if they honor the warranty company that you plan to go with and if they do, what was their experience in honoring the claims. Hope this helped.
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1997 C36 AMG
Originally Posted by west86
I think the warrantee I found was about 700 dollars for 5 yrs 100,000 miles. Also, to answer the first questing, it is going to be a daily driver.
This sound way too good to be true..
You better check the price and the coverage (what covered and what's not) again before buying.
Also make sure the company that sell the warranty has a good financial support otherwise you'd be paying the warranty only to find out the company going bankkrupt a few months later..
Regardz,
J Irwan
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98 Black C43 , 12’ ML 350 Blutec
Originally Posted by linuxfoo
wow for $700, i would definately buy the warranty, just make sure that they are reputable and that they cover the powertrain and hopefully bumper to bumper. Ask on this forum if anyone ever dealt with the warranty service provider your are planning to go with to get some feedbacks about their warranty coverage, experience or better yet call a mercedes dealer and find out if they honor the warranty company that you plan to go with and if they do, what was their experience in honoring the claims. Hope this helped.
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Originally Posted by west86
the warrantee I found was about 700 dollars for 5 yrs 100,000 miles.
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Originally Posted by west86
I think the warrantee I found was about 700 dollars for 5 yrs 100,000 miles. Also, to answer the first questing, it is going to be a daily driver.
