Extended warranty
07-02-2022, 12:24 PM
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Extended warranty
Any of the recent owners add the extended warranty when you purchased? I’m just wondering what sort of price people are being quoted for this car. On my last German car, an Audi, everything started breaking the day the factory warranty expired.
07-05-2022, 01:59 PM
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2001 E55AMG
07-06-2022, 07:40 AM
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Extended warranties are frustrating to really know what you have—until you try to use the service.
For me, I want to know clearly what is covered, what isn't, and where can I go to have my car fixed, with as little conflict as possible.
I also prefer to be the one with the power of choice of where I can go for warranty service.
I just let our home warranty expire for basically all the reasons I mention above.
I've had a home warranty service contract for over five years, this year I made my first claim, related to our hot water heater.
The kicker was we went three weeks without hot water while they had three people come out and review our hot water heaters issues before replacing.
All of this was for a $1,000 credit—we still had to kick in almost $800 to get a new heater installed that met some new building codes.
I made the wrong decision twice on extended warranties. I bought new a JCW Clubman and my wife a Countryman in 2012 within a few months of each other.
I bought the extended maintenance plans on both and passed on MINI's extended warranty plans. BIG MISTAKE!
My JCW had a timing chain break at 55,000 miles (5K past the warranty) cost me $$$$.
My Wife's Countryman suffered a cracked turbo inlet at 53,000 miles and a host of other little issues that were piling up.
In 2017 I got rid of both of our Mini's and I replaced mine with a 2012 Mustang GT with very low miles from CarMax.
They basically gave me an extended warranty up to 75k - I never had to use for my Stang—she was a tank.
We purchased a 2020 Subaru Forrester for my wife, we decided to load it up, with extended maintenance, and extended warranty all under Subaru.
Sorry—for such a long post. The point I'm trying to make is that extended warranties are a difficult choice for us the consumer.
Far too often there is no discussion with the dealership until you're in the finance room.
I'm trying to be smarter this time—related to my CLA45.
As I wait for my car to ship–I've asked my dealership for hard costs on the maintenance packages and the warranty for my AMG.
I'm also looking into the extended warranty options from my bank (Ally) and my credit union.
I too would love to hear from a Mercedes owner who went the factory extended warranty route for an AMG.
For me, I want to know clearly what is covered, what isn't, and where can I go to have my car fixed, with as little conflict as possible.
I also prefer to be the one with the power of choice of where I can go for warranty service.
I just let our home warranty expire for basically all the reasons I mention above.
I've had a home warranty service contract for over five years, this year I made my first claim, related to our hot water heater.
The kicker was we went three weeks without hot water while they had three people come out and review our hot water heaters issues before replacing.
All of this was for a $1,000 credit—we still had to kick in almost $800 to get a new heater installed that met some new building codes.
I made the wrong decision twice on extended warranties. I bought new a JCW Clubman and my wife a Countryman in 2012 within a few months of each other.
I bought the extended maintenance plans on both and passed on MINI's extended warranty plans. BIG MISTAKE!
My JCW had a timing chain break at 55,000 miles (5K past the warranty) cost me $$$$.
My Wife's Countryman suffered a cracked turbo inlet at 53,000 miles and a host of other little issues that were piling up.
In 2017 I got rid of both of our Mini's and I replaced mine with a 2012 Mustang GT with very low miles from CarMax.
They basically gave me an extended warranty up to 75k - I never had to use for my Stang—she was a tank.
We purchased a 2020 Subaru Forrester for my wife, we decided to load it up, with extended maintenance, and extended warranty all under Subaru.
Sorry—for such a long post. The point I'm trying to make is that extended warranties are a difficult choice for us the consumer.
Far too often there is no discussion with the dealership until you're in the finance room.
I'm trying to be smarter this time—related to my CLA45.
As I wait for my car to ship–I've asked my dealership for hard costs on the maintenance packages and the warranty for my AMG.
I'm also looking into the extended warranty options from my bank (Ally) and my credit union.
I too would love to hear from a Mercedes owner who went the factory extended warranty route for an AMG.
Last edited by CarolinaPirate; 07-06-2022 at 07:43 AM.
07-06-2022, 02:05 PM
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I help lots of MB World forum members with their extended warranty search. Provider of both Fidelity and Freedom Warranty policies, both are accepted at dealerships and licensed service centers across North America. For quotes, questions and example contracts you can reach me at (855) 924-1333 or tgibson@highline-autos.com
07-06-2022, 02:08 PM
#7
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Thread Starter
Extended warranties are frustrating to really know what you have—until you try to use the service.
For me, I want to know clearly what is covered, what isn't, and where can I go to have my car fixed, with as little conflict as possible.
I also prefer to be the one with the power of choice of where I can go for warranty service.
I just let our home warranty expire for basically all the reasons I mention above.
I've had a home warranty service contract for over five years, this year I made my first claim, related to our hot water heater.
The kicker was we went three weeks without hot water while they had three people come out and review our hot water heaters issues before replacing.
All of this was for a $1,000 credit—we still had to kick in almost $800 to get a new heater installed that met some new building codes.
I made the wrong decision twice on extended warranties. I bought new a JCW Clubman and my wife a Countryman in 2012 within a few months of each other.
I bought the extended maintenance plans on both and passed on MINI's extended warranty plans. BIG MISTAKE!
My JCW had a timing chain break at 55,000 miles (5K past the warranty) cost me $$$$.
My Wife's Countryman suffered a cracked turbo inlet at 53,000 miles and a host of other little issues that were piling up.
In 2017 I got rid of both of our Mini's and I replaced mine with a 2012 Mustang GT with very low miles from CarMax.
They basically gave me an extended warranty up to 75k - I never had to use for my Stang—she was a tank.
We purchased a 2020 Subaru Forrester for my wife, we decided to load it up, with extended maintenance, and extended warranty all under Subaru.
Sorry—for such a long post. The point I'm trying to make is that extended warranties are a difficult choice for us the consumer.
Far too often there is no discussion with the dealership until you're in the finance room.
I'm trying to be smarter this time—related to my CLA45.
As I wait for my car to ship–I've asked my dealership for hard costs on the maintenance packages and the warranty for my AMG.
I'm also looking into the extended warranty options from my bank (Ally) and my credit union.
I too would love to hear from a Mercedes owner who went the factory extended warranty route for an AMG.
For me, I want to know clearly what is covered, what isn't, and where can I go to have my car fixed, with as little conflict as possible.
I also prefer to be the one with the power of choice of where I can go for warranty service.
I just let our home warranty expire for basically all the reasons I mention above.
I've had a home warranty service contract for over five years, this year I made my first claim, related to our hot water heater.
The kicker was we went three weeks without hot water while they had three people come out and review our hot water heaters issues before replacing.
All of this was for a $1,000 credit—we still had to kick in almost $800 to get a new heater installed that met some new building codes.
I made the wrong decision twice on extended warranties. I bought new a JCW Clubman and my wife a Countryman in 2012 within a few months of each other.
I bought the extended maintenance plans on both and passed on MINI's extended warranty plans. BIG MISTAKE!
My JCW had a timing chain break at 55,000 miles (5K past the warranty) cost me $$$$.
My Wife's Countryman suffered a cracked turbo inlet at 53,000 miles and a host of other little issues that were piling up.
In 2017 I got rid of both of our Mini's and I replaced mine with a 2012 Mustang GT with very low miles from CarMax.
They basically gave me an extended warranty up to 75k - I never had to use for my Stang—she was a tank.
We purchased a 2020 Subaru Forrester for my wife, we decided to load it up, with extended maintenance, and extended warranty all under Subaru.
Sorry—for such a long post. The point I'm trying to make is that extended warranties are a difficult choice for us the consumer.
Far too often there is no discussion with the dealership until you're in the finance room.
I'm trying to be smarter this time—related to my CLA45.
As I wait for my car to ship–I've asked my dealership for hard costs on the maintenance packages and the warranty for my AMG.
I'm also looking into the extended warranty options from my bank (Ally) and my credit union.
I too would love to hear from a Mercedes owner who went the factory extended warranty route for an AMG.
I’m pretty sure the prepaid maintenance cost is fixed. I saw a price list on the mbusa site.
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07-06-2022, 03:07 PM
#8
It is. but remember, if you want to see them freak out, when they come to you, just say "Thats not good enough" and just dont say anything lol. Watch the sales person quirm.
Ill get the extra warranty, protection and a few other stuff.
Ill get the extra warranty, protection and a few other stuff.
07-08-2022, 12:38 PM
#9
Junior Member
I'm not sure where I saw it online and now I can't find it.
I saw a pretty high price for the extended warranty for AMG autos.
The CLA model extended warranty price I saw wasn't bad, but the AMG cost was over 4K.
I just don't want to pay interest on a warranty extension.
I'm also paying MSRP… my dealer's doc fees are very reasonable, that said every dealer, offers up the tire and wheel warranty, and who knows what else.
I hope to get out of the room by only adding the 3-4 year pre-paid maintenance pkg and leave it at that.
Concerning APR, my credit union just raised its rates (a little) my dealership is going to have a hard time beating 2.89.
I've also already told my salesperson I'll be going to my chosen vendor for tint and ceramic coating.
I made the mistake with my last MINI letting the dealer handle the tint, ceramic coat, and PPF.
The vendor they used declined four years later to take the PPF off my car and replace it.
I saw a pretty high price for the extended warranty for AMG autos.
The CLA model extended warranty price I saw wasn't bad, but the AMG cost was over 4K.
I just don't want to pay interest on a warranty extension.
I'm also paying MSRP… my dealer's doc fees are very reasonable, that said every dealer, offers up the tire and wheel warranty, and who knows what else.
I hope to get out of the room by only adding the 3-4 year pre-paid maintenance pkg and leave it at that.
Concerning APR, my credit union just raised its rates (a little) my dealership is going to have a hard time beating 2.89.
I've also already told my salesperson I'll be going to my chosen vendor for tint and ceramic coating.
I made the mistake with my last MINI letting the dealer handle the tint, ceramic coat, and PPF.
The vendor they used declined four years later to take the PPF off my car and replace it.
