911Jose

What kind of loaner car did you all get when you brought your car in for sevice? I got a POS Ford focus today and wasnt too happy.

err0neous

CL55, what else?!

rroberts

It was OK, but the dask rattled and squeaked. Previously I got a C230, but the dash display on it blinked in and out. In sum, I liked the performance and would consider buying a "bottom end" MBZ for my wife but these dash board problems have me thinking twice.

My dealer, Smythe in San Jose, CA also sells Volvos and I probably will ask if I can have one of them while my CLK55 is in for its upcoming B service.

I need to find something soon, since my wife thinks she wants a M3 rag-top and I am not ready to trade her in, a commnet you would appreciate if you knew what she did with her last Porsche.

Safet

<A day at MB service....>

service advisor: "ok sir if we'll just have your insurance card and you'll have a c class loaner and be on your way."
me: "here you go" <hands service advisor GEICO insurance card>
service advisor: "umm, sir, GEICO doesn't provide coverage in New Jersey."
me: "so what, if I get into an accident in New Jersey I'll just shoot the guy nobody will ever know."
service advisor: "umm sir that is illegal, and besides MB policy strictly forbids killing others while driving our cars."
me: "what if I stab him?"
service advisor: "no"
me: "baseball bat?"
service advisor: "no"
me: "ice-pick?"
service advisor: "no"
me: "well what do you got for me?"
service advisor: "we can call up enterprise rent a car and get you a rental"
me: "fine with me"
<few minutes later, 18-yr old geek shows up>
geek: <in screechy voice> err sir if you sign these papers you'll be on your way.
me: <signing papers with fake signature> there you go
geek: here's your key <hands me a Saturn key>
me: what the f*ck is this?
geek: your car
me: you expect me to trade my CLK430 in for a Saturn??
service advisor: company policy
me: f*ck you


or something like that

Bjorn

Safet: funny stuff man...

i get either a ml320 or a c240...

DtS

LOL@Safet

Loaner I didn't get a loaner at all, they told me the shortest path to the subway...

BenzFAN

LOL, Safet.

2002 C240 the last time. You have to schedule in advance or talk to your sales person if unexpected service needed.

CLK 320

Nearly always an ML 320. Always low mileage, sometimes only a few hundred miles. On Long Island there was a problem with people buying a car from one dealer based on price and having the car serviced at another dealer based on location. Hence, my dealer has a policy where you can only get a loaner if you bought your car from them. The wait time for a loaner went from about six weeks to about one week.

apacket

POS Camry

Ted Baldwin

the MB dealers in Georgia must be cheap. We get a ford taurus. Does anyone else get a cheap car like we do hear in Georgia?

Ted

Brian_R170

New dealer opened up in town last week and I got a Chrysler PT Cruiser when I took my car in for service. They claim they will have a fleet of 20 M-Bs available for as loaners when they're established and use Enterprise rent-a-car if they run out. For now, they just use Enterprise from a neighboring dealer.

The previous dealer had Enterprise for awhile then switched to Hertz. They didn't have M-B loaners unless you wanted to pay extra $ out of your own pocket. I've had a Mazda 626, Chevrolet Malibu, full-size Chevrolet Tahoe, and Ford Taurus on previous visits to that dealer.

WindForce

Only Camry available..

nickm

In the 3 1/2 years I have owned my CLK430, here is the list of the loaners they gave me during various visits (of course by appointment first):
C280
C230 Kompressor
ML320
C320 Station Wagon
C240
Ford Taurus (they didn't have any MB's left)

donbiz

RUSNAK put me in some little dodge 4 cyl. from enterprise rental car and enterprise had the nerve to try and upsell me to the ML320 for $60

Also tried to get me to pay for insurance!

So much for "free" loaner car when warrenty work is being done.

funky102

at Fletcher Jones (Newport) they gave me a Grand Am or something like that, at MB Laguna Niguel they gave me an E Class.... theres something about MBLN, the ambience is a lot better... at FJ, I feel like they look at you and theyr'e thinking how deep they can go in your pocket. IMHO.... cheerios

ryson

I always get an E320. One time one had 300 miles on it.

Arnee

LOL!!

I like the subtle change from "service advisor" to "geek." LOL!! Good one.

I get either an E320, ML320, or SLK230..my choice.

Safet

no no that should be rent-a-car geek that showed up, but the system interpreted the line before as html code and ignored it.

I tried the make the experience funny, but a Saturn is no laughing matter. Friends don't let friends drive Saturns.

e_one09

I got a brand new Dodge Intrepid when I drove in for my Service A.

LAMAY123

When I took my CLK430 in to House of Import, my service advisor got me a E320 once, and a brand new 02 C3200 w/ only a hundred miles on it. Whenever I find a problem in my car, I call my service advisor immediately and of course he askes me to bring the car in. I never schedule an appointment or anything. So far, I am very happy w/ Mercedes' services

sungulent

house of imports offer e class ml and c class

i got me e class once

next time i saw vw bug i got that

just to drive the that POS man that car doesnt go

byip25

i got a toyota corrola! what a pos!


B

BroadSt Bully

They offered me a Neon.

I asked for a SL 500.

Ferrari

Im not aloud to get a loaner because of my age, didn't know that you had to be 25 to get a loaner,

so I just ask the dealership to drive me to work and then I hitch a ride home with one of my friends:p

LowRydeR

They wouldn't give me a loaners car because I'm 18 ! How gay is that !

-Bruce