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Happy Birthday
Three years ago today I brought home my baby BS. The original factory warranty expired yesterday...lets see what happens next. You guys know what I'm talking about, regardless of if it's a car, TV, computer or major appliance it will run/work just fine and then it always seems that within a few days or weeks after the warranties expiration something major goes wrong. I suspect several of you guys have "Birthdays" coming up, feel free to chime in.
3 year / 36,000 miles or in my case 3 year / 7900 miles. 7900 fun and trouble free miles.
3 year / 36,000 miles or in my case 3 year / 7900 miles. 7900 fun and trouble free miles.
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Is it???? I thought it was 3 yrs, because my dealership has been calling me like mad trying to sell me an extended warranty telling me that it expires on 9/13/10
...would not suprise me in the slightest that a dealership does not have a clue
I will have to dig up my paperwork to know for sure. Not like it really matters anyway, my car is so heavily modded that I still can't believe they have warrantied 100% the handful of little things that they have had to repair. My point was just that it always seems things "break" as soon as the warranty expires.
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Previous posts are correct, it's 4 years/50k. My 2 year is coming up next month if no one takes it off my hands. 22k trouble free miles so I'd say you should be good to go. This is the most dependable sports car I have ever owned.
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I am %99.9999999 sure that the warranty is 4yr 50k. That is the standard Mercedes warranty. I just passed my 2nd year of ownership with 2 more years of warranty left. No prblems so far aside from the E brake having to be changed because it is too close to the exhaust. I am not owrried about anything going worng with this car in the future.
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It is 4 years/50,000 mile from the in service date, which should be when you signed the paper work to take her home. However, when cars sit at a dealer lot for a long time, the dealer sometimes "punches" the car and warranty starts ticking. Usually the dealers make you aware of this and either honor the full 4 years, or give you a discount off MSRP.
Punching cars before they were really sold was pretty common when Porsche's still had 2 year/unlimited miles warranties, as it earned the dealers more cars for the next allocation from the factory.
Punching cars before they were really sold was pretty common when Porsche's still had 2 year/unlimited miles warranties, as it earned the dealers more cars for the next allocation from the factory.
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It is 4 years/50,000 mile from the in service date, which should be when you signed the paper work to take her home. However, when cars sit at a dealer lot for a long time, the dealer sometimes "punches" the car and warranty starts ticking. Usually the dealers make you aware of this and either honor the full 4 years, or give you a discount off MSRP.
Punching cars before they were really sold was pretty common when Porsche's still had 2 year/unlimited miles warranties, as it earned the dealers more cars for the next allocation from the factory.
Punching cars before they were really sold was pretty common when Porsche's still had 2 year/unlimited miles warranties, as it earned the dealers more cars for the next allocation from the factory.
Although I've owned many porsche's, I've begun to see though much of the crooked dealer network, which is mostly at odds with the factory and the lengths they go thought to decline warrantee work. Given that porsche makes more per vehicle than any other manufacturer says volumes about what they think of their customers.
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Yep.... all Mercedes vehicles come with 4 years or 50,000 miles warranty. But Happy Birthday nonetheless 
Jim, will we see you at Famoso this year? I've started the thread in the W211 section.
Jim, will we see you at Famoso this year? I've started the thread in the W211 section.
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Sasha,
Although I've owned many porsche's, I've begun to see though much of the crooked dealer network, which is mostly at odds with the factory and the lengths they go thought to decline warrantee work. Given that porsche makes more per vehicle than any other manufacturer says volumes about what they think of their customers.
Although I've owned many porsche's, I've begun to see though much of the crooked dealer network, which is mostly at odds with the factory and the lengths they go thought to decline warrantee work. Given that porsche makes more per vehicle than any other manufacturer says volumes about what they think of their customers.
BMW dealers tackle the problem differently. If you have a Canadian VIN, you get scheduled in right away. If you have a US VIN, you get scheduled in 3 weeks later.
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Yep, you guys all all correct, I checked my paper work and its 4/50k, not sure why they are trying to sell me one now . I figured warranty would be a non-issue since my car has been modded so much but there has been a handful of VERY small things (AC condensor unit and tail light/brake pedal relay) that they have covered no questions asked. Furthermore the dealership is well aware of my mods and they go out of there way to make sure they don't plug in for "updates" that might flash my ECU back to stock. Whether the warranty stuff comes from the dealer or MBUSA or a combo of both they have earned a customer for life. BMW and Cadillac both voided my warranty on an M3 and CTS-V (for a old air intake LOL) for "after market modifications"
. I figured warranty would be a non-issue since my car has been modded so much but there has been a handful of VERY small things (AC condensor unit and tail light/brake pedal relay) that they have covered no questions asked. Furthermore the dealership is well aware of my mods and they go out of there way to make sure they don't plug in for "updates" that might flash my ECU back to stock. Whether the warranty stuff comes from the dealer or MBUSA or a combo of both they have earned a customer for life. BMW and Cadillac both voided my warranty on an M3 and CTS-V (for a old air intake LOL) for "after market modifications"
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Jim,
I should think that MBUSA would want to give you a lifetime warranty on your car in exchange for all of the publicity that you have generated with your highly modified car.
You took a car that was considered "over the top" at the time, and then proceeded to take it to a level that most of us fantasize about, but would never actually do them to our cars.
I'm sure your car whipped up a lot of enthusiasm for the brand.
JDB
I should think that MBUSA would want to give you a lifetime warranty on your car in exchange for all of the publicity that you have generated with your highly modified car.
You took a car that was considered "over the top" at the time, and then proceeded to take it to a level that most of us fantasize about, but would never actually do them to our cars.
I'm sure your car whipped up a lot of enthusiasm for the brand.
JDB
