Benz-O-Rama

How could your warranty be almost up? You should have until Aug/2010 or 50K miles, whichever comes first.

barrafp

I'm a new MB owner and have not had a chance learn the warranty contents. I"ll have to take another look at that letter. Anyone out there care to educate me? Is there a part of the warranty that will no longer be covered after one year? If I have until 2010 then I guess I should just lean back and live care free for a while.

Benz-O-Rama

Nah man,

You're all set for 48 months or 50K miles, whichever comes first.

http://www.mbusa.com/care/warranty.do

Barry45RPM

I got a letter like that too... My car was delivered 2/28/07, & now has almost 3,000 miles on it (Three Thousand). The dealer probably triggered that form letter by carelessness or innatention to details, and you have years to go, and thousands of miles to go before you should have gotten it.

However, if you are sure you will keep the car after the factory warranty is used up, it is cheaper to buy the MB Extended Warranty during the 1st year, than the 2nd, 3rd, or later, as the price goes up each later year.

I know I would not keep my car 1 day or 1 mile without an all inclusive warranty from MB, original or extended.

barrafp

whew...Thanks Benz-o

I thought I would have start babying that car and drive the speed limit for the rest of it's life. In response to Barry, I wish I was rich enough to always think of buying a new MB. Mine is not a lease so I will be keeping it until it burns up so I guess I will have to think about the extended warranty. Is it a big difference from the first year to the second.

j_belll

so....im about to take my car into the dealer for the first time (Service A). I just wanna make sure that its all covered under warranty right? 48 mnths / 50,000 mile warranty STANDARD? I hope so because I dont want to pay for it

Benz-O-Rama

MB stopped the free maintenance program after 2004. While your 07 E350 has a 48month/50K mile warranty, the scheduled maintenance (like service A) will not be covered. It will most likely run about 300.00

TPAbnz

I would NEVER own an MB w/o an extended warranty. That said, I purchased a 4 year warranty from a highly recommended warranty company. Even the dealer said they never had a denial from warrantydirect.com. Saved almost $2K.

j_belll

oh wow. thanks for the info.

miarcl

I paid $3,750 for a seven year extended warranty. My MB dealerships sold it to me. Seemed like a no brainer.

rjm

If you intend to keep the car I think the Extended Warranty on an MB is a no-brainer. 4 Grand out-of-pocket won't buy you very much in the way of a major repair at your MB Service Center.

Dragoncoach

We decided to get the MB extended warranty when we bought our SL. We thought of it as insurance as well as peace of mind. Benz' aren't cheap to fix and it hurts to pay everytime you pay to fix it. This way, it's done and paid for. If we come out close to even, the aggravation of having to pay for everything is eliminated (eventhough it was prepaid). It's just a mindset. BTW, ever consider a CPO? It extends the warranty one more year and up to 100k. If you get car with 1.5 years left on the warranty and around 45k, you should be good to go without paying for an extended warranty provided the price is right.

barrafp

Are you saying that if I buy an extended warranty for my 06 E350, I can get any repairs free of charge or will it just be discounted?

miarcl

It depends on where you get the warranty. If you are after the period in which you can by and MB extended warranty then you will have to get one from a third party. Even if you buy it at a MB dealership it will be a brokered third party warranty, as mine is (I believe it is called Easy Care). My warranty covers the car for up to 100,000 miles or seven additional years. I will be responsible for the first $100 of any repair, after which the warranty will cover the rest. The deductible per repair will depend on the extended warranty itself. You can sometimes get a smaller deductible by paying a higher price up front.

pdwilkersn

I just had my '03 E500 in for a "Car too low" message. Lucky for me I paid the $2200 for the 7 year ext. warranty. The suspension compressor and relay was replaced along with the both front thrust arm assemblies(leaking thrust arm bushings). This was the second time the bushings were leaking. The bushings seem only last 24k mi on LA streets. Will I have more than 4k in future repairs?
I would hope not.

OceanView

I have a W210 that I kept past the standard warranty.
At the time, I wanted to get the extended warranty through MB but they would not cover if your car is within 6 months of expiration of the original factory warranty (not sure if this is still the case).
I kept track of all my expenses after the warranty period and sure enough, it's more than $4000.

My advise, get the MB extended warranty.

thegamemodo9

I just got a 2004 E500 last week with 56k.

I think I'm gonna buy this warranty. It's $2600 for 4yr/60,000 additional miles.

http://www.smartautowarranty.com/files/WA_Plat_Del1.doc

As many have said, for an MB, a warranty provides peace of mind. I owned a 92 400e before this and the repairs got crazy after awhile. It's nice security and a must for any Mercedes.

bigmel

I bought a warranty from Continental warranty a few weeks ago. I got the 5yrs /100,000 for 3900. the funny thing is that I got a call from smart auto warranty and the sale rep told me the continental is horrible and told me to check California bbb.org, so I did they had like 222 complains since 2001 however most of the complains due to continental using standing by their contract, such as denying a claim due to over heating damager or car owner not keeping maintenance records and stuff. All of the complains was resolved to bbb.org satisfactory. The way I look at it if a company has about 200+ complains in 6 years and it was over contract stuff i can live with it bc if they are going to play by the rule so am I...

lasvegas99

Count me in on the warranty. E500 28k miles - 4 years up to 75k and transferrable for $3,200. Plan to keep it for around 3. This cars parts and labor aint cheap.