Service A Due in a few weeks
03-22-2009, 03:47 PM
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Service A Due in a few weeks
I checked all the manuals and there is nothing that explains what Service A entails. The car will be one year old in a few weeks and has around 7000 miles right now. Is Service A basically an oil change, and what are people in the NYC area paying for this on an E350?
03-22-2009, 03:55 PM
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Yep ... pretty much an oil change and topping off fluids ... visual inspection.
In NYC area probably $250-$300 .. for simple items like oil changes many do it themselves ....
In NYC area probably $250-$300 .. for simple items like oil changes many do it themselves ....
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03-22-2009, 05:58 PM
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Hmmm. Let's see, 9 qts of Mobil 1 @ $6.99/qt + oil filter @ (I'm guessing $25) = $88. That's $162 - $212 for at most an hour of low-skill labor. Nice profit margin!
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If you need a guy in the NYC area call Eugene at 646-200-2433. He's a certified Mercedes tech from Silver Star Motors in Queens. He opened his own shop and has everything to service the Benz. He's doing my Service A next week.
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03-25-2009, 04:23 PM
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Thanks for the info. Local dealer quoted me $190 for an oil change. I called them separately to ask about Service A, which is basically an oil change and checking fluids and tire pressures, and they quoted me a whopping $350!!! For the extra 15 minutes it takes to check those other items, that comes out to about $600/hour. So, I think I'll take it to them for state inspection and oil change (which would cost at least $130 at an independent anyway) and check the other stuff and reset the service reminder myself.
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I checked all the manuals and there is nothing that explains what Service A entails. The car will be one year old in a few weeks and has around 7000 miles right now. Is Service A basically an oil change, and what are people in the NYC area paying for this on an E350?
03-26-2009, 09:35 AM
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In beginning of March I did "Service A" at Sovereign.
Called around 10AM to inquire, was offered 11AM spot.
They had some "$25 Off" coupon deal, so all together it cost me $269 (Tax included)
They gave me a free loaner (even though I am not leasing through them).
I was called to pick up car about 3-4PM.
I'd say overall- I was satisfied. But couple things:
Loaner was R350 with message in display "Service due exceeded by 14 days".
They did not rotated my tires (I am on 4-matic).
Called around 10AM to inquire, was offered 11AM spot.
They had some "$25 Off" coupon deal, so all together it cost me $269 (Tax included)
They gave me a free loaner (even though I am not leasing through them).
I was called to pick up car about 3-4PM.
I'd say overall- I was satisfied. But couple things:
Loaner was R350 with message in display "Service due exceeded by 14 days".
They did not rotated my tires (I am on 4-matic).
