anewbie

On my 06' CDI, it currently has 66,000 miles, here are the pricing for the extended warranty. Which one should I get? The two different prices are for $0 deductible and $100 deductible

61 Months / 61,000 Miles Expires: 12/27/2016 127,000 Miles - $9,770 - $9,420
49 Months / 49,000 Miles Expires: 12/27/2015 115,000 Miles - $6,991 - $6,641
37 Months / 37,000 Miles Expires: 12/27/2014 103,000 Miles - $4,971 - $4,646
25 Months / 25,000 Miles Expires: 12/27/2013 91,000 Miles - $4,006 - $3,706
13 Months / 13,000 Miles Expires: 12/27/2012 79,000 Miles - $3,639 - $3,389

WEBSRFR

Is getting the Mercedes extended warranty out of the question?

Those prices seem VERY high. You can generally get the Mercedes extended warranty 100K miles, 7 years for around $3-4K from a dealer willing to sell it to you, unless they have recently changed things. The Mercedes warranty has a $0 deductible.

pwiewior

Be careful with the conditions! Double check everything, for example how much of the labor costs is covered (some extended warranties do not cover full labor rate at MB service). Check if the extended warranty issuer agree to use OEM parts - some will pay only for after-market parts.
Check very carefully what is covered and what is not.
When buying extended warranty the best is to expect the worse - usually the dealer wants to trick you in many ways.

NorseWagon

I paid $3K for 3 years/36000 miles bumper to bumper from "Easy Care" for their "Total Care" package. $250.00 deductible

2 years ago: 2004 E-500, 74K miles.

Good program, they even covered the air struts and had to to change the 2 front ones, and the heat exchanger valve. Bill from MB dealer: $4K.

anewbie

I didn't even think about it. Thanks! Will find out.

novae500

I had to drop Easycare Total Care. They didnt cover the leaky fuel sending unit, and gave me a hard time (2days) to think about covering the valve cover gaskets. Paid $5206 for 4y/48k miles and 8 months coverage refunded me $4400.

They did eventually cover the valve cover repair, ($150) and flat tire repair ($350)

OP- if you have a credit union, go through them. They have better extended warranty/vehicle service contracts.

glima

I would suggest you do your homework before you buy anything.
Contact Bruce at Beck Imports.

He is also a member on this forum.

vettdvr

WOW! way high. But I won't own another MB without extended warranty.

Becks Imports

Uh, can you please go to another forum? I am a warranty dealer and am going to have a difficult time tricking him if you are hanging around here.

Thanks for the reco Mr. Lima!

Full exclusionary coverage for that car, from a good company that allows for dealer labor/part prices, with $100 deductible per visit, is $4473 for a 3 year, 36K mile plan.

That's about what most Tier I companies will charge. They're taking on risk to 100K miles on a Mercedes diesel, so they need a pretty high reserve to cover potential/average claims.

If you'd like more info, feel free to email me at brucem105@comcast.net. I have thousands of clients, and hundreds in the particular plan I mentioned above. And almost all of them are MB, Audi, or BMW. Everyone is happy with their claims experience.

Thanks.

Bruce

anewbie

Thank you for the info, Bruce! Just curious, I thought diesel engines generally last longer than gasoline counterparts. Does it cost more, or less to purchase the warranty for a diesel car? thanks!

spinn

I'm glad I opted to buy my 04 E500 w/an aftermarket extended warranty that the orig buyer had purchased. Worth the extra $2K I paid for the car to have it covered for 34K or til 1/2014.