New here and need some help
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New here and need some help
Hi evereyone! My name is Jerry. I am new to this forum and need some help. I've located a 2012 e350 that seems to be reasonable priced, have low mileage and clean carfax history. I am a bit concerned because MB dealership did not list this car as CPO vehicle when it meets all the CPO criteria. I contacted the dealership and they responded that the codition is so good and there is no need to be certified as it will be covered by original warranty. I am wondering why they don't sell this car as CPO and maximize the profit. The scenario jus seems abit odd to me. Other than that, I'm ready to pull the trigger. Any opinion welcome. Thanks in advance.
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If it's at a dealer you can ask them to CPO it and pay for the CPO which costs about $1,000-$1,500. I would certainly do it for the extra warranty and peace of mind.
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The Mercedes CPO warranty is purchased from MB by way of the dealer. The dealer must certify to MB that the car meets the extensive requirements mandated by the MB CPO program.
In this case, if there is something that doesn't meet MB's criteria, that is why the dealer isn't offering it with CPO. If you offer to pay for the CPO and the dealer refuses, you KNOW something's wrong.
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Throwing caution in the wind here .....
Just because the carfax is clean doesn't mean it has never been in a accident. Look closely on the car for any paint imperfections.
Check the dealership service record and see if the car was worked on repeatedly but not enough to be lemoned.
Just because the carfax is clean doesn't mean it has never been in a accident. Look closely on the car for any paint imperfections.
Check the dealership service record and see if the car was worked on repeatedly but not enough to be lemoned.
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Just because carfax is clean, doesn't mean the vehicle has a clear history. I've had 1 car that was lemond by the MFG that after 5 years still shows clean on carfax. It shows it was a corporate lease. (it was never leased, I bought it straight out, no loans).
Another car I owned was nearly totaled in a car accident 12 years ago. I ran a car fax on it out of curiosity last year and it still doesn't show any accidents in its history.
dfordham is right, ask the dealer if they would CPO it at your expense. If they refuse to do that, then something is definitely wrong with it, walk... no, run away from it.
Another car I owned was nearly totaled in a car accident 12 years ago. I ran a car fax on it out of curiosity last year and it still doesn't show any accidents in its history.
dfordham is right, ask the dealer if they would CPO it at your expense. If they refuse to do that, then something is definitely wrong with it, walk... no, run away from it.
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Not exactly. CPO gives you at least 1 more year and up to 100k total vehicle miles, no deductible, covers everything for 5 years/100,000 miles from date of original sale or 1 year 1000,000 total miles from the CPO sale.
The Mercedes Benz Extended Limited warranty is a bit more strict, it's not an all inclusive warranty it only covers named items which means if it's not on the list of items covered it won't be covered. It can be purchased for 1,2,3 additional years and a total of 75,000, 100,000 or 125,000 miles. But it can only be purchased while the original warranty still is in effect. So In theory you can have a car under some kind of Mercedes warranty for up to 7 years, 125,000 miles.
The CPO should be cheaper than the 1 year 100,000 mile Limited Extended Warranty.
The Mercedes Benz Extended Limited warranty is a bit more strict, it's not an all inclusive warranty it only covers named items which means if it's not on the list of items covered it won't be covered. It can be purchased for 1,2,3 additional years and a total of 75,000, 100,000 or 125,000 miles. But it can only be purchased while the original warranty still is in effect. So In theory you can have a car under some kind of Mercedes warranty for up to 7 years, 125,000 miles.
The CPO should be cheaper than the 1 year 100,000 mile Limited Extended Warranty.
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