Out of Warranty W212 Purchase
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Out of Warranty W212 Purchase
Seeking counsel on this. May pull the trigger on a 2012 E3504matic sport with 64k miles. The price is $24k which I think is a pretty good deal. The car has a clean carfax and complete service history with the services kept up to date.
I would have preferred to get one with some warranty and a luxury model but this deal seems a little too good to pass on.
What do folks think? The W212's appear to be pretty reliable based on the lack of complaints on this board. And for those who take the position that they wouldn't own a Mercedes out of warranty what would they say an out of warranty one is worth? There must be some price at which it is a fair value.
Also are there any good aftermarket warranties that can be purchased?
TIA
I would have preferred to get one with some warranty and a luxury model but this deal seems a little too good to pass on.
What do folks think? The W212's appear to be pretty reliable based on the lack of complaints on this board. And for those who take the position that they wouldn't own a Mercedes out of warranty what would they say an out of warranty one is worth? There must be some price at which it is a fair value.
Also are there any good aftermarket warranties that can be purchased?
TIA
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If you are worried about repair cost then don't buy any luxury vehicle that is out of warranty.
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Based on your recent purchase it doesn't seem that you are too concerned about owning one out of warranty and it's an AMG to boot.
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Not that worried about it but reaching out asking if I should be. MBworld has been littered with folks that say they wouldn't own one out of warranty. I think that the W212 has proven itself to be reliable so it seems reasonable. To my way of thinking they don't suddenly become worthless the day they go out of warranty but the purchase price should reflect the additional risk.
Based on your recent purchase it doesn't seem that you are too concerned about owning one out of warranty and it's an AMG to boot.
Based on your recent purchase it doesn't seem that you are too concerned about owning one out of warranty and it's an AMG to boot.
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I am not worried about repair cost up to a point. I paid $44k for a car with a msrp of $101k. I look at as though I am $57k ahead. I know the car will continue to depreciate but not nearly as fast as the first 4 years. If I spend $20k in repairs I have still spent less money than buying new.
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So roll the dice and let us know what happens ... I would spend a few dollars doing an inspection on the car by a qualified mechanic If there aren't any major problems with the car then the current owner shouldn't mind .
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Getting the car inspected by a competent mechanic would be the first thing to do. Rest all depends on that. You can negotiate the price down for the immediate repairs. BTW that's only a two year old car. If all is well that looks like a great deal but my perspective is limited as I'm relatively new to MB and haven't owned one out of warranty. . Good luck.
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So I took it for a test drive today and only found two flaws. The first was significant lifter sounding noise on start-up. Research here indicates that it is likely the timing chain tensioners. the second issue was the tire were pretty noisey I only put 5 miles on the car so it wasn't clear whether they were flat spotted from sitting and would quiet down with time. They were fairly new Continentals extremes. I'm a Michelin man myself so I don't think very highly of them. Other than that it was a nice car. Considering having a PPI done.
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Quite a money maker for MB!
Found my 2010 GLK (Canada) has subframe issue.
Dealer says, yes no problem $170 to inspect. Then if issue, owner responsible for parts connected to subframe which typically runs about $4K.
Seriously? What are these parts that didn’t need changing until the subframe problem happened.
Any opinions on whether to let them do this? The car is good otherwise and we would like to take on family trip in a month, so going at it myself is probably not a good plan. I wonder if I could do it for about 1-2k though..,
Thanks!
PS This sounds like MB has turned a class action lawsuit into a great money maker for them. Nice to know that they have no chance of going out of business because of a single poor design issue, tongue in cheek.
Dealer says, yes no problem $170 to inspect. Then if issue, owner responsible for parts connected to subframe which typically runs about $4K.
Seriously? What are these parts that didn’t need changing until the subframe problem happened.
Any opinions on whether to let them do this? The car is good otherwise and we would like to take on family trip in a month, so going at it myself is probably not a good plan. I wonder if I could do it for about 1-2k though..,
Thanks!
PS This sounds like MB has turned a class action lawsuit into a great money maker for them. Nice to know that they have no chance of going out of business because of a single poor design issue, tongue in cheek.
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