mjsbenz

Curious what is the general sentiment about purchasing wheel and tire insurance. My E300 is not arriving until after the New Year and starting to research what is out there and at what price.

I know it is dependent on where you live, and being in the NJ area, tire and wheel damage during the winter months is common. Tirerack price for the 19 runflat are over $320 a tire before shipping, install, etc.

Mercedes has the First Class Wheel and Tire Plus (covers cosmetic damage to the wheels too) and there are 3rd party products being offered as well.

What are you doing and what prices are you seeing.

Thanks

Huskernks

I will check the price I paid when I get home. Because of the run flats and AMG wheels, I purchased it. It would only take one nail (my understanding is they won't repair a run flat) to pay for the full coverage.

joshg1001

I was interested in purchasing it but the dealership was unwilling to budge on the price. They wanted $1100. They were willing to reduce it by $200 if I was to buy other products such as extended warranty, dent protection etc. At $1100, I would have to damage 4 tries just to break even so I passed.

DC-IT

To me it was worth every penny and more.
Over the past 4 years I've replaced 5 tires and one rim.
Total costs well over $3,000.00 and I paid $970.00 for the protection.
And my tires are not run flat but my dealer will replace it even if it just hit a nail!
Just a couple of months ago I brought my car in due to one tire loosing pressure.
The dealer found both rear tires had a nail each so both were replaced without questions!

I also have the extended warranty and paid around $2,100.00.
So far that has also more than paid for itself as my claims for repairs have exceeded $4,000.00.
They had to replace a DEF sensor in the DEF tank, two corroded radar sensors for the Blind Spot Assist plus replace the comfort access for the driver's door which malfunctioned.

I still have 2 years coverage for my tires and rims and probably one year left for my extended warranty!

Huskernks

I can't fully tell the price i paid because I have some windshield protection built in as well. Regardless, I will be happy the first time one of my run flats has a problem or my wife does a nice curb check.

mjsbenz

Would you mind providing the dealership you purchased/leased your E300 and the name of the Finance person you dealt with. PM is ok if you prefer that.

Huskernks

I bought from Aristocrat motors in Kansas City: http://www.aristocratmercedes-benz.com

If you go to About Us...Our Team, you will see the finance manager and can contact from there.