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E400/450 (W213) with 30K miles

Freedom Warranty Complete Manufacturer's Extension:
36 months / up to 100k miles
$0 deductible
-$4,850
$100 deductible
-$4,700

48 months / up to 100k miles
$0 deductible
-$4,960
$100 deductible
-$4,810

60 months / up to 100k miles
$0 deductible
-$5,125
$100 deductible
-$4,975

72 months / up to 100k miles
$0 deductible
-$5,290
$100 deductible
-$5,140

84 months / up to 100k miles
$0 deductible
-$5,455
$100 deductible
-$5,305

0% Financing is available

Fidelity Platinum:
36 months / additional 36k miles:
$100 deductible
-$4,143
$250 deductible
-$3,802

48 months / additional 48k miles:
$100 deductible
-$4,903
$250 deductible
-$4,383

60 months / additional 60k miles:
$100 deductible
-$5,329
$250 deductible
-$4,712

72 months / additional 60k miles:
$100 deductible
-$5,596
$250 deductible
-$4,914

72 months / additional 72k miles:
$100 deductible
-$5,796
$250 deductible
-$5,071

Tax and Processing Included

JTK44

Thanks for your post:

FYI, I purchased a MB limited warranty from a MB dealer for my 2019 E450:

3 years, 75,000 miles, zero deductible, only items not covered are brakes, wiper blades and tires: cost $2200 including tax

Highline-Autos.com

Lesser milage would make a more competitive rate, I just used the average. The coverage above is a great alternative for those who do not qualify for the MB New Limited Warranty, or do not have convenient access to a local Mercedes Benz service center.

JTK44

At the same price I think a Mercedes extended warranty is preferable to a third party warranty and more so when the Mercedes extended warranty is less expensive.

Highline-Autos.com

The coverage above is a great alternative for those who do not qualify for the MB New Limited Warranty.

NorseWagon

Questions to HA: 1) Are these plans good at the MB Dealers?
2) If the car is sold or totaled, pro-rated money back, or is there a penalty for a refund?
3) Same price for Wagons as Sedans?

The_Judge

For me, the question of buying an extended warranty for any car comes down to price and the number of miles one drives. Since the start of the Covid pandemic my annual mileage has plummeted as I've been working exclusively from home. Consequently the cost of such protection has soared to over $1.00 per mile, which would be very hard for me to justify.

The G Man

Your value for the warranty might be based on mileage and use but mechanical and electrical failures are sometimes random, not mileage dependent. Just because you do not use the car, that does not mean nothing will break down.

JTK44

Nothing you posted is not accurate:

Reminds me of the two handed lawyer: "The case on one hand might go in your favor, but on the other hand it could go against you!"

Based on empirical evidence, the longer you own your car and the more you drive it, the greater the chance of something going wrong. A car sitting in your garage, the greatest chance of something wrong is the battery going dead and flat spots on the tires. The former can be taken care of with a battery tender, the later by driving around the block.

Just my $.02:

The_Judge

Failure rates correlate directly to usage; the less frequently something is used, the greater the MTBF.

ua549

My 2018 E300 (July 2017) is almost 6 years old with ~20,000 miles. The only warranty items were door hinges and software updates. The only non-warranty repairs/replacements were Service A and Service B items plus 4 tires and 1 battery. The car has been to the dealer a total of 5 times. The W213 has been one of the best (least repaired) models I've owned since my first MB in 1960.

The G Man

Although what you say is mostly true mechanically, electronic components has a greater random failure rate associated with it. Have you ever try to turn on a 10 year old radio that was stored in your basement and have it not working, even though you hardly use it? In the electronics field there are three recognized types of failure: early failure (infant mortality), random failure and wear out failure due to age or usage. .

cetialpha5

Partly. Some of it is also due to age. Things like rubber will degrade whether you use it or not, but if you use it more, it will degrade faster. Same with tires, recommendation is to replace them after 6-10 years depending on climate as things degrade and regardless of mileage. The higher the temperature, the shorter the MTBF. Then there's things like rust, happens whether you drive it or not. And it doesn't have to rust completely to end up with some kind of failure.

Also with about 383 MB dealerships in the US, there probably aren't too many people that are really far from an MB dealership. High prices and high profits make for a very niche market. I wonder what the OP's profit margin is on those warranties. The dealers in the extended warranty subforum sometimes mention that their cut on selling the warranties are in the $50-$100 range.

JTK44

When I shopped for an extended warranty this is what I found:

• Extended warranties through Mercedes Benz for 3 years 75,000 miles ranged from almost $6,000 to a low of $2200. I bought at $2200 and I must assume that the MB dealership did not sell me the warranty at a loss! (there were two dealerships offering me the extended warranty at $2200. My local dealer was in the low $5000)
• I also shopped third party extended warranties: for the same period and with a deductible (no deductible on the MB extended warranty) they were almost double - priced similarly to the OP offerings
• At the time I purchased my extended warranty, MB would only offer a max of 3 years and 75,000 or 100,000 miles. The 100,000 miles was about 15% more a bargain: but I had only 28,000 miles on my car in the first 4 years, so an additional 45,000 miles for the next three years was more than sufficient

Hope this helps.

Roweraay

Good discussion on extended warranties. I will probably shop for one, closer to the end of the 4-yr standard warranty, and I personally like sticking to the manufacturer’s extended warranty.

Highline-Autos.com

1. Yes, Mercedes-Benz dealers and licensed independents
2. You are eligible for a prorated refund, there is no much that goes into the refund it really is case by case on the amount received.
3. Correct!

NorseWagon

Thanks.

JTK44

Just a bit of advice:

As I own a Mercedes with an extended warranty, I want a Mercedes dealer to do any work necessary: I would check with your dealer to see if they accept third party warranties. They may not.

This could be like doctor's only accepting certain insurance.

The answer to #2, as I read it is: NO or the amount refunded will be negligible.

Highline-Autos.com

I agree, I'm sure the local dealership will have already worked with both providers many times, but it is not like a doctors office. If you have Fidelity or Freedom ready to pay the dealership for the repairs, the dealership will not deny the warranty company's payment, they do not care where the money is coming from.

The following goes into the proration amount: Initial purchase terms of coverage, purchase price, how much time has passed under warranty coverage, how much has the policy already paid out in claims, how many miles have been driver under coverage. how much coverage is left on the policy.