Seems like a ripoff @23k miles 2017 E300
Super Member
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 741
Likes: 175
From: NorCal
2015 ML350+2025 E350
Agreed. Skip the anti-seize.
Dealership prices have risen sharply in recent years. B service at my local has nearly doubled. Maybe time to find a good Indy shop. I generally stick with the dealer as long as my car has warranty coverage, either new car or CPO.
Dealership prices have risen sharply in recent years. B service at my local has nearly doubled. Maybe time to find a good Indy shop. I generally stick with the dealer as long as my car has warranty coverage, either new car or CPO.
MBWorld God!
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 32,499
Likes: 6,347
Your car is 7+ years old. Plugs are less of an issue but could be a problem getting them out and are worth changing just to have fresh plugs. All fluids have a life and should be changed based on time or mileage. You might be thinking your low mileage is good for your engine. It's not. The low mileage suggests many short trips that likely do not get the engine to normal operating temp. That is considered extreme conditions and should have more frequent oil changes.
None of the maintenance is necessary as long as you are willing to face the consequences of problems down the road. In the old days, if a car sat for 3 years and never moved the first thing someone would do is replace the fluids and plugs. There is a reason for that. Cars are made to move. Sitting can cause problems if not properly cared for. Do some research besides asking on this forum and make your own decisions. It's your car, but if it were mine, those services would most certainly be done.
None of the maintenance is necessary as long as you are willing to face the consequences of problems down the road. In the old days, if a car sat for 3 years and never moved the first thing someone would do is replace the fluids and plugs. There is a reason for that. Cars are made to move. Sitting can cause problems if not properly cared for. Do some research besides asking on this forum and make your own decisions. It's your car, but if it were mine, those services would most certainly be done.
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2021
Posts: 360
Likes: 67
From: Northern NJ, USA
2018 E300 4Matic Sport
This whole discussion about money, spending it, wasting it, do it yourself, and so on, is a fallacious argument. Here's the reality of it -- to each their own. Period. I am fortunate, grateful, and blessed. I could buy a car that costs 6 times what I paid for my MB, and it wouldn't impact me at all. I wouldn't even notice it. However, just because I have what I have doesn't mean I don't want value, and don't want to feel good, and don't want to get taken advantage of -- for every dollar I spend. However each person looks at money -- it's not right or wrong. It's simply their way. That makes it right for them. Others who say that's wrong -- well, that just becomes part of the making others out to be wrong, wanting to be right, and so on. Very apparent and transparent to me.
Argue about time vs. mileage all you want. That I am interested in. LOL.
Argue about time vs. mileage all you want. That I am interested in. LOL.
MBWorld God!
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 32,499
Likes: 6,347
This whole discussion about money, spending it, wasting it, do it yourself, and so on, is a fallacious argument. Here's the reality of it -- to each their own. Period. I am fortunate, grateful, and blessed. I could buy a car that costs 6 times what I paid for my MB, and it wouldn't impact me at all. I wouldn't even notice it. However, just because I have what I have doesn't mean I don't want value, and don't want to feel good, and don't want to get taken advantage of -- for every dollar I spend. However each person looks at money -- it's not right or wrong. It's simply their way. That makes it right for them. Others who say that's wrong -- well, that just becomes part of the making others out to be wrong, wanting to be right, and so on. Very apparent and transparent to me.
Argue about time vs. mileage all you want. That I am interested in. LOL.
Argue about time vs. mileage all you want. That I am interested in. LOL.
MBWorld God!
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 32,499
Likes: 6,347
If it is ester based and meets the same certification yes it is indeed better.
