The in-service date for my EQS SUV was 29-Oct-2022 and I expect to hit 50K miles before the end of 2024. My particular vehicle has been remarkably problem free. Annual maintenance is very low especially now that I have downsized to inexpensive, high mileage, 20" tires. It's been awhile since I have kept an MB daily driver beyond the factory or CPO warranty. The depreciation pace of $3K per month is making me hesitate to trade-in the car even though the warranty is about to expire. On one hand I would like to be able to fall back on an extended warranty in case I am faced with an unexpected repair. On the other hand, I can't imagine any non-warranty repair being more expensive than a 90 days of the $3K monthly depreciation I am already experiencing.

Keeping the car another two years will take it to 100K miles at which time its value will probably be down to $20K, especially without a warranty. Even if I get an extended warranty, it would be due to expire in two years. My selling dealer advised that having an extended warranty or CPO warranty on the car would not really add any value if I were to trade it in before the warranty expired.

I have a couple of months to decide whether or not to get an extended warranty or trade-in the car and buy it back with a CPO unlimited mileage warranty. The exclusions on a CPO warranty include the air suspension which is one of the most likely expensive repairs on a high mileage vehicle. I have yet to determine if an extended warranty excludes air suspension failures.

Right now I am leaning towards letting the factory warranty lapse, hoping for the best, and banking the cost of the extended warranty to cover the cost of the first major repair.

 

Always remember the #1 Rule of Insurance: You should buy insurance (and that includes 'warranties' and 'extended warranties' on cars) only if you can't afford to pay for the thing being insured against. You shouldn't buy insurance just because you don't want the thing to happen. There's a reason why insurance companies are in business.

In other words, if you could afford to pay for anything that would be covered by an 'extended warranty', then you should not buy it.

 

If I was owning the car out of warranty I would get a Fidelity Extended Warranty.

3 years, 36K miles was just over $3600 with a $250 deductible I think. They had a bunch of other prices too. I would ask Highline Autos. They had good pricing on these and are a board sponsor.

 

I'm a believer in extended warranties if you are keeping the car. I've got Trent at Highline Fidelity warranty also, all the way up to 120,000 miles. Mercedes (really all makes) part and labor prices have gone vertical in recent years. One trip to the dealer post warranty could cost you easily $10,000, even $20,000. Maybe you get lucky and everything is fine and it was a waste of money. But you also get peace of mind. We love our EQS and don't give a hoot about depreciation because we're going to use it for years. At 26,000 miles, the car has been almost perfect--it feels solid and not like things are going to fall apart left and right. But time will tell.

 

Very interesting. You've given me food for thought. Thanks.

 

I have not quite decided which way to go. My previous MBs which I purchased new and kept beyond the warranty period never experienced major failures. One of the CPO GL SUVs that I owned required a new strut which was not covered by the CPO or Extended warranties. A failed strut or 12v battery are two of the most likely repairs between the 50K and 100K mile mark and neither would be covered by the extended warranty. None of the repairs I faced on the last seven MBs exceeded the cost of an extended warranty. An unexpired extended warranty might be helpful selling the car privately. The dealer told me that a car with an extended warranty would not get a better trade-in offer than a car without a warranty.

 

The reason the extended warranty doesn't get a better trade in value is because it is useless to the dealer. They prefer cars without the warranty because they make money selling a warranty to the next buyer. The only people who would value an extended warranty are the owner, and a private party buyer (if the warranty is transferrable).

 

You wouldn't believe the nonsense going on in the service department theses days, and unfortunately for cash paying customers, there is not much, or any help keeping them in line. Labor rate multipliers scribbled in at the bottom of repair orders, multiple hourly labor rates a single repair order, 3x the OEM labor guide time for repairs. Warranty providers know and will provide the "evidence" of what repairs cost with parts and labor time from the OEM... it is the same information the service advisor see's in the system prior to all the uncharges, so they back down every time they're called out for it.

Trenton O. Gibson
tgibson@highline-autos.com
Highline Autos
Direct: 602.909.9216
Office: 480.348.0777

 

I buy an MB extended warranty for all my MB cars. Despite the drivetrain , hopefully being problem free, any repair of suspension or other major systems on an MB costs a bundle, you can imagine a hyperscreen, air suspension, or the Mbux system to cost many, many thousands if they need replacement. A few thousand up front is peanuts.The battery has an 8 year warranty so that is not really concern till that expires and as we are all aware the price of abattery is absolutely enormous. I don't know how if MB will warrant that separately or as part of the regular extended warranty that covers everything else. Im nearing 40k on my battery, and Im still getting a nominal 330 miles plus from a full charge, despite running Michelin PS4 (which is the thirstiest tire option on the EQS). Battery degradation is greatest early then it evens out for a long time till later simply crapping out. my lack of range loss is despite operating the vehicle in extremely low temperatures (up to -24F) for 2 winters and occasionally (rarely) overnighting outside in those conditions. BTW for those worried about performance in those temps. When the battery is truly cold soaked the car works perfectly and starts right away. What hppens is that power is limited to 80% till the battery warms up. Even under the worst cold I've never had a range of less than 260 miles. Note that under severe conditions (below 0 F) I keep my speed at 65 and run the AC on ECO. The battery performance has, for the time being benn exemplary in all respects.

 

Agree with everything you said. BTW, here's the hyperscreen part number/cost. Installation would be substantial too, as I'm sure much of the dash would need to be taken apart...https://www.carid.com/mercedes-benz-...979065502.html

 

To be fair though upon further looking at parts, it looks like you can purchase just the left screen, center screen, etc and not necessarily replace the entire unit, if you are just having a pixel problem or something in one part.

 

If you got an extended warranty directly from MB, let us know how much it cost and from which dealership.

 

Here is the list pricing for the Mercedes Extended Limited Warranty for my EQS 580 SUV



With a bit of negotiation, you should be able to get somewhere between 10% to 15% off.
You can DM for a dealer contact recommendation if interested.
Note that Mercedes has a goodwill extension, but that must be approved by Merecedes corporate.

Here is the ELW brochure which includes a description of the coverage.

https://www.mbusa.com/content/dam/mb...d-Warranty.pdf

Yes, suspension is covered.

 

Will different dealerships quote different prices so that you can comparison shop?

 

Yes, not every dealer will offer the same discount. Any dealer can sell the ELW, so you can cross-shop nationwide.

If you are looking for a cheaper option, I'm considering going with Xcare warranty, which I've had good experiences with on some past Tesla I've owned.

EV Extended Warranty | Xcelerate Auto

This plan also covers air suspension and they have 12mo 0% interest option.

 

What is your current mileage?

Trenton O. Gibson
tgibson@highline-autos.com
Highline Autos
Direct: 602.909.9216
Office: 480.348.0777

 

Don't purchase warranty coverage from these people, the real company you're purchasing coverage from is Endurance, anyone re-branding or hiding the company really behind the warranty coverage is not one you want to sign up with.

Trenton O. Gibson
tgibson@highline-autos.com
Highline Autos
Direct: 602.909.9216
Office: 480.348.0777

 

I think that the battery has a 10 year 155000 mile warranty. Probably the best in the business. I doubt that MB extended warranties are going to provide any benefit for the battery. Pretty sure they don't for the Taycan.

 

Has anyone purchased 2 year warranty extension while buying a CPO EQS? I am in the market for a 2022 or 2023 EQS and like to know what the going price is for 1 and 2 year CPO extension making total CPO term 3 year unlimited miles.

 

So, just purchased 2 year CPO extended warranty for my 2022 EQS 580 sedan from Jeff. Two years extended my warranty to 02/23/2029 & unlimited miles. His price for the two years was $4987. NOTE: CPO extended warranties are thru a third party.
Probably an unnecessary endeavor, but peace of mind. The warranty is $0 deductible & transferable to a private buyer.Jeff Jackson
Financial Services

Mercedes-Benz of Louisvllle

2520 Terra Crossing Blvd

Louisville, KY 40245

502-894-6829

 

Did not know this was even possible.

Thanks!

 

I believe that any unused balance can be refunded, at least it was for my Audi. Doesn’t seem like good business practice for the sellers.

 

Jeff no longer works for the Louisville, KY dealer.

Trenton O. Gibson
tgibson@highline-autos.com
Highline Autos
Direct: 602.909.9216
Office: 480.348.0777

 

Hi guys.. i am looking for extended warranty as my factory expires in March next year for my eqs (actually also for my audi etron) and I've never had extended warranty before. I've contacted Trenton and he was super helpful providing me with some options with GWC warranty company that I"m still reviewing(Thank you Trenton) I researched/googled and looked at reviews for several of the companies (GWC, Endurance, Carshield, etc) and they all have bad reviews and many bad experiences, so i'm extremely sceptical and wanted to ask if anyone actually have an had used extended warranty for our eqs and what was the experience. What would you recommend? Thanks.

 

I contacted Endurance when I was considering keeping my out-of-warranty EQS SUV. They declined to quote a contract claiming it was to costly for them to cover the EQS.