rjdoc74

Happy New Year everyone,

I have a 2019 G550 with under 10,000 miles (wife doesn't dive a lot). I did service A last year for cash as recommended and currently looking to buy a 3 service PPM. Reached out to Jeff Jackson and was quoted $2190. Cassandra (the other dealer recommended on the forums) is out of the office on vacation. Jeff's quote seems high. Anyone purchased recently for better price? TIA.

Bob Z.

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Jeff gave me the best price on an extended warranty ($50 better than Cassandra) but in regards to maintenance I have a great Mercedes-only Indy shop nearby to do that....see if you have one around to save a LOT of coin.

spourreza

question, why extend warranty contract ahead of time with a relatively new car? Cant you extend just before it expires?

also, how much do you really save with prepaid maintenance on a G?

Bob Z.

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If you buy the extended warranty within 30 days of buying a new G you get the best price, and it is fully refundable up until the time it starts if you change your mind.

jeffnnj

Bought 3 services from my dealer @ $2300. Will cover my 17 G550 for 40, 50 & 60k.

FatTony001

In canada I took 3 pre-paid maintenance cause u can put it in your financing.
It's about 1,000$ CAD each

084runnerltd

IMO they are glorified oil changes, I would not pay those prices for the services on a G550.

I believe the AMG has more to it (swapping the fluids in the diffs at 5k miles maybe some additional items) but even that is an easy job for yourself or an Indy.

The A service is oil change, top off fluids, visual inspection of brakes, check tire pressure, visual inspection of lights, horn, etc...

The B adds a few more items, air filters, cabin air filter, but I can promise you, they aren’t performing any wizardry, bit for the price they charge they should be.

Just my opinion, I am sure others strongly disagree.

fabbrisd1

It all depends on your Ownership and Miles Intention....

If you are going to Be-In-Be-Out every 2yrs - with about 20K miles intended - sure you can go A-La-Carte - just remember DIY or Indie you will NOT know any Campaigns (updates) that will come available for your G-Wagen.

So you know - a A service for a G-Wagen at a dealer takes about 2 1/2hrs - and a regular B-Service takes about 3 1/2 hrs - so DIY'ers have their own comments about "Oil-Change" - heaven forbid you a DIY's about the proper procedure for Tranny or Transfer case fluids..

If you are planning to go 40K miles from new - consider a 3pack purchased going into/before your 20K service.

If you are planning to go 50K miles from new - consider a 4pack purchased going into/before your 20K service... or a 3pack going into 30K service

If you purchased pre-owned - depending on current miles - if you plan to go out to 50K + - consider a 3pack purchased before 40K miles - that will take you 40-50-60

Sure - proper service is pricey - for ANY new generation Ultra-Luxury/Exclusive maching - but heck G-Wagen service is a Fraction of a Ferrari or Land Rover..

mercedesmax

Then don't be surprised when you go to trade that car in and you get less for it not having a proper service history.

084runnerltd

Never have been, my G is my 32 car, with 28-some private sales, I haven’t had complaints that my binders and receipts lower the value.

The money I save doing the work myself or having an Indy do, will far out weigh the reduced price I would get when selling.

Over the years I have had several issues with dealership work....

1) Most recently I brought my Supra to Toyota for their included oil change at 1 yr of ownership. I pointed out to them that the Supra takes a special oil, they assured me they had it taken care of.

Got the receipt and saw that they used bulk synthetic oil showing a cost of 5.00 a qt. (The correct Supra oil is about 25.00 a qt and dealers don’t carry it in bulk).

They ended up sending 2 techs 4 hours to my house to change the oil the next week.

2). Last Christmas a BMW dealership used the wrong diff fluid in my X5M. I only knew this as I provided the fluid for them and they gave me too much fluid back after the service.

3). A few years back I had issues with my 335i. BMW said I needed a new ECU (3-4k). I towed the car to my house and started going through things. I found a blown fuse....20 cents later I was up and running.

These were all at different dealerships

Don’t fool yourself into thinking that a just because a dealership charges ridiculous prices for service that they are doing a better job than you could.

To each their own, I like working on my cars, others would rather have someone else work on it. No right or wrong answer.

Bob Z.

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As long as you have service records from an Indy shop that document "A" & "B" services you'll be fine.

streborx

My experiences with MB dealer service departments is that they are far more preoccupied with their costs and profits than with ensuring quality service and maintenance on vehicles they've sold. MB mounts a sub-size spare tire on a $140K vehicle so they can make a few more $$ profit, and then expects me to believe they're the only ones trustworthy to change my oil?

Paxfobiscum

My dealer is MB Manhattan, which is owned by Daimler Corp and is the only MB dealership in the country that is NOT a franchise. The service guys who have serviced my two previous MBs there don't care about markups. They do their job and thats it. The prices for services are set by the book.

084runnerltd

Just wanted to put this out there, and again, I don’t care what people do for their service. However, when I see what the job consists of, I have a hard time paying the prices they are asking.

streborx

I did my A service about 3 months ago. About $60 for oil & filter and an hour of my time. Tires get rotated and balanced (no charge) at the tire dealer where I bought replacements for the OE Pirelli's. I have an espresso maker in my garage, so I don't miss out on that dealership amenity.