blittle

We all know that the MB extended warranty is expensive.... my question: How many of us have actually had work done under the extended warranty that EXCEEDED the original cost of the warranty?? I traded my 07 with 70K miles on it .... had bought the extended and never used it....... not sure I'm going to do that with the 2011.

blittle

So far this thread has been viewed over 200 times and no one has responded with ... "yeah, I did" so, while not very scientific, I'm thinking the extended warranty is not the best of bets!!

LEOSOPHIE

It could be that most of the vehicles still have original warranty remaining. I bet I will use mine in the next seven years.

JimBarnhart

I bought an EasyCare brand warranty on my '07. It was documented in some other thread on extended warranties, but I paid $2,500 for a 5 year, 100,000 mile warranty.

My opinion is that since GLs have only been on the road a maximum of 5 years (they were launched in 2006 at MY07) there hasn't been too much data on the value of extended warranties.

That said, I have 82,000 miles on mine. Just a few months ago, my Comand unit went out. The nav DVD made a funny sound, and then it stopped completely. The Comand unit needed to be replaced, along with the Nav DVD. The cost was $2600, I paid my $100 deductible. My personal case is I'm at break even. I have 18 months or 18,000 miles left on it.

If I was to do it again, I'm not sure what I would do. My main concern was to protect against a major issue, engine blown, transmission, etc. I have to admit in following this forum I don't see anyone having these problems.

blittle

Thanks for the input.....Particularly because you put the miles on even a little more than I do! 5year 100k with MB is at $3700 right now.... I know that there are the 3rd party plans available.... I used Zurich for my 07 but they want $3k for theirs now..... I am really leaning toward just putting $3700 into a reasonably safe investment ..... pull it "if and when!"

JimBarnhart

Be careful about the fine print on MB extended warranties. I don't know if they still do this or not, but here's what happened to me - I copied this from an older 'extended warranty' thread.

Don't let them sell you an MB extended warranty.

I got burned on an MB extended warranty on my '03 ML500. I had a 4 year, 50K factory warranty and purchased a 5yr, 100K extension. Turns out it really isn't a 5yr 100K warranty but a 1 year or 50K extension.

Here's what happened to me. At about 60,000 miles I head a front wheel bearing go out. Since I was over my factory warranty on miles, it used my extended warranty. It was about 3 years old at the time.

15 months later, at 80,000 miles I had a water pump go out. The truck was 4 years old and 80K miles. The dealer told me my extended warranty was expired since I only get an additonal year after the factory warranty expired.

I have to say my dealer was good. They gave me a substantial discount on the service, but I'd never get a MB warranty again, in fact when I bought my GL450 a few weeks ago the dealer wasn't even selling them. I bought a different warranty but have no experience with it yet.

psoas

I have a good independant repair shop in town, so I am going to put my 3k in the bank and save for that big repair.

I think it is worth a try (to go no warranty) if you have an independant, because the cost of the repairs are much more affordable....if at the dealer only, I would buy the ext warranty.

I only have 34k on my 07 gl450 and have had zero repairs in four years...just oil changes at the dealership.

captivabenz

My 07 GL cdi is at 49,000 mi and 4 years from purchase. I have been back and forth researching extended warranties. My local dealer offers a 2 yr/25,000 mi extension at $ 3250.00
In talking in confidence with a service rep, he recommended that I do not purchase this expensive policy. It very rarely makes financial sense, as these vehicles have, for the most part, been reliable.
I am not going to purchase and will wait patiently for the new GL model. I will update if anything major happens.
By the way, if you are contemplating purchasing a new MB, be sure to join the Mercedes Auto Club. After one year of membership, you get $ 1000.00 off any vehicle.(after any negotiations you can make)