Is the extended warranty worth it?
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2020 GLS. 2017 450SL
Is the extended warranty worth it?
Put my deposit on a 2014, 350 gl today. projected build is 2rd decade of October. Dealer had an allocation to fill. I have a couple months to think about the extended warranty. The plan is to put miles on this vehicle. I retire in 18 months and plan to travel to the national Parks from Yosemite to Campobello. I am thinking 6 years 100K miles or 7 year 100k miles. the price given to me was only rough at this time $3,600 for the 6 year and roughly $4,200 for the 7 year. I believe the mechanicals will be ok but the electronics are less reliable your thoughts.
Options include:
Steel Grey Metallic
Almond Beige Leather/Black dash etc
Lighting Package
Parking Assist Package
Driver Assistance Package
Premium 1 Package
Harman/Kardon Logic 7
Wood/Leather Steering Wheel
Multi-Contour Seats w/Massage
Heated/Ventilated Seats
Panorama Sunroof
finally are rim locks worth the expense?
Options include:
Steel Grey Metallic
Almond Beige Leather/Black dash etc
Lighting Package
Parking Assist Package
Driver Assistance Package
Premium 1 Package
Harman/Kardon Logic 7
Wood/Leather Steering Wheel
Multi-Contour Seats w/Massage
Heated/Ventilated Seats
Panorama Sunroof
finally are rim locks worth the expense?
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2005 ML350, 2008 GL320, 2013 Gl350
Put my deposit on a 2014, 350 gl today. projected build is 2rd decade of October. Dealer had an allocation to fill. I have a couple months to think about the extended warranty. The plan is to put miles on this vehicle. I retire in 18 months and plan to travel to the national Parks from Yosemite to Campobello. I am thinking 6 years 100K miles or 7 year 100k miles. the price given to me was only rough at this time $3,600 for the 6 year and roughly $4,200 for the 7 year. I believe the mechanicals will be ok but the electronics are less reliable your thoughts.
Options include:
Steel Grey Metallic
Almond Beige Leather/Black dash etc
Lighting Package
Parking Assist Package
Driver Assistance Package
Premium 1 Package
Harman/Kardon Logic 7
Wood/Leather Steering Wheel
Multi-Contour Seats w/Massage
Heated/Ventilated Seats
Panorama Sunroof
finally are rim locks worth the expense?
Options include:
Steel Grey Metallic
Almond Beige Leather/Black dash etc
Lighting Package
Parking Assist Package
Driver Assistance Package
Premium 1 Package
Harman/Kardon Logic 7
Wood/Leather Steering Wheel
Multi-Contour Seats w/Massage
Heated/Ventilated Seats
Panorama Sunroof
finally are rim locks worth the expense?
where I live you can get extended warranty any time before your vehicle warranty runs out, I believe there is a $500 cash grab called an "inspection fee" which they will waive if you huff and puff a bit. I have the wheel locks which they charged me well over a $100 for, it does nothing and can be broken off in under 1 min per wheel if someone really wants to steel the wheels.
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AMG GT R and GLS 450
There were posts previously about a gentleman who worked at a Mercedes dealership and offered significant savings on MB warranties. However, he no longer works there. Does anyone have a connection at mb that will offer a good deal on a MB warranty?
I have had extended warranties on previous cars and they more than paid for themselves and made it much easier to sell my car when that time came.
I have had extended warranties on previous cars and they more than paid for themselves and made it much easier to sell my car when that time came.
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2014 GL350-BMW 650-1960 corvette-2009 Mustang
I bought extended warranty on my S class a few years back thru AAA with MercuryMy MB dealer always honored the warranty and I saved a boatload of money
My 14 GL 350 is supposed to ship next week and I will quote the warranty with AAA and see if MB will match it
My 14 GL 350 is supposed to ship next week and I will quote the warranty with AAA and see if MB will match it
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2013 GL450 (traded for 2015 Escalade), 2012 Corvette, 2014 Ford Fusion, Previous: 2007 GL450, 2011
There were posts previously about a gentleman who worked at a Mercedes dealership and offered significant savings on MB warranties. However, he no longer works there. Does anyone have a connection at mb that will offer a good deal on a MB warranty?
I have had extended warranties on previous cars and they more than paid for themselves and made it much easier to sell my car when that time came.
I have had extended warranties on previous cars and they more than paid for themselves and made it much easier to sell my car when that time came.
They will tell you that dealers are "not supposed" to market the extended warranties like that.......you say "yes, I know......but I will find one that will sell me the warranty I want for the price I want to pay" That's how I got mine.......
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From: Minnesota
2015 Ram 2500, former 2013 GL350, 2007 GL450
Like Blittle said, it's a never ending debate about extended warranties. I have always bought them on my MB's. I think I'm a little ahead over the last 2 MB's, we'll see about this one.
Be cautious on the MB extended warranties, they can be confusing in that they add years OR miles after your warranty expired. If you put a lot of miles on your vehicle, you need to do some homework. PM me if you want details.
Be cautious on the MB extended warranties, they can be confusing in that they add years OR miles after your warranty expired. If you put a lot of miles on your vehicle, you need to do some homework. PM me if you want details.
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Much to ado about not much... warranty "profit" is like 20% on MSRP... don"t overextend your effort without knowing the return... the "confusion" comes in when buyers "mix issues" where a additional $1000 or more for example they could have gotten of the truck is more impactfull to them when they see it as a discount on the ELW... vice versa...
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