Maintenance issues?
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GLC 4Matic Maybe
Maintenance issues?
Hello,
New member here and the 2020 GLC 300 4matic is at the top of my new car list. I plan on keeping it for the next 7-10 years. Based on my current driving I do about 8,000 to 10,000 miles per year. All that my Rav4 has required for the past 10 years has been general stuff(oil, brake pads, routers, tires…). No major issues. I know that this car is much more complicated so what should I look out for? For those of you who have had your cars for a while what maintenance issues have you run into? Is this a car that I can keep for 7-10 years? Also if this topic has been asked and answered I apologize.
Thank you for your help.
New member here and the 2020 GLC 300 4matic is at the top of my new car list. I plan on keeping it for the next 7-10 years. Based on my current driving I do about 8,000 to 10,000 miles per year. All that my Rav4 has required for the past 10 years has been general stuff(oil, brake pads, routers, tires…). No major issues. I know that this car is much more complicated so what should I look out for? For those of you who have had your cars for a while what maintenance issues have you run into? Is this a car that I can keep for 7-10 years? Also if this topic has been asked and answered I apologize.
Thank you for your help.
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2020 GLC 300
No comparison with a 2009 Rav4. Those are butt simple cars that are super reliable and easy and cheap to work on. They have a few niggles, but switching to a luxury European model from a Japanese appliance will be shocking for you.
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GLC300 (mine) GLK250 (wife's)
The math is pretty simple - more complexity = more potential problems. There is really no comparison between a RAV4 and a GLC so you need to completely revise your perceptions. The GLC is definitely not an A to B appliance.
Maintenance by a dealer is equivalent to hooking a vacuum cleaner to your wallet so avoid if you can and go with a reputable indy or DIY (my personal preference). Once out of warranty, spare parts can be at cardiac arrest levels.
Having said that, I still get a "sense of occasion" getting into my GLC after 3 yrs and the car is a dream to drive. A close look at the quality of materials and assembly puts a smile on my face. Fingers crossed that some major issue doesn't wipe the smile off..
Maintenance by a dealer is equivalent to hooking a vacuum cleaner to your wallet so avoid if you can and go with a reputable indy or DIY (my personal preference). Once out of warranty, spare parts can be at cardiac arrest levels.
Having said that, I still get a "sense of occasion" getting into my GLC after 3 yrs and the car is a dream to drive. A close look at the quality of materials and assembly puts a smile on my face. Fingers crossed that some major issue doesn't wipe the smile off..
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GLC 4Matic Maybe
I am not comparing the two. I understand the differences. Full disclosure my Dad has driven E350’s for a million years but he leases so long term maintenance is not something he has worried about. Leasing makes no sense for me. I can’t write it off and I’m fine with driving the same car for years. This time around I want a nicer car but fancy German engineering or not it needs to serve its purpose. The MB is going to require more attention than my rav and I’m fine with that . But I don’t want to park my check book with my mechanic if I keep it long term. Anyone out there owned one of these for over 5 years?
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You've asked some good questions and the replies you've gotten so far are spot on with my own observations.
As a very high mileage driver, I am at the opposite end of the spectrum. My 2017 GLC has over 110,000 miles on it now and I've posted about some of my experiences along the way,
here: https://mbworld.org/forums/glc-class...9-glc-83k.html
and here: https://mbworld.org/forums/glc-class...edes-benz.html
Of course this is only one driver's experience with one GLC but I've really taken to heart the common wisdom which is to never let one of these cars get off warranty. You can extend the original warranty to, effectively, 5 years and unlimited miles, and save yourself some money, by buying CPO, and get two more years, again unlimited miles, by buying the extended warranty. I have had over $5000 worth of repairs done on mine so far, at no cost to me, since the new car warranty expired at 50,000 miles. I can't wait to see what the next 100,000 miles will bring.
As a very high mileage driver, I am at the opposite end of the spectrum. My 2017 GLC has over 110,000 miles on it now and I've posted about some of my experiences along the way,
here: https://mbworld.org/forums/glc-class...9-glc-83k.html
and here: https://mbworld.org/forums/glc-class...edes-benz.html
Of course this is only one driver's experience with one GLC but I've really taken to heart the common wisdom which is to never let one of these cars get off warranty. You can extend the original warranty to, effectively, 5 years and unlimited miles, and save yourself some money, by buying CPO, and get two more years, again unlimited miles, by buying the extended warranty. I have had over $5000 worth of repairs done on mine so far, at no cost to me, since the new car warranty expired at 50,000 miles. I can't wait to see what the next 100,000 miles will bring.
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The GLC was introduced in 2015 as a 2016 model, so none of the vehicles are 5 years old yet.
Agree that nothing about the RAV4 is comparable with the GLC.
Agree that a luxury German vehicle is more expensive to own and maintain than a mass produced Japanese vehicle.
Take care of the basics (oil, tires, brakes, cleaning), and the rest will make itself apparent.
Agree that nothing about the RAV4 is comparable with the GLC.
Agree that a luxury German vehicle is more expensive to own and maintain than a mass produced Japanese vehicle.
Take care of the basics (oil, tires, brakes, cleaning), and the rest will make itself apparent.
