used 2013 GLK question
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2021 GLS580 all black. 2014 GLK black (kids car). formerly: 2014 GL550 Palladium Silver (US)
used 2013 GLK question
I'm looking for a used GLK and found one that has 40k miles but otherwise, lots of features for the price. I have a 14' GL 550 (that I love), this would be a second family car. GLK is new to us.
According to Carfax, the last services it had was: 30k - at MB dealership, 40k- at Ford dealership that is selling it: rotors resurfaced, fluids checked, oil & filter changed.
Valve cover gasket was replaced 7/14. Everything else is normal service.
I would probably buy an MB extended warranty. Even at that cost, it's still a few thousand $ less than available 2013 CPOs with less features, but also less miles. It will be driven less than the 15/yr avg so I'm not too worried about excessive miles.
Will I need to do the 40k MB service for the warranty? If so, what is the cost of that service?
Anything else I should consider?
Thanks for your help.
According to Carfax, the last services it had was: 30k - at MB dealership, 40k- at Ford dealership that is selling it: rotors resurfaced, fluids checked, oil & filter changed.
Valve cover gasket was replaced 7/14. Everything else is normal service.
I would probably buy an MB extended warranty. Even at that cost, it's still a few thousand $ less than available 2013 CPOs with less features, but also less miles. It will be driven less than the 15/yr avg so I'm not too worried about excessive miles.
Will I need to do the 40k MB service for the warranty? If so, what is the cost of that service?
Anything else I should consider?
Thanks for your help.
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I don't think you can buy an official MB warranty since it's not being sold at an MB dealer.
I haven't read about any M276 engines needing valve cover gaskets - I wonder what's up there.
I haven't read about any M276 engines needing valve cover gaskets - I wonder what's up there.
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Thanks. I assumed I could because the original warranty is still b in effect but I'll double check.
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Also, as you probably know, you can take the VIN to any MB dealer to get a real service report. That might shed some light on what services and repairs have been done.
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Thanks. I didn't know, I'll check that out.
I could be wrong, definitely double-check. Some early M276 engines had noise on start-up, but MB covered all repairs. They were fairly in-depth IIRC.
Also, as you probably know, you can take the VIN to any MB dealer to get a real service report. That might shed some light on what services and repairs have been done.
Also, as you probably know, you can take the VIN to any MB dealer to get a real service report. That might shed some light on what services and repairs have been done.
