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2020 GLS450 (wife) / 2024 Ford Bronco (mine) / 2014 VW Tiquan (son)
I don't think I would trust a CPO either. It's nice it has an extra one year warranty but there are plenty of stories on these boards of member vehicles, with issues, getting traded in for a newer model MB. Those trades are getting CPO'ed and put back out there. In some ways I trust a non-MB dealer trade in more because they have to make sure they can sell the vehicle without any warranties. Like you said though, a 3rd party indie inspection is definitely the best thing you can do with any used or CPO purchase.
If an experienced Indi says it's ok, and likes the car in general for being relatively trouble free, I am ok with buying it without the extended warranty. End of the day, if you're buying a MB, you do so with the expectation (and not fear) that you will spend a grand or two a year to keep it in tip top shape...the trade off is you can have a nice car for a decade or two. As I told my shop this last time on a $2,500 bill, that I don't see the wisdom in fixing a $2,500 problem with a $65,000 solution. Which is exactly what landed us on the GLS. I told my wife that she can pick whatever car she wants, but to make sure she will still love it when we have a $5,000 repair bill in year 6 of ownership and we fix it instead of replacing it. At my age, I am tired of buying new cars every few years. I want cars that are substantial from the start, and if one of the 10,000 parts goes bad while heading to 250,000 miles, you replace the part, not the car. Granted, that theory has a limit. If I'm hit with a $15k transmission, then bye bye car. Our previous car (2013 Highlander) was excellent. In 2020 at 135,000 miles, it was facing about $4,500 in repairs/service needs. I would have done it too, had it not been critically damaged a couple of years earlier by a mess up at Mr. Tire that ultimately accelerated the wear factor of the front driveline and differential, in addition to my wife "liking" but not "loving" the car. She loves her GLS, and although not one to ever admit to having an ego and certainly does not project to have one, I know for a fact, that she feels pretty special when she pulls up to the soccer mom events in her midnight blue Mercedes Benz. That, is worth all the tea in China for me, and I make no apologies for it. It sits just fine in that parking lot of Land Rovers, BMW's, Navigator's, and so on that come with where we live.
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I would certainly buy a used MB again as well. But instead of going the CPO route, I would just make sure a trusted Indi did a full PPI (pre-purchase inspection) and then buy an extended warranty if I felt I needed one. I would not trust the "CPO" program on its own to make sure everything is ok.
When we were shopping for the GLS, I initially wanted the previous style in the 550 configuration, but could not find one that wasn't 50k+ on the clock. But I really loved that squared off design with the AMG appearance features. Probably my favorite style of all of them. Also realized my wife and kids will be using it the most, so new was the only avenue to take in that regard.
When we were shopping for the GLS, I initially wanted the previous style in the 550 configuration, but could not find one that wasn't 50k+ on the clock. But I really loved that squared off design with the AMG appearance features. Probably my favorite style of all of them. Also realized my wife and kids will be using it the most, so new was the only avenue to take in that regard.
