ML63 Maintenance Cost
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ML63 Maintenance Cost
07/08/09 ML63 comes to a price point where it seems to be a bargain so I picked up an 07 last year. Lately, I incurred some costs which I didn't see with the ML550 and ML500. Reviewed maintenance costs from previous owner and it looks to be quite high. What are your experiences?
Last edited by DrDoe; Aug 1, 2020 at 10:38 PM.
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Those prices are absolutely outrageous, is that in USD? 4500, and 5500 for service a and b?!?! $4400 for rear struts? Find a indy mechanic, or learn how to do some of it yourself to save on labor. I've owned my car about a month and decided I would get the 80k maintenance, I was at 76k when I bought it. I normally do stuff myself but I wanted to have them look it over. Turns out they said I needed over 8k worth of stuff, and the list wasn't even that big. They said I needed a new front right strut because I had some clunking, new rear brakes and rear struts, and it quoted 7k+ for just that. I fixed the clunk with tightening the bolts that had been loose when I bought the car, changed the brake pads for $90, and if I need to change the rear struts I can buy it for around $700 for a OEM pair. I think the previous owner got ripped off with those costs, but alot of people have money when they buy these cars, and they just have a Mercedes dealer do everything. And they know that so the owners don't bat a eye at a bill of 5k at one time. My service for 80k was only about $400.
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W212 E350; W166 GLC300; W164 ML550; W164 ML63; W221 S65; W220 S430; Escalade ESV
I had $ in front of the numbers. I don't think those are just labor costs. New parts were used and not re-manufactured. Remember, you need to include next day or 2nd day shipping costs into the part price.
In any case, it shows lots of issues between 70k-100k miles. I didn't see the those issues on one W164 ML550 and two W163 ML500 I owned.
In any case, it shows lots of issues between 70k-100k miles. I didn't see the those issues on one W164 ML550 and two W163 ML500 I owned.
Last edited by DrDoe; Aug 3, 2020 at 08:13 PM.
