hello MBWorld i just bought my s430 12-24-10 been looking for a benz for only 5months so i got lucky and got a good deal plus the guy had a his and her's s-class and of course i wanted the s-500 but he would not budge on the price. anyways i cant wait to learn more about my s-class going to take it to get a oil and tranny service tuesday. now i asked the guy did he go to the dealer to get the oil changed i also asked one of my coworkers they both said no cost to much i think they said $350 i think.wow so they both said they go to jiffy lube. is this okay? i think they get the royal purple. on my dash it says overdue for service 6000miles. does this mean tune up or just oil or tranny change? car runs very smooth. oh and sometime the remote does not pop the trunk i think thats it no leaks. so could anybody tell me about that 6000 miles overdue. thanks

 

First thing is Congrats on your car.
Just a few questions
What year is your car?
How many miles does it have on it?
6000 miles over on service. Which service A, B etc?
If everthing on the car is working fine then I would carry it to the MB dealer or a very good independent MB mechanic, and have it checked out and do both oil change.

 

You can do just an oil change at the dealer for around $135 or so, $350 is probably the A or B Service. (They basically check stuff, change some filters, etc)

I'd take it to a Mercedes independent in your area, and do the oil change, make sure they use Mobil 1 synthetic. (0W40 is what I use) Jiffy lube may not use the right filter, oil, and who knows what.

 

Your car has what is known as the Flexible Service System, or FSS. It measures the condition of the oil, and calculates when it needs to be changed; normally, this will be between 10,000 and 13,000 miles or 1 year, whichever comes first.

You need to stick to MB recommended oils, and filters. MB requires a fleece filter; Jiffy Lube likely doesn't have it, and if they do, I doubt it will be of the required quality.

You can sign up as an owner on the MBUSA website - it's free - and download a copy of your owner's manual if you don't have one. For some good reading and troubleshooting on your car, see the pdf file at post 36, https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...rt-here-2.html - it also tells you how to download other manuals.

 

Thanks Trinsoca i would have gotten back to youguys sooner but for some reason i could not log in for a few days so i had to reset.

okay my s430 is a 2001 with 152 miles on her. runns very smooth. on the dash it is saying exceed 6000 service. and my left blinker lite needes changed. thats it sofar still havent had time to figure out all the buttons. but i do have a owners manual in the glove box 2 manuals. im glad for the gas miles because gas is $3.49 sofar here in vallejo cali. i also drive a navigator and a mustang supercharged gas mileage forget about it.

i went to my triple a insurance tuesday about $160 for full coverage is that about right i drive 4 cars and have nooooo tickets at all. and i wanna buy a warranty. anybody no a good price on them warrantys?

 

$160 per MONTH for insurance, or per 6 months, or per year>?

 

$160 per month tusabes. should round off to 1,100 1.200 a year i thought it would be cheaper since i dont have any tickets.

 

^^Ummmm - $160 per month is $1920 per year. Work harder on your arithmetic, hardwork.

That is pretty high, but I have no idea of your risk factors or coverage limits. However, I pay less per year to insure two Mercedes, with fairly high coverage limits and low deductibles.

 

DATS NOT CHEAP

 

Hardwork S-430
That is a lot for insurance , I pay about $1100/year, full coverage etc, etc. There are a lot of things that affect your insurance other than tickets: age, zip code, married, own or rent a home, garage, even the color of the car, safety features, crime in your zip code, credit score, have you ever been dropped by another company etc. The insurance companies are ALL linked with information. Have you tried shopping around on the internet or calling around. The insurance companies will use every means to jack the price up.

 

$160/mo on an '01 S430!! Wow! I pay about a quarter of that as a 25yr old on an '04 S600!!

I doubt any warranty worth having will cover a car with 152,000 miles on the clock.

 

opp's my fault skylaw well working 2jobs second one 7days a week they say the mind is the first thing to go plus im always in a rush.lol

Trinsoca im 42yr no tickets 4cars with the same triple a insurance never been in a crash i live in the the bay area not married invest in real estate not as much anymore. i have a garage silver benz with amg silver rims fully loadted credit score havent checked in a awhile. i have never been dropped by any other company. and i havent looked around havent had the time. thanks for everybodys help

okay today i went to get a oil change $100 they did a walk around good front and back brakes are good sloted rotors in the front. oh they told me $350 to go threw the whole car front to back is that a good price? the bad when they had the car up doing the oil they found a small transmission leak very small. and vavle cover gasket leak thats it besides that everything is good. again thanks everybody for your help

 

say fraser what do you think i should do about the warranty? and i see that everybody is saying that $160 is to much im going to go back to triple a or check with farmers on a better price. thanks everybody

 

you are in CA the best rates for most cA drivers is through Wawanesa. Get a quote youll probably be shocked.

http://www.wawanesageneral.com/CA/EN/home.html

AAA is high.

I would not pay $350 for an inspection they will just "find things"

 

okay guys today on the freeway my dashboard cluster lights went out on me. everything else work outside lights blinkers sometimes inside light just happend about 3hours ago took it to my mercedes guy both of them same result bad cluster common on the 2000 sedans. so i was told by my guy for about $600 he could send the cluster of to be resett or rebuilt. but i new one would run around $3000 buck.lol has anybody been threw this. thanks guys and gals

 

A lot of people have been through this. Your dealer needs to check your VIN against a recall that may still be outstanding for your car. See http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220...tart-here.html or alternatively post #36 at https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...rt-here-2.html and download the pdf file - this time, read to the section on the instrument cluster.

Your car is well past the extended warranty that was put into effect on the cluster. If you're not under the recall (which has no expiration date), the $600 repair is your best option. You can check the links in the Encyclopedia for repairs, and see if the prices are any lower.

 

Okay skaylaw thanks alot for your help