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Like many others on this site, I did tons of research before purchasing my 2009 S550 with 60k and extended warranty. I got the car because I love the style and class plus I wanted something I could drive for a long time 200k if possible. What I'm reading now is the car won't last past 100k without dumping the price of another car into it. My question is can I get 150k - 200k out of this car with reasonable expenses or should I have purchased a 190e that I know will get me 300k? Just asking....
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Like many others on this site, I did tons of research before purchasing my 2009 S550 with 60k and extended warranty. I got the car because I love the style and class plus I wanted something I could drive for a long time 200k if possible. What I'm reading now is the car won't last past 100k without dumping the price of another car into it. My question is can I get 150k - 200k out of this car with reasonable expenses or should I have purchased a 190e that I know will get me 300k? Just asking....
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190 E. I had a late 80's 2.6. Much simpler car, very sturdy and to the point. Still expensive to repair if I recall. A distributor cap was $400 and a front strut was over $600.
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S350 BT 4MATIC
Maintained according to schedule - fluids replaced with fluids of same rating but other than oem brands as other members have posted the names of the vendors for mercedes fluids on this forum - repairs with oem parts wholesale from online, combo of DIY and trusted non-MB shop, and you can maintain one of these for a lot less than dealer repaired/maintained cars. One thing that seems to be consistent with those who have run these cars from purchase or <25k miles to over 100kmiles is that they have access to a DAS/XENTRY terminal (and someone who knows how to use it
) and the car is examined periodically multiple times between the scheduled services. That seems to catch things early before they really become a problem - preventative maintenance does seem to work, but like others on the forum have indicated in numerous threads, have either a warranty and/or cash on hand for repairs. I plan to DI-Myself repairs as much as I can. I also am in the middle of a retrofit and I am learning quite a bit about my car, seems it has a lot of capability (option ready) for retrofitting options that I want. Now if I could figure a way to get a lift past my darling wife into the garage and camo' it so she won't see it for a while, I would be set for brake jobs and other routine maintenance. also for just information purposes, I would advise that you subscribe/join multiple forums and the Euro forums too. One can get a ton of good info on early warning signs, existing symptoms, and other good info to help you with keeping your car in good shape. I hope this helps.
) and the car is examined periodically multiple times between the scheduled services. That seems to catch things early before they really become a problem - preventative maintenance does seem to work, but like others on the forum have indicated in numerous threads, have either a warranty and/or cash on hand for repairs. I plan to DI-Myself repairs as much as I can. I also am in the middle of a retrofit and I am learning quite a bit about my car, seems it has a lot of capability (option ready) for retrofitting options that I want. Now if I could figure a way to get a lift past my darling wife into the garage and camo' it so she won't see it for a while, I would be set for brake jobs and other routine maintenance. also for just information purposes, I would advise that you subscribe/join multiple forums and the Euro forums too. One can get a ton of good info on early warning signs, existing symptoms, and other good info to help you with keeping your car in good shape. I hope this helps.
