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Hey fellas. Im new to this forum. I have driven BMW all my life And just purchased my first mercedes. 2009 s550 AMG, 150k miles, night vision, massage seats. Car was always serviced at the Mercedes stealership. Opinions are welcomed
Not sure what's with all the nancy's around here and their repair bill comments. I've just gone I think 4 or 5 months without any repairs needed .. except new brakes, but that doesn't count.
A good frame of reference for S550 high mileage reliability is a used late model Accord. For the money you'll spend in repairs on the S you could also buy a used Accord every year.
A good frame of reference for S550 high mileage reliability is a used late model Accord. For the money you'll spend in repairs on the S you could also buy a used Accord every year.
It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to have one of those on hand for all of the time the Benz will spend in the shop.
Not sure what's with all the nancy's around here and their repair bill comments. I've just gone I think 4 or 5 months without any repairs needed .. except new brakes, but that doesn't count.
Update, car is throwing a code, the "Nanci's" will win this debate all day long.
150K miles on an 7 year old car. I hope you have at least what you spent on the car saved up for repairs. That car will eat you alive on repairs unless you can find a decent indy to fix things.
2013 S550 4matic (AMG sport package), 2016 Corvette Stingray.
Congrats, nice looking choice. FYI if you ever have to replace that windshield w/nightvision its roughly $2300 installed with the camera being re-calibrated, dealer price.
Last edited by wilassasin; 06-29-2016 at 10:51 PM.
UPDATE the tier blew out, HEAT keeps on going on by itself. Coming from the BMW side I always thought that Mercedes S has less problems than BMW 7. Just curious is E class also a money pit or a reliable car?
Not sure what's with all the nancy's around here and their repair bill comments. I've just gone I think 4 or 5 months without any repairs needed .. except new brakes, but that doesn't count.
just wait..........
all the Nancy's, as you put it......() are trying to help this poster understand the money pit ahead of him......maybe you should read more and type less
UPDATE the tier blew out, HEAT keeps on going on by itself. Coming from the BMW side I always thought that Mercedes S has less problems than BMW 7. Just curious is E class also a money pit or a reliable car?
Probably not as bad. Less stuff to break on an E. But anything German with 150,000 miles on it and no warranty is going to be a nightmare. What did you pay for your S?
Probably not as bad. Less stuff to break on an E. But anything German with 150,000 miles on it and no warranty is going to be a nightmare. What did you pay for your S?
I agree with that a German with 150k can be big trouble. I paid 14k for mine and the only reason why I considered this car is because it was always serviced at the dealership, even for oil changes. But if we talk about Germans with 150k miles with out warranty I had x5 4.4 with like 155k miles, I beat on the car car every day and it ran like a champ with no issues.
I have crazy hookups for Mercedes repair if I need but just not in the mood to deal with the repairs. Im somewhat depend on the car because of my work and it kind of scares me now. Its also funny how people start hating on you once you drive a car thats better than what they have.
I think you should buy a cheap run-around car (like a Honda or Toyota) that you can have on hand when needed. It will probably be needed more than you think. Also, you should probably budget around $5-8k in annual repairs and maintenance if this will be your daily driver.
E from my research is a bit more reliable and I couldn't find much data on the S. I am also in NYC and looking for some nice Indy shop as well beside just dealers.
I think you should buy a cheap run-around car (like a Honda or Toyota) that you can have on hand when needed. It will probably be needed more than you think. Also, you should probably budget around $5-8k in annual repairs and maintenance if this will be your daily driver.
Don't mean to pile it on to the OP, but this is sound advice. It's nice to have a spare.
For reference, $6.5K total repairs in the past 6 months since owning mine. Three weeks in the shop over two visits. And it is sitting at 31K miles.
My advice is, don't let things go and pile up. Keep on it, I know taking a car in for repairs is always a PITA.
all the Nancy's, as you put it......() are trying to help this poster understand the money pit ahead of him......maybe you should read more and type less
06-29-2016, 04:50 AM
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