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Old Oct 5, 2016 | 09:29 PM
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When to trade and why?

DD is 2012 S550 4matic. Odo is 72K. Runs perfect. Under warranty. All maintenance by MB.

As this is my first MB, when do you trade and why?
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Old Oct 5, 2016 | 10:17 PM
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I have the same car with a warranty for 2 more years. I will probably trade for a 3 year old 222 with extended warranty again once my warranty is close to up. Great cars but I just cannot drive one out of warranty.
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Old Oct 5, 2016 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by superpop
I have the same car with a warranty for 2 more years. I will probably trade for a 3 year old 222 with extended warranty again once my warranty is close to up. Great cars but I just cannot drive one out of warranty.
Thanks. That really simplified the issue. If I could keep getting extended warranty, I would drive this thing for ever. Fantastic road car.
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Old Oct 5, 2016 | 11:10 PM
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You trade when the body starts to look ancient and you nolonger get a thrill from driving it.
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You trade when the body starts to look ancient and you nolonger get a thrill from driving it.
Yep that is the issue. I would take a clean low mile 221 over a 222.
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 09:06 AM
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You sell or trade the day your warranty expires. Just as Mike.
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 09:14 AM
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Trade when the nmbrs make sense...or when you find a better one!
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 11:16 AM
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You sell or trade the day your warranty expires. Just as Mike.

Agree. Car has been so trouble free for how its driven, sort of forgot the need for warranty.


Thanks all for the good comments. Will check warranty dates today.
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You trade after the car breaks down and you thought "this problem was too much $$$ to repair".

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Yep that is the issue. I would take a clean low mile 221 over a 222.
Ditto
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why? New body has really grown on me.... Id def do a w222 cpo. Im at 45k miles and another 1.5 year on the cpo warty. If I dont go back to Bmw a w222 is def on the radar for me.
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