seamus2154

No. The S560 is not due for much at 30K. I have some experience with the F80 and its a great car but IMHO the S560 is a much nicer easier daily commute. Yes, the F80 does have a bit of maintenance and the ride is pretty firm, but it is a great car. The w222 s has 2 service in the future which occur around 60K. A must do trans service and then spark plugs. Personally I would do the rear diff service at same time if its your car and your going the distance. I do not find the S to be any different than most cars and certainly not a maintence hound.

Most things are cheap and easy, alot can be done yourself with a little help from YouTube. If i purchased at 30K and were keeping it?/:

Always make sure you stick with a MB spec oil and filter every 5-7500 mike intervals
air filter
cabin filter
60k spark plugs
60K trans service
60k rear diff fluid

Brakes and tires as needed with any other car. Most important thing i have learned in many years with Mercedes and BMW...always stick with the correct spec fluids. No quick change, auto zone work. German independant shops or dealer. This eliminates the stupid mistakes and the car will treat you very well. i am a maintence guy and always looking for something to do...and thr S just doesnt need that much. Good luck

DarrVao777

awesome thanks for the quick and insightful response

i was told the cost of the spark plugs is mostly labor in the f80

(Cf strut brace has to go out, charge pipes have to be removed)

as i’m getting older and softer, i like the idea of driving a cpo s class for two years and then swapping out, just wanted to see if maintenance would provide any surprises

$1500 even with heavy labor for spark plugs really surprised me

im sadly not as mechanically inclined as you are so even with all the great info on youtube, i doubt i’d have the courage to work on my own vehicle 🙂

seamus2154

^^ I understand. My buddy just had to do the spark plugs on the F80 and it was the same price. All labor as you said. Very cool car, I even recently considered one and the ride was the deal breaker for me. Getting soft and spoiled as I get older and want it all! LOL I have several cars and switch off alot. I have been driving my S for 2 weeks straight and absolutley love it. It does it all well. Usually do the longer road trips in the S which is by far the best road trip car IMHO, but it does it well everyday. Good luck

S_W222

60K trans service is optional though at 60K, isn’t?

seamus2154

no it’s due at 60k in service schedule. Not to be missed.

kafklatsch

I currently have a high mileage daily driver S550 and a garage queen S63. I have spent $30k in maintenance on the 550 ( including a $20k NO-W223 overall fix'r up tab) but only routine so far on the S63.

due to the MB issue with the camshaft adjuster failure and the 8 camshaft sensors and solenoid oil wicking issue, i would decrease the oil change interval to 4- 5k miles or less. 12 a year for 50k miles... YIKES!!!.. There Is very much posted that the high temperature of the oil coming from the turbo chargers deteriorates the oil quickly. Since you plan on keeping the car, This absolutely becomes a primary consideration for the camshaft adjuster issue.

I would add the sacrificial pigtails to all eight sensors and solenoids to stop the wicking taking out the ECU$$....$

Frequent oil changes and attention to the Overall camshaft "matter" will put the engine in the near bulletproof catagory.

I am still stunned at how perfectly smooth and quiet my S500 still is... A pleasant condition as the miles start to creep up.

Good luck..

MBNUT1

S500?

S_W222

30K in maintenance for the S550… Wwoooww!. Was it a single engine failure issue or multiple issues? That’s insane.

kafklatsch

Oil leaks required many gaskets, seals and associated " replace it because thats what dealers do" parts.
water pump ( which seemed to be fine) as part of replacing of all coolant hoses.
New headlight ( they saw mist, so i said go ahead).
front struts and valve block.
Startup tick was jussssttttt beginning.
so ...headlight and struts alone $$$,, almost $12k in parts

Painful, but i really like the w222's... and trying to skip the 223
Largest repair bill ever...by $12-15k at least.. but happy to keep my w222 driving daily
i can post the entire repair if requested... 8 pages..


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Donnymac

That’s tough. And I agree with your 222 opinion.

S_W222

Woww.. sorry about that but am sure you are enjoying your W222 now. If you are on the same page as many other here including me (skipping the W223), doing such maintenance and spending generously on the W222 is the way to go. I assume the headlights were too expensive and contributed a lot towards that bill/$, right?

MBNUT1

There is a whole thread on moisture in the headlights and yes they are a big buck repair. IMHO very poor showing on Mercedes part. They thread is focused on pre facelift headlights. My memory is foggy (pun intended) on whether there have been reports on post facelift headlights which while prefer the appearance of the pre facelift would be reason alone to go for the post facelift if that was corrected.

HAILERS2

Had a 2015 S560 Coupe. Front drive shaft failed outside of Seligman, Az. Trucked the car home to Ft Worth Mercedes, and they did a bang up job fixing it like new at no/none/zippity cost to me. Just saying. Car gone now. Traded it for a S560 Sedan. Miss its good looks.

kafklatsch

yes... One headlight with new inner electronics...$4.5k alone..

George A.

Hi,
I disagree on the MBC. It is not a "party trick" option. I drove my non-MBC equipped loaner home the other day, and felt like I was riding a bucking bronco horse, rather than a refined vehicle. The hydraulic suspension is worth every cent, IMHO.

kafklatsch

Very interesting observation, the standard S-Class suspension is indeed very nice.
thus,
To give you that comparative sensation says a great deal about the MBC

good comment

seamus2154

To clarify,....your loaner was an air suspension S class??? And it rode like a bucking bronco horse? I mean where can we go from here if we cant get an MBC??....a rolls Royce ??? Jeeze.....So MBC or its not a refined vehicle?? I think many would disagree. MBC is very nice, and greatly imroved from prior generations. But many who own longterm will never want the repair bill of such a system. You make it sound as if we are slumming in an S class w/o MBC? When I think unrefined.. I think Chevy Impala...... A Mercedes and a bucking bronco horse?????? Wow