How Long did you or do you expect to own your S Class (W223)?
View Poll Results: How long did you or do you expect to own your S Class (W223)?
1 year
0
0%
2 years
0
0%
3 years
9
42.86%
4 years
1
4.76%
5 years plus
11
52.38%
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How Long did you or do you expect to own your S Class (W223)?
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From: Evansville, In
Mercedes-Benz S580
Picked up my 2024 S580 last Friday. For the last 30 years I have averaged a new car every three years. Now I am 72 and this will be my last new car. Besides being too old the car buying experience is just too frustrating to go through again. I am done.
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2022 S580
BTW 72 is not old. Mind over matter my friend. Just keep moving and do stuff you look forward to!!
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Related threads that might or might influence the decision:
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...e-s-class.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...0k-mileso.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...replace-2.html
This topic also came up for the previous gen: https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...your-w222.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...e-s-class.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...0k-mileso.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...replace-2.html
This topic also came up for the previous gen: https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...your-w222.html
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2023 S400D and 2007 C350
This would be my last Mercedes, and I will own it until it decides to die. The biggest problem I have with this latest iteration is its consistent battery drain issues. The other is the horrible customer service of Mercedes dealership here in my area which is monopolized by one company.
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This would be my last Mercedes, and I will own it until it decides to die. The biggest problem I have with this latest iteration is its consistent battery drain issues. The other is the horrible customer service of Mercedes dealership here in my area which is monopolized by one company.
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2023 S400D and 2007 C350
I think it's by design and not a great one. I have learned to live with it, I bought a trickle charge and have used it on the regular. Yes, you are right you can put in in standby mode but that's defeat the purpose, especially if I go on flights for long periods of time and have to leave the car in the airport parking. I just use my wife's car or use taxis as an alternative.
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2023 S400D and 2007 C350
There might be software updates to improve it and if not then you can trickle charge it or put the vehicle in standby mode during the days you don't drive it, just make sure the car is parked in a secure place as standby mode not only disables all communications with Mercedes Me Connect but also deactivates the alarm and anti-theft system.
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I think it's by design and not a great one. I have learned to live with it, I bought a trickle charge and have used it on the regular. Yes, you are right you can put in in standby mode but that's defeat the purpose, especially if I go on flights for long periods of time and have to leave the car in the airport parking. I just use my wife's car or use taxis as an alternative.
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2024 S580
I think it's by design and not a great one. I have learned to live with it, I bought a trickle charge and have used it on the regular. Yes, you are right you can put in in standby mode but that's defeat the purpose, especially if I go on flights for long periods of time and have to leave the car in the airport parking. I just use my wife's car or use taxis as an alternative.
I have not had any issues with battery drain at all. Has the dealer replaced the 12v battery?
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23 S580 Executive
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2023 S500
When my lease is up, I plan on buying and keeping my next car for at least six years with a warranty. I have a few cars in mind and the S Class currently sits in the lead. I purchased pre-paid maintenance on my current lease and kind of felt like I got ripped off but I just noticed my dealership jacked up service costs a lot over the last few years so one thing the prepaid maintenance got me was a hedge against service cost inflation. I’ll probably do the same for my next car as well.
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2019 SL450, 2019 E450 Luxury Trim Wagon, 2024 BMW I7 xDrive60
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2019 SL450, 2019 E450 Luxury Trim Wagon, 2024 BMW I7 xDrive60
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2010 E350 4Matic
I don't know I recently was seeing what kind of lease deal I could put together on an EQS and had a variety of responses from highly professional and no BS to the worst which was a dealership in California where it was very used car salesman like to no response to my email.
I'm sure the dealerships find some customers to be royal pains in the *** as well.
I'm sure the dealerships find some customers to be royal pains in the *** as well.
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