2024 s580e lemon lawed.
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what if you were buying the car? When you see a replaced transmission on the carfax you would buy it? I dont think so. I call your bull****. What if it was an engine replacement? Would you buy that one or look for another car. No way that is gets branded without a branded title issued. A major drivetrain failure is a problem on an s class. It would be a problem on a Honda.
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It doesn't have 50k miles. It has 12k. Still no progress on tje car and will be out of service a month and a half. And it you put 2 identical cars for sale. The car with a failed major drivetrain will sell for less and not be someone's first choice
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My question would be how would the buyer even know that would be the case? How long are you planning on keeping this car? If its 5+ years do you really think someone 5 years from now is going to see the transmission was replaced under warranty when the car was a year old and not buy the car? I think thats far fetched.
In no car I have ever traded in or sold has things that have been repaired or replaced under warranty been a factor. I think you're concerned about nothing here.
In no car I have ever traded in or sold has things that have been repaired or replaced under warranty been a factor. I think you're concerned about nothing here.
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This reminds me of my buddies brand new Ford Escape Hybrid. Same kind of deal. Barely any miles on his car and the dealership diagnoses a grinding noise as the transmission. It takes over a month to repair. He calls me and is crowing about talking to a lemon law lawyer and how they promised him a new car plus additional compensation as a big check. He is thinking he can come out of this deal with a better car. I tell that is not going to happen. Scroll ahead in time he gets the car back it is fixed and he talks to the lemon lawyers. They say if he want's a new car his is on his own but they can get him a check for like $5K if he signs away his right to file a lemon law claim which he declines.
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Lost value for an under warranty mechanical part replacement is a new one to me. Never hear of anyone worrying about it on purchase or being compensated for it. The only way I could see it diminishing the value is if someone thought that all that models transmissions were bad and would avoid the model all together.
That said, if it's buttoned up nicely how would anyone know? I've reviewed an enormous amount of CarMax reports and never saw a repair as specific as a transmission listed.
From there (as a used buyer, which I am): there are so few 1:1 Mercedes S Class cars. They all have different options. So if you want those options, you get that car. Secondly, I would be inclined to believe the new transmission is neutral, or maybe positive.
Seems like they still have the option of the lemon law route anyhow due to the 30 day limit.
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