whoover

That is excessive. I would demand a new engine. A fresh AMG-assembled engine from Germany should be a plus for resale. Having local techs rebuild it would not be a good idea. If you play hardball you'll get your new engine. It's the only officially sanctioned repair for excessive oil consumption. A quart per 750 is excessive by MB specification. Do not let them open your engine.

whoover

It's an entire thread. Some posts (including the official word from AMG):

nick 55

All I can say is that nothing is going to help the resale value of the 06 S 65. It is a great car, but came out at the wrong time. As for putting your lawyer to work, save some cash. If it does go to trial, hope and pray that you get a bench trial with a judge that is a car nut, because if it goes jury, your peers will be missing a day of work to "listen to some schmuck complain about his $100K car." It won't end well for you. If Mercedes will put an engine in it, consider yourself lucky, most of those that burn oil didn't follow the break-in procedure, which is(judging by the sticker in the windshield) the client's responsibility. Companies don't develop or offer a warranty on anything to cover abuse or neglect.

juicee63

So you have had this prob from 1500 miles on?

And you had all the campaigns performed by Dealer?


The oil level sensor was replaced in many 63's as well as some faulty dip sticks. I guess you have already been down this road?

sorry for giving you advice you already seem to have tried.

I would demand a replacement similarly optioned car (same sticker) and move on. looks like your car has a prob and you have already addressed it several times in the past. (Lemon Law) should now be utilized to get a "new" 63.


I am certain you have all your service records with the oil cunsumption problem noted.

Good Luck

E55BKS

I'll throw in a E55 that doesn't burn any oil.
J/K I hope MB takes car of you, when you pay cash for a car you should expect to receive some spacial treatment.

nsxt1

Thanks, for all the replies. Nick 55, I think you are wrong. I will spend the money to go all the way. It is BS what MB is doing to me. I bought a S65 with the intent to drive it, not be a mechanic. Taking it back to the dealer every 2k miles for 2 quarts of oil is BS. I paid BIG money for a car, not for a problem!!!!!!!!! They will give me a new car!!!!! I will go to court, I would rather see a jury!!!!!! I do not know anyone that would think that MB is in the right. But we will see, I have been wrong before. The MB rep is calling me next week with MB answer and fix to my S65 problem. I will post it as soon as possible. By the way the dealership is back me!!!!!!!!

Thanks,

Ryan

nick 55

So, what happened? I wasn't trying to be a #%$#(richard), just stating the obvious about the taking it to court. And I know for a fact you won't get a new car. Sorry, but you have a now 2 year old car, that is no longer in production, and replaced by a newer model. When restitution is made on a buy-back or replacement, you usually get either fair market value back(not a good thing for you) or get all monies paid by the purchaser minus 50 cents per mile on the odometer(for actual usage of the car). You might also get a trade allowance from MB towards your next MB purchase(usually 10-35 grand), should you choose to do that. These options are usually offered for cases that do have a legitimate case. I did not say you didn't have a case, just that you wouldn't get a new car. Just a voice from experience, do not push it to trial, your odds of winning drop to virtually nothing. And paying cash does nothing for MB, they get paid whether you finance it, lease it or pay outright, somebody pays the dealership and ultimately MB also. Personally and professionally, let them put an engine in it if it is offered to you, if you aren't comfortable with your dealership doing that, discuss that with your Mercedes rep(SPOM). And I can refer you to a great dealership that does a great job. Maybe worth shipping the car for that.

Good luck.

bzliteyear

fwiw, we had our X5 engine blow up and BMW replaced it.
when it came time to turn in for lease or buy, several BMW dealers had no interest in buying it due to the discrepancy between engine life and car's odometer. therefore, although the engine might be good, most dealers and/or future buyers would consider this car worth less, imo.
Patrick

RJC

So what did MB fianlly have to say? Or did you have to sign a confidentiality agreement for your replacement car (been there, done that)

shamefulanomaly

My E63 has 6K miles and I have already added 3 quarts of oil...guess I should be more concerned. Every 1500 miles or so I get the low engine oil notification, I just pour in 1/4 of a quart at a time. Usually take an entire quart over 4 days to keep the warning from coming back on. It is a bit rediculous, I drive my seqouia into the ground (15K miles) between synthetic oil changes and never lose a drop. I guess I should start to document with the Dealer and see how you guys make out.

JP465NY

WOW. I have been off this for a while and see that the thread is alive. Anyway, after I started the oil consumption test I noticed oil on my pavers (not nice). I brought the car back to MB and the oil leak was caused by them fixing the seal to a line going to an oil cooler. Now that was fixed they stated that the line itself was bad and they would have to fix it. However, they realized that the oil cooler was itself malfunctioning, so they had to get the part shipped in from Germany. They installed it and now I have driven 600 out of the 1000 miles required for another oil consumption test. I am hoping that this resolves the problem.