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cmn130

i bought my 04 e55 amg with 43k miles from a local lexus dealer and they sold me there warranty platinum coverage 3/yr 36k miles for 3300 . 0 deductible and bumper to bumper. looked like a good warranty that only showed what is not covered ex tires brakes, wear items mainly. I hope it works well

2root4u

I'm in the same boat as many others. I was waiting until Jun/Jul to purchase mine since my CPO runs out in July. Now, I'm leaning toward the MB ELW. I'm not worried about absolute complete coverage -- I just don't want to be on the hook if my engine or tranny goes.

Current checking with Courtesy Mercedes per this link:
http://www.checkbook.org/auto/ExtendedService.cfm

Anybody have other recommendations for good dealerships to check?

rluvsbenz

+1 my CPO expires in December. With all the post in this forum I'm scared of what might happen down the road. I've never bought a extended warranty on any car but worried regarding my E55. Although I cant get myself to spend $5300 for the warranty.

turb0

Hey Guys,

I'm close to joining the E55 crowd and need to get an extended warranty also, any good suggestions? I've been calling around and tried MB directly, as the CPO on the car ends at the end of June, and I've been getting $5500 for 3 years/36k which I find a bit over priced. I did a bit of research on Directbuy and Fidelity and these companies are just too risky with so many bad reviews.

Any suggestion would help! Thanks

Hey rluvbenz,

Did you call official Chrysler Service Contract dept directly? I tried calling them and they said no they don't offer coverage for my soon to be car (2005 w/ 38k miles). For the pricing they gave you, assuming its valid, $4.6k for 5 year seems like a pretty good offer now a days. Guess I'll try to ask for Todd next time I call

220S

Like they say, only buy insurance if a repair cost will disrupt your life. You can put that $5k (or more) in the bank for any repairs that might come up. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, then that's a different story (and being in an expensive performance car isn't a good idea for those people anyway.)

"Don’t insure unless a possible loss—a large repair bill—would be very disruptive to your life. Why pay administrative costs and profits to an insurance company if you could simply “self-insure” and pay any unexpected bills out of your own pocket?"

Porsche/Ferrari, etc., don't offer such easy to get ELWs, btw. And their repair bills are even higher.

The issue with the E55 is that they depreciate so much that they're now cheap to buy used. And it's getting that way with other brands of expensive performance cars (Aston Martin, etc..) But these cars were expensive new and buyers had the financial means to own them. Buying the same car used for $40k or whatever means people with no money in the bank are getting into them. For those people, an expensive repair could put them into major financial problems.

You pay either way.

rluvsbenz

Last week I called and ask for Todd Ronnin. He told me I can get it covered but wont like the price. Go back to my thread regarding pricing and coverage. This is the number I called 1-800-442-2666. GL

brettmf

Damn, I'm glad I bought by Chrysler Warranty earlier this year. Used it once already and was smooth sailing.

GhostTeck

screw you i was typing on my iphone

SANDOVAL

Between front air struts, Supercharger flange and clutch pack I would have been on the hook $6K if it were not for having a warranty. It's crazy to not have a warranty on these cars if it's still available and you expect to keep the car for X years. With the E55 you have to pay to play.

WHTEVO

So has anyone recently bought a good warranty? If so, who was it through? Thanks.

Aaron

VCA_AMG

There are some good points made here...insuring against catastrophic repair bills is one thing, and insuring against small repairs you can't afford is another. It does seem like A LOT of peeps are driving AMGs that have no financial business driving them b/c they're getting them very used and very cheap.

I'd rather put the $5k in the bank and let it work for me than buy a super duper extended warranty I may never use. IMO the $12k engine repairs will likely happen (if they're going to) in the first 3-5yrs of the car's life, as manufacturing defects come to the surface pretty quickly. IMO a catastrophic failure at 80K miles is no longer considered a manufacturing defect, at that point the damn thing is just worn down and can fail regardless.

It would be tough even for someone with loads of cash in the bank to drop $15K on a vehicle worth half that if the engine went out, that's one of the few times a $5k warranty would pay for itself.

FLSL55

So what is the final word on Chrysler warranties?

Anyone talk to Todd Ronnin 1-800-442-2666 recently?

WHTEVO

No more Chrysler warranties from what i have gathered. I also got a quote from Easy Care, which was between 6-7k depending on what deductible you chose.

Aaron

turb0

I actually spoke with Todd Ronin about 2 weeks ago and he quoted me around 4.5k for 5 years 70k miles with Chrysler. I might be wrong but I believe Todd works directly for Chrysler Service Contract, and I would imagine he would know if they still sell warranties for Mercedes or not.

More good news, kinda, I also purchased a 5 years 70k Maximum Care Chrysler warranty through a pretty big local Chrysler dealer here for 4.1k before tax. Now whether the warranty is valid/true or not I'm not 100% sure but I'll see in a week when they send me the rest of the packet/brochure info through the mail. I've already signed the contract and invoice and put a down payment so hopefully everything goes through. From what I've gathered after calling numerous Chrysler dealers around here, it looks like they just raised the price by around $900-$1100 from the base of $3200(old price). A E55 is now considered a "Specialty Vehicle 2" which is subject to the $900 fee, making it around $4100.

Hope this helps!