Mercedes Warranty

[Jasandjules]

I am sure this has been asked a thousand times but how much is the Mercedes Warranty for when it runs out on my car and is it worth it or do they look to avoid paying out for claims/the work?

 

[Steve@Avantgarde]

My advice is never to buy a warranty but to bank £1000 and if you need to use it, you have lost nothing, but if you don't use it you still have your £1000. If you purchase a warranty (I think the Tier 1 is £800) and you don't use it, they won't refund you your £800.

In short, you are better off with your money in your bank than a company you may never claim from.

 

[Wighty]

My advice is never to buy a warranty but to bank £1000 and if you need to use it, you have lost nothing, but if you don't use it you still have your £1000. If you purchase a warranty (I think the Tier 1 is £800) and you don't use it, they won't refund you your £800.

In short, you are better off with your money in your bank than a company you may never claim from.

That's how I roll Steve , never buy a warranty . What was the bit about putting money aside

 

[Jasandjules]

To be fair that is how I normally do things, but just wondered if the Mercedes Service etc makes it worth purchasing the Mercedes Warranty

 

[Jkh112]

I have done the same with my Porsche. Their warranty is over £1000 per year so I ‘banked’ the money. Had the car for 7 years and in that time have spent maybe around £1000 on repairs which would have been covered.
As an alternative I have had my E class for 6 months and have already made 3 claims on the used car warranty including new rear air suspension so am thinking that £800 would have been money well spent.

 

[Jasandjules]

She is only 2 years old so I am rather hoping that she won't need much/anything done but just in case there is a major issue... It's a tough call.

 

[daveenty]

Hello JasandJules and welcome. I'll assume that you're the same one from PH?

Incidentally I agree with the others about keeping a slush fund as opposed to giving MB more money.

 

[Jasandjules]

Yes I am, still have the TVR Chimaera

Interesting, I had expected to see a few people who have made successful claims come along. I suspect then I shall bank the money instead.

 

[daveenty]

Thought it must be you really, the name sort of gave me a clue.

I've never bothered with a Mercedes warranty as mine have always seemed to be either very reliable or modded to within an inch of their lives, so not covered anyway.

 

[Jasandjules]

Ah yes I am considering a remap already.... I saw claims that fuel economy and performance increased, which is rather interesting....... Already she is quite nippy but a little more power never hurt

 

[phils]

As someone suggested on a previous post, it's worth ringing up the MB extended warranty helpline. The prices they quote can be cheaper than the online quote system gives?

I've just taken out the Tier 1 warranty for my C250 S205 estate, which will be 3 years old at the end of November. The online quote was around £850 but when I rang them, was quoted £564 (no excess), which seems like a no-brainer, given the cost of parts/labour etc.

I understand the "put the money in the bank" way of thinking (I don't take out extended warranty options on anything else) but with my previous S204, I had a shed load of problems when I first brought it (thankfully all covered by the MB dealer warranty), so I was concerned about ongoing reliability.

 

[John Laidlaw]

I took out Tier 1 for my 63, it suits my needs to have less to worry about, and I doubt I will mod mine much in reality (just got no time!), and having had a very expensive and poor experience last year with my SL I don’t want a repeat.
Horses for courses- I understand the put money aside camp of course but as discussed on here before it depends on the car- even a relatively small thing with mine could cost dearly....

 

[LostKiwi]

I think if I had a Hybid I'd be very tempted to have a warranty as some of the bills for those can be horrifying!

 

[Mr Filipov]

Put it this way, I fought for 6 months over a thermostat because the mechanics, no, technicians, no, the monkeys from the service department can’t be bothered to take the car out to see what it does. In the end they enevr did and I had to go through the head of business for that dealer group to get a result.

Let alone the fact they always want £150 for diagnostics, no, to hook it up to a computer for 5 minutes in the hope that it gives them the fault.

In my case of course, they are using software to diagnose a mechanical part which is not computer controlled...

You make up your mind as to wether the warranty is worth it or not.

The stat was a £120 part, which is probably more like £80 cost price for them.

 

[John Laidlaw]

I think if I had a Hybid I'd be very tempted to have a warranty as some of the bills for those can be horrifying!

100% right!!

 

[Jasandjules]

Well, I do have the Hybrid soooooo perhaps a Warranty might be a wise option then

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

Well, I do have the Hybrid soooooo perhaps a Warranty might be a wise option then

Replace perhaps with ‘Definitely’

 

[Andy.M]

Mine has just come out of warranty, I'm surprised MB have not been hassling me to take one out!

 

[Headhurts]

Personally I would buy the Mercedes warranty.

Repairs to these cars can soon eat up your pennies.

Putting the money aside sounds good but in reality who does?

A new iPhone can be a £1000 plus so in my opinion warranty which could cover a gearbox or self levelling suspension is peace of mind.

Robin



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