2006 E-350 - want to buy Extended Factory Warranty

[kw104]

Hi everyone ,

I am newbie here at this forum and would like some wise information/advises on buying an extended warranty for my new E-350 I am going to buy next few days.

It has 49300 miles now and soon be expired soon. I called MB dealer and they only offered third party warranty. I want to buy the factory warranty and learned that I could do so before the original warranty expired. Also, the primary reason I want to buy the warranty because read a lot of bad news about things broke down on E-class from 1999 to 2004 and the repair cost would be overly expensive. Here is where I read those bad news: Mercedes Benz E Class Lemon Problems

I was hesitate on the third party warranty because I heard they used after market parts when we bring in for service. Is that true?

Please advise any good warranty to get, especially how to get the MB factory warranty.


Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Wayne

[Raylee177]

Do you really want to pay about $2500 to $3000 warrantee cost? Chances are you'll be spending less than that amount should something go bad with car during warrantee period.

[sleewell]

one trip to shop could easily cover the price of the warranty. its like rolling the dice. MB's have reliability issues and are expensive to fix, that's why i got mine. you can add it to your loan and it doesn't make a huge difference each month, for peace of mind.

check out mercury, that's where i got mine. 1554 for 3 year or to 85k miles - whatever comes first.

i was going to risk it but i sleep much better at night knowing my car is completely covered for 3 years. plus its transferable, so if i sell the car the next owner can use it. towing is covered, 50 dollar deductible, any MB dealership or licensed mechanic accepts.

[John732]

I bought a Certified 2006 E 350 from a MB Dealer on April 18th 2008 with 40595 miles on it. On August 21, 2008 I purchased the 24 month MB Extended Limited Warranty It will run from February 28th 2011 until February 27th 2013 or 100,000 miles. February 28th 2011 is the date the 1 year Pre Owned Certified Warranty runs out. The purchase price was $2,213.75 plus your tax. The contract states it MUST be a Certified Pre Owned MB. It states they can use new or remanufactured MB parts. Repairs must be done at a MB Dealership. No charge for parts, labor or diagnostics related to warranty repair. It is transferable to a private party. Hope this helps you.

[a.brewer]

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How did you get a "1 year Pre Owned Certified Warranty" that runs 3 years (to 2011)?

[John732]

A. Brewer: I hope this explains it better for you. At times I have a hard time getting the stuff from my brain throught my fingers onto the computer. Here goes. The original New Car Warranty of 4 years starts from the in service date of 2/28/06, that would take it to 2/28/10. Now the Pre Owned Certified 1 year kicks in until 2/28/11. Add 2 years for the Extended Warranty I bought and that takes it to 2/27/13.

[sunburst]

If you plan on keeping the car past 2013 , then yes you should buy the extra 2 years IMO.

[01rollas]

bought mine with 36K currently has 53K its been good for an 04' most problems are with the 03's if you can get one without AIRMATIC you will be fine. the only thing that i would do is change the radio if you listen to it very high. the factory amp will shut off the COMAND system on and off on its own and wined up being very annoying. my friend has a 00' E320 with close to 200K and it has been an excellent vehicle with the exception of the fog light wires burning from time to time. if my AIRMATIC fails again i will be taking a tank of gas to my car and lighting it with a match. Also make sure you have all service recalls and TSB's performed it not done so. good luck with your purchase on whatever you plan on buying.

[ohlord]

w210's had a minuscule portion of the problems of the W211.With those low miles pass on the warranty and keep it maintained,do the trans fluid and filter change directed by the mercedes TSB and sell it in 2 years.The resale value by then will be in the 12K range.So really no need to invest money in a warranty on a car that won't be worth that much.If you financed it and build a warranty into the loan you have bad money chasing bad money.

you may want to reevaluate the choice of a w211.Highest recalls in MB history.If you are getting it from a mercedes dealer you are already paying far over market value,and will be way upside down the minute you drive off the stealerships lot

[odel]

Are all models with Airmatic bound to experience the $1,500 per wheel failure, or is there any owner with high mileage airmatic who never experienced airmatic failure?