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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe
It's hard to predict the 'tipping-point,' making warranty (CPO) clearly more advantageous, versus a less expensive non-CPO, IMO.
Example; Friends of mine bought the identical new car ('99 E300TD) I did in 1999, but bought the 7-year, 100K mile warranty for something like $1,200.00 +/- more out-of-pocket as I recall.
While their car necessitated more warranty work than mine, I attribute that extra work done as MB dealer trumping-up work on the car to get MBUSA warranty credit-$s. Their (my friend's E300) needed a computer board parts replaced to the tune of $7K. Now, I ask you......who ever heard of a '99 E300 needing a $7K computer board/parts replaced? I haven't. Not here anyway, in all the '99 E300 disasters I've been reading about now becoming more numerous in the past few months. As I've written here before; I have long suspected that an MB dealer will do warranty work that is unecessary on cars just because they can get away with it collecting the credits/$s, from the manufacturer.
-As you know, Jim, I'm wrestling with that CPO or no, right now while shopping for a used MB E320 Bluetec.
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I think flipping a coin is about as good a way to decide on the CPO warranty as any other method. Case in point: I have an '06 E55 wagon that is under full CPO warranty at the moment. I spent a rather substantial sum on the full buyout of the CPO because it's an AMG, it has airmatic, it has SBC, the whole nine yards. So far it's been 20 months and it hasn't been in the shop for anything. Not once, not even wiper blades. That said, I'm going to get a blower motor out of the warranty, all I need is a nice chilly morning to get it squeeking a little bit more...