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Originally Posted by jcyuhn
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...
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Ditto - (IMO) on the coin flipping, Jim.....
What I didn't write in my previous post, was that it was in fact a coin flip, my '99 E300 what I spent out-of-pocket to get to 100K miles, vs. what my friend's spent by buying the $1,200.00, 7-year/100K MB extended warranty for their '99 E300 also bought new, in fact the same week in July 1999.
Yes, I would feel MUCH more peace of mind going CPO - I have to be honest/frank.
Get all you can with your coverage that you paid for - if you/wife/family are putting miles on the '06 E55 wagon - so much the better. When the time is right soon after warranty expires - RUN for the exit door from the '06 E55......(IMO.)
The problem with me is that I have only driven my car 30K or so miles in 10 years - hence, if I pony-up for a pricier CPO MB, I ain't gonna prolly use it. That's the rub. That said - I don't want a high-mileage, cheapie used MB, I want the prime merchandise to own for 10 years +/- or so. Then after 10 years - it'll have far less than 100K on it. For me, that's preferable to buying used/cheap, OR new/OVERpriced MBs......