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Originally Posted by 97 SL320
A warranty of 25 years / unlimited miles is absolute insanity, regular braking systems are not warranted that long.
The real worrisome part is others will use this as leverage to extend the warranty on other systems and cars regardless of brand.
Having 4 + decades in and around the car business, I have consistently seen customer expectations exceed reality and this seems to be a turn for the worse. What is next? Pay for the car after you are done using it?
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Insanity?....no! MB is taking ownership of a very complicated braking system and making sure they are repaired correctly for the reasonable lifespan of the vehicles it was installed in. To me, they are doing the right thing and getting out in front of what could have been a huge liability issue.
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-- Chris
'95 E300, 216k miles, Silver Surfer
'05 E320 CDI, 138k miles
'07 S550 4matic, 69k miles
Gone but not forgotten:
'76 300D, 350k miles?, SOLD in 1995 
'75 240D, 300k miles, SOLD in 1991
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