Complimentary Service Clinic at the dealership? - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

#16 03-25-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by speace

I had a boss one time that would actually loose sleep if his car went out of warranty. He was worried that he might have to make a major repair before trading it in and blow his investment... Sheesh!

That's OK, there's two ways of owning these things. You either keep them for the long term with meticulous maintenance or you trade them every few years. Either way works, but keeping older ones is more fun and cheaper.

airbus · #17 03-25-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dee8go

Actually, I had that thought, too. You're probably right. A lot of people just need a little nudge, any excuse to trade in and sign up for a whole new schedule of payments. I guess the rest of us should be thankful. They keep the economy going.

Don't worry about that. My MBs are definitely keepers.

Thanks for all the input, I'll take the family and have a free lunch with them.

speace · #18 03-25-2008, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dee8go

Actually, I had that thought, too. You're probably right. A lot of people just need a little nudge, any excuse to trade in and sign up for a whole new schedule of payments. I guess the rest of us should be thankful. They keep the economy going.

...and keep us supplied with perfectly good used cars!

airbus · #19 04-12-2008, 04:08 PM

That was worth the time!

I took my son, we had bagels for breakfast, wraps and sandwiches for lunch, free coffee, free juice, soft drinks, etc. With my $15 coupon I bought a model W123 wagon. They checked my car and as expected I got a list of suggested repairs worth $5000+

(IP leaking oil, left lower ball joint worn, A/C inop., tranny mount worn, plus a lot of small stuff like leaky fuel hoses, etc.), nothing I wasn't already aware of, though.

After they were done they even washed and vacuumed my car.

Maybe I'll let them do the ball joints, since I'm currently having severe back pain ...