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#9676 of 10007 Re: help! [d5a] by kgary Dec 17, 2008 (3:29 am)
Replying to: d5a (Dec 16, 2008 5:35 pm) I am a little confused by your recent post and your earlier post from October. In your October post you wrote:   Yes got them down to 36,200 then add tax and tags. its an 08, new last one. Black on Black (not what i would have picked but hey) awd, R350 gas with some options. pk1, heated seats, sunroof, ipod and a few other things.   In your recent post you wrote:   I now have a 60,000 mercedes   What was the $24,000 discount for? In your recent post you state that you noticed that the vehicle was dinged and scratched as soon as you got home from the dealer. I can't help but wonder how you missed the damage at the time you picked up the vehicle and that perhaps you were able to get a $24,000 discount because of this damage.
#9677 of 10007 Re: help! [d5a] by jimbres Dec 17, 2008 (6:57 am)
Replying to: d5a (Dec 16, 2008 5:35 pm) Please break up long posts into paragraphs. Otherwise, they are hard to read. Replies to this message: tayl0rd (Dec 17, 2008 9:14 am)
#9678 of 10007 Re: help! [jimbres] by tayl0rd Dec 17, 2008 (9:14 am)
Replying to: jimbres (Dec 17, 2008 6:57 am) And as such get passed right over by most readers.
#9679 of 10007 Something by dhamilton Dec 17, 2008 (2:42 pm)
smells in suburbia.
#9680 of 10007 Re: help! [d5a] by bw45sport Dec 17, 2008 (6:47 pm)
Replying to: d5a (Dec 16, 2008 5:35 pm) I wish you the best of luck....you'll need it.   I was a Benz driver for 20 years. I purchased a 2003 SL500 and was one of the unlucky ones (my research indicated that upwards of 40% of us were unlucky) who had MAJOR electrical problems.   At one point during my discussions with MB they indicated they would buy back the car.....didn't happen.   The games continued until my lease was up. MBUSA said I had to deal with the dealer. The dealer said MBUSA wasn't cooperative with them. Regional MB personnel wouldn't speak directly to me but said I had to speak to them through the dealership. The bottom line was that they didn't care if they were losing a 20 year exclusive customer.   The complicating factor in my case was that I was purchasing a car that had already been bought back. Debate over the application of Nebraska Lemon Law caused me to not sue but I'm still regretting my decision not to. The arrogance and total lack of concern that MB showed to a committed customer was appalling.   To give you an idea of the level of problems that I experienced, I had my service writer calculate what repairs to my car would have been if not covered by warranty. The total for the first six months I had the car was over $20,000. This was for a car that had 3,800 miles on it.   As I said, good luck with your fight. Mercedes deserves every bad rap they have received in the last 10 years. Replies to this message: lexusguy (Dec 18, 2008 9:51 am) fonefixer (Dec 19, 2008 3:47 pm)
#9681 of 10007 Thanks for your support. bw45sport by d5a Dec 18, 2008 (6:29 am)
I was a BMW driver for 15 years and loved them. Thought Mercedes was on the same level if not higher then BMW. Boy was I wrong!!!!!! My car has 1,600 miles on it and to date the hood needs to be repainted due to the dealer damage. The passenger door does not line up correctly with the body and I have a bill for hail damage that the dealer denies. Also it RATTLES!!! It sounds like junk. everything from the doors to he dash makes noise. I haven't seen this poor a build since GM in the 80's. Oh and my head liner has grease all over it from back to front due to a sunroof issue and I cant get the stains out.   Have connected MBUSA and got the same story you got. The dealer needs to handle it. Then was told by MB they would replace the car only then have them say no. Not one person at MB or the dealer level has been helpful.   I know that I will never buy a mercedes again. As soon as I can I want to trade this thing in for another BMW. Even with a Lawyer now involved I feel nothing will happen. MB seems to be to good at producing junk selling to costumers then walking away from it all laughing at us while they take our money.
#9682 of 10007 Re: help! [bw45sport] by lexusguy Dec 18, 2008 (9:51 am)
Replying to: bw45sport (Dec 17, 2008 6:47 pm) I was a Benz driver for 20 years. I purchased a 2003 SL500 and was one of the unlucky ones (my research indicated that upwards of 40% of us were unlucky) who had MAJOR electrical problems.   I've seen more lemon law buyback '03-'05 SLs on eBay than any other car I can remember. Sometimes there were upwards of 10 or 15 sitting there. If your roof actually opened and closed on a regular basis, consider yourself fortunate.
#9683 of 10007 Re: help! [bw45sport] by fonefixer Dec 19, 2008 (3:47 pm)
Replying to: bw45sport (Dec 17, 2008 6:47 pm) I was an Audi driver for almost 7 years. If not for the extended warranty purchased at time of sale for $2300.00, the car would have bankrupted me over cost of repairs. Purchased an A6 2.7T new in 2000 for $42,200 and sold in 2006 w/ 100,000 miles for $11,500 and lucky to get that price. These are cars that should be leased for 3 years and then returned just as the warranty runs out. Very fortunate to find an independent shop that knows these cars and would accept the numerous extended warranty claims. The dealer became too hard to deal with towards the end of the factory 3 year warranty. Don't buy a car anymore.....buy the dealer. I don't mind paying retail if the service dept. follows through. Thought owning an Audi might make the customer somewhat special....in the end it just makes the customer broke.
#9684 of 10007 Re: help! [d5a] by markcincinnati Dec 19, 2008 (8:16 pm)
Replying to: d5a (Dec 16, 2008 5:35 pm) This is entirely unreadable.   Please repost with paragraphs and SOME white space. Replies to this message: pat (Dec 20, 2008 7:48 am) cdnpinhead (Dec 23, 2008 4:58 pm) kgary (Dec 24, 2008 2:28 am) markcincinnati (Jan 23, 2009 11:00 am) cdnpinhead (Jan 23, 2009 11:55 am) rayainsw (Jan 23, 2009 12:21 pm) and 2 more... james27 (Jan 23, 2009 8:16 pm) lexusguy (Jan 24, 2009 1:30 am) and 4 more... blckislandguy (Feb 15, 2009 12:02 pm) and 1 more...
#9685 of 10007 Re: help! [markcincinnati] by pat HOST Dec 20, 2008 (7:48 am)
Replying to: markcincinnati (Dec 19, 2008 8:16 pm) While you make an excellent point in terms of readability, the member has posted it enough in enough other forums that it really doesn't need to be posted anymore.

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