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Asking for advise if price is the same and options are similar. thank you!!!
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Replying to: ycamp5 (Jun 26, 2006 9:41 pm) |
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I am due now to purchase extended warranty for my 2006 C350-luxury (purchased Nov '05, and currently doing great at 14k miles). The MB warranty costs about $3500 for 5 years, and the other one that the dealer is pushing, is about $2500. I will love to hear comments/experiences/advice from MB-owners regarding extended warranty |
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Replying to: shanky (Jul 18, 2006 9:57 pm) M
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Replying to: merc1 (Jul 18, 2006 10:16 pm) 1. The car "died" on the freeway, and had to be towed-in to the dealership. Diagnosis was a bad fuel level sensor - there was no gas in the tank while the indicator showed half-full. Right & left level-sensors had to be imported from Germany and replaced. Something to do with higher sulfur-content in US fuel perhaps? 2. The MB dealer screwed the front license plates off-center. Needs to go back in for fixing holes in the front bumper. Despite these scares, THE CAR'S NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME! Each time I accelerate it - the solidity, quietness and the smoothness leave me quite impressed ! Of course I am aware that it is overpriced compared to the competition (maybe by about 5k). But I did not get such polished feel in the 3-series, nor in the IS - so I am surely much satisfied  The only sad thing is the dealership - MB needs to do something to improve their responsiveness and quality of work.
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Replying to: shanky (Jul 19, 2006 8:11 pm) Yeah all brands have some less than perfect dealers, and unfortunately unless you start a brand from scratch MB is pretty much stuck with their dealer body for the most part. M |
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Replying to: shanky (Jul 18, 2006 9:57 pm) $3500 seems a bit high -- you might try negotiating on that. |
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This is cross-posted -- I posted on another Edmunds Forum and it was suggested I post here. It has been a long time since I last posted on Edmunds. I bought a C320 in 2001 and because the paint was defective, Mercedes after much ado gave me another one. I loved that car......and also the help I received from this forum Sunday at 1:00 AM, I was in a major accident on the 405N fwy, and the car was totaled. Lucky for me, I was not injured, other than some bruising from the airbags deploying on the driver side. Everyone who has seen the car told me I was blessed to have escaped injury.....the 320 and a guardian angel kept me safe I was hit twice in the rear and it was hit and run. The first hit sent me spinning and careening across the fwy where I was hit again and headed for the cement wall. I ended up facing the oncoming traffic. The Highway Patrol found the original car that hit me within 15 minutes. I had also purchased a four-year extended warranty when I bought the car expecting to keep my car until 2008. I had a little under 31K In the 320 2001, the E-class engine was used and the power and acceleration speed was one of the features I really enjoyed. I understand they no longer use the E-class engine. My questions: Which 2006 C-class would be comparable to my C-320's power? Is there a Lexus that would be comparable? My thanks.
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Replying to: michhala (Jul 27, 2006 9:41 am) Sorry to hear about the accident. If you are looking for something with the C320's power, you basically have 2 options. The C350 might have a little bigger engine than the C320, and then the C280 (less sporty, more luxury appearance) would have a little less. I think there might be a C280 w/more hp, but not sure of it's name. For example how the C350 is basically a C230, but with a more powerful engine. I'm not sure about Lexus' as I haven't been looking to purchase one, but those are my thoughts.
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Replying to: michhala (Jul 27, 2006 9:41 am) Right now the two C-Classes that would fit the bill are the C280 (228hp) and the C350 (268hp). The C350 used the same engine as the E350, which was the case with the C320/E320 back in 2001. The C350 is available in either Luxury or Sport trim. The C280 is only available in Luxury trim. Both cars have more power than your C320 so I'd suggest a test drive to determine what works best for you. M
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