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Cars expensive to repair - 12/19/2006 1:58:28 PM    coolvt   Posts: 84 Joined: 9/29/2006 Status: offline Here's an article that discusses a subject that most of us seem to face.  It's not a pleasant thought. Mark http://www.bankrate.com/nltrack/news/auto/20061219_high_tech_car_repair_a1.asp?prodtype=auto Post #: 1

RE: Cars expensive to repair - 12/19/2006 3:02:53 PM    vovpar Posts: 354 Joined: 5/11/2006 Status: offline the article is little misleading, you can always go to a junkyard or some other place and get replacement parts a lot cheaper. (in reply to coolvt) Post #: 2

RE: Cars expensive to repair - 12/19/2006 4:26:42 PM    coolvt   Posts: 84 Joined: 9/29/2006 Status: offline I agree on the junk yard....some people can, but the average person out there plus some pretty sharp technicians  will never be able to get them in and get them working.  Personally I won't buy another luxury car unless I can purchase a bumper to bumper 100,000 mile warranty.  I'm not even sure that is available.  I asked about getting an extended warranty on my 430 S after I had had it about 14 months and they wouldn't sell it to me. I thought most manufacturers would sell the extended if the car was still under the original warranty.  But, Benz wouldn't do it.  I guess that told me a little about their confidence in what they had sold:-)  They offered an aftermarket warranty for about $3,500 but couldn't make any promises about how good the coverage was...so why were they selling it? (in reply to vovpar) Post #: 3

RE: Cars expensive to repair - 12/19/2006 6:39:55 PM    vovpar Posts: 354 Joined: 5/11/2006 Status: offline i dont have any warranty on my 2004 S430, and it only has 9798 miles on it (in reply to coolvt) Post #: 4

RE: Cars expensive to repair - 12/19/2006 6:40:48 PM    vovpar Posts: 354 Joined: 5/11/2006 Status: offline and on top of that i hate MB customer service and their feedback about parts and warranty (in reply to vovpar) Post #: 5

RE: Cars expensive to repair - 12/19/2006 7:37:00 PM    coolvt   Posts: 84 Joined: 9/29/2006 Status: offline Why no warranty? (in reply to vovpar) Post #: 6

RE: Cars expensive to repair - 12/19/2006 9:09:52 PM    vovpar Posts: 354 Joined: 5/11/2006 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: coolvt Why no warranty? because it was flooded! (in reply to coolvt) Post #: 7

RE: Cars expensive to repair - 12/20/2006 7:36:04 AM    Peter Guenther   Posts: 234 Joined: 12/27/2003 From: United States Status: offline A flood car can be a nightmare, you have to remember all the electronics under the rear seat and low down in the car. If it was salt water it is worse, If it turns out well congrads.....warranty would not help anyway. I would put the money in the bank for your needs later! (in reply to vovpar) Post #: 8

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