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revdarkwing Dec 8, 2010 04:55 PM

If you really want to get tweaked, read the service manual and see what you got for your $300. I never have found a Mercedes dealer that didn't charge up the ass for everything... I don't think it's necessarily because they are crooks but because they have a flat rate manual that allows a generous amount of time for something that can be done quite quickly by a skilled technician.

For example, suppose there was a manual for cleaning the kitchen and for each dish you needed to load into the dishwasher, they allowed 3 minutes to account for opening the dishwasher, pulling out the rack.. placing the dish in the dishwasher... replacing the rack, adding soap, closing the door, starting it and then cleaning up afterward. Given that "flat rate" you would be allowed about an hour to load your dishwasher... something that can probably be done in 10 minutes or less.

Then there's the biggest rip off of all.. "shop materials". That's simply extra profit they explain by saying it covers the various things like a rag they might use to clean their hands.. or a squirt of WD40 on a noisy hinge. Find a local independent mechanic you can trust and take your car to him.

RedC300 Dec 2, 2014 02:08 PM

I just had my 2014 C300 10K service done. I called the Dealer and they quoted me over 200 for the oil change and another 47 to rotate the tires, which the service tech noted, should be done every 5k. Funny, this car has different size tires, front and back and they don't rotate them. Oh and he told me that they have a list of safety checks they do which is check hoses and top off fluids and some other bogus normal random things. And they were sure to tell me, if I went anywhere, they couldn't guaranty things were done right and it could void warranty items. I lease my car, for 27 months, and the dealer also offered me a great $750 price to cover all my needed services in the 2 years, I'd likely have the car. This amounts to 2 oil changes at only $750 for that, what a deal. I went to CJ's tires today, had a full service oil change (the topped off fluids and checked tire pressure, reset maintenance notification all for $89.00 dollars with a $20 rebate form, I'm sending in. This full service oil change cost me $69 dollars. But people will pay $ 247 dollars, to drink coffee in leather chairs at the dealership. I'd rather walk to Dunkin Donuts near the CJ's and keep my money instead of throwing it away.


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