Mercedes Service is Due, Dealer Quoting $495

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:9 quarts of synthetic oil and a filter ($110), plus less than an hour of labor, for $2000? Unconscionable.

“fleecing of the rubes!”


Tell ya what AMG-owner, I’ll do the exact same service and only charge you $1,000. Sound good?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTH is wrong with a car that it needs a $500 service at only 9,000 miles? What are they checking that could possibly be worn out so soon? 9,000 miles is an oil and filter, a quick glance at the coolant level, and maybe - maybe - a tire rotation. That’s it. That’s ALL.

What is MB expecting to have problems with so soon that it needs to be checked so thoroughly at 9k miles?

They are probably upselling by adding "recommended" things to the list, most of which you don't need to address until a few years down the road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:9 quarts of synthetic oil and a filter ($110), plus less than an hour of labor, for $2000? Unconscionable.

“fleecing of the rubes!”


Tell ya what AMG-owner, I’ll do the exact same service and only charge you $1,000. Sound good?

AMG owner here. I'm not sure what was done in this particular case but my A-service was never $2000, it was $400, I believe - still expensive but not $2K expensive. The first A-service did coincide with a rear differential service, which was $2000. Coincidence?

[Anonymous]

An hour of labor and 1.5 liters of gear oil. Yikes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An hour of labor and 1.5 liters of gear oil. Yikes.

I looked up my records, I remembered incorrectly. It was 300 for the 2000 mile diff service. I feel silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Expensive cars typically charge a lot for service. You wanted an expensive car, you got expensive service.

I take my subaru in for service at the dealership for $75.

FWIW, I did lease a MB at one point, but I knew the cost of ownership for such a car was going to be ridiculous, which is why I leased it as a "fun" car only for 3 years.

+1. You are buying an MB for a lot of reasons, but cheap parts and service is not one of those reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An hour of labor and 1.5 liters of gear oil. Yikes.

I looked up my records, I remembered incorrectly. It was 300 for the 2000 mile diff service. I feel silly.