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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 12:02 AM
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Default Re: Oil change?
Let's face it, we all bought our cars for our own personal reasons. I waited longer than most, but I didn't go looking for one, It found me. Love at first drive. What must be accepted, if you want to be still driving it a couple of years down the road, is the cost of servicing a MERCEDES! Sooooooooo, rather than mess around with the local Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, GMC dealership, I stopped at a Mercedes Dealership on the way home from San Antonio today just to check it and their prices out (service). First, it was clean, well staffed, professional and very willing to answer all my questions. Second, although the price of an oil/filter change was a tad high, $115.00, they will inspect my tires, brake pucks (dating myself), all the rest of the fluids and mechanicals. Third, with the price of Mobil 1 between $6.50-$7.50 a quart, @ 8.5 quarts and the filter, and their Mercedes recommended oil change interval at 10,000 miles, I find the price more acceptable than getting 2 $75.00 changes at Wally-World or Jiffy-Lube (if they even have the oil and filter) and stripping the threads on my drain plug.
Fourth, I do think 10,000 miles may be a stretch, but I will change the filter myself at 5,000. Dirty oil is the biggest culprit of wear so a 5,000 mile filter change should tell you how the galleries will look, and what's passing through your baby's life support system.
I purchased an 8 year (from date of purchase) 100,000 mile warranty (expires in 2016 or miles) for $1420.00. Expensive you say? Think of the alternatives.
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