Originally Posted by blackcrossfire07
I dissagree with everyone here that says the warranty is not needed. On this car it is very much needed. I had my car longer than most (5 years owning it and bought new in 2005) so I have seen all the typical problems. Thank God I had some type of coverage. I just doubled by money with what I paid for extended coverage Vs. what I have already fixed with free rentals. And I still have a year left to go.
Don't get me wrong... this car is solid. When I drove it everyday for years little problems would come up. Now that I only drive the car on weekends it has been more problem free (maybe because I worked out all the kinks). But when something stupid breaks it could easily cost you $800 dollars. I have been down that road many of times and I am happy I never had to pay out of pocket.
I agree the car feels very solidly built and I do like the Mercedes engineering even if it is "outdated." The coverage I have is through Olympicare. The salesmen broke out their formulary book for me. It is simply based on reliability, ease of obtaining parts, parts price, and labor costs/duration. They then score each car on a scale. A score of 5 is said to be the break even number as far as the $2500 dollars is considered. For example I looked up a Toyota Corolla which scored as 3. The Crossfire scored a 15!. Just to make sure this was not just some stupid marketing ploy, I then looked up the ratings for a 2000 Mercedes Slk 320. The MB ranked a 17. I am assuming a bit higher because of the power retractable top. Either way it was still with in the same ballpark, reassuring me that there was some method to the scoring process.