Would you pay 2,500 to add an extra 7 years (I think 80K additional miles) for a Max Care Warranty? It is a 200 dollar deductible. 3rd Party warranties are out of the question for me! I don't trust those companies.

I know this question has been asked before.... but this type of decision should be based on the individual vehicle. I drove it every day for the first 4 years and it spent a lot of time at the dealership. Typical problems like sticky ignition, foggy headlights... etc. I worked out the bugs. I now only use it as a spare vehicle and run it every month for the past 3 years. So far nothing has happened (with the exception of my airbag light)!

My point is this... if anything serious breaks it could be a couple grand right there! The warranty pays for itself. So what do you do?

The other question is do I even want a Chrysler dealership touching my car? Would I be better off saving the 2.5K and pay out of pocket for fixing problems... and it would give me the freedom to take it to Mercedes where the mechanics are better and they would take better care of my car?