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18th June 2019, 14:55 | #11 | |
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I agree - I would not touch a Mercedes without full dealer or recognised specialist service drocumentation. I am keeping an eye out for a 2010 (when it was replaced with newer body shell) original CLS, preferably the special Grand Edition which had the Brabus tune as standard from Mercedes. The V6's have amazing performance for such a large and refined car. I suspect I will only buy from a Mercedes specialist dealer such as Wildings of Paignton or Mercland of Nuneaton. |
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18th June 2019, 14:58 | #12 | |
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Ok, but if you look at the MOT history, it was a £40k+ car at the time of the first recorded worn tyres. So for most of its life it was a £20k+ car. |
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18th June 2019, 15:11 | #13 |
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Tbh I personally maintain a car all year long best I can, but I throw it in for a mot and if it passes great and if it fails then I've missed something.
Rather get an official statement saying it needed xyz anyways myself personally as I use them and receipts for agreed value.
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18th June 2019, 15:26 | #14 |
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There are some folk to whom wealth is merely a convenience to purchase and forget any further responsibility.
I read about it all the time in the press. Sometimes it's "trophy wives" that are purchased. Sometimes it's the fathering of children that is a casual consequence of some other expensive whim. Cars,...!! they are way down the list of neglected responsibilities. Kev. |
18th June 2019, 15:41 | #15 | |
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Course the inevitable little incident with ditch occurred. No one laughed at all... |
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18th June 2019, 15:50 | #16 |
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I was told that high end expensive luxury cars once they reach 5+ years old start to become generally undesirable as repairs start to be needed with the accompanying high costs for high end cars.
If you can afford to run and properly maintain a high end MB, BMW or Porsche you can afford a no worry, no repair bills lease on a new one. A few years ago if the traction control or airbag light came on (or even the engine management light) you could live without it, but now will fail the MOT and diagnostics and repairs to such items as Traction Control and ABS at usually having to use main dealers can be horrendously expensive.
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18th June 2019, 16:14 | #17 | |
I really should get out more.......
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My former brother in law checked absolutely nothing on his car “because that’s what servicing is for”. Got some horrendous bills for bald tyres, engine oil barely showing on the dip stick, especially when he forgot to get it serviced and faults mounted up. Was always proud he had a big house and 2 cars for him and his wife but drove around in rolling wheelie bins. What really is astonishing is the lack of safety awareness when they transported their 2 young daughters in those death traps.
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18th June 2019, 16:47 | #18 |
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I would cry if someone was charging me £180 to change oil. Over inflated dealer service cost.
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18th June 2019, 18:05 | #19 | |
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If I supply oil and filter to my local garage he wants a £10 note. I must remove the undertray for him beforehand which is perfectly reasonable.
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18th June 2019, 18:22 | #20 |
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I get the impression that MOT garages just put advisories in to make it look like they're doing a good job ?
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