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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() ^^ I am sure most BMW owners must be buying comprehensive maintenance packages with the car. What about Mercedes? I mean do they also have maintenance packages on offer? If yes, Which is the longest duration package available? |
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Can you please elaborate on that 'September' part. What's so special with this month? Isnt it during the end of a year when lots of discounts are offered to clear stocks? |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() @ Anand : I don't know about Josh, but in Mumbai it's discounts galore because of Ganesh Chaturthi. Also in Diwali, which is usually Oct / Nov. Discounts aren't only year-end affairs, in fact they're easy to grab during the festive season. Kolkata must be having a nice discount scene during Durga Puja, for example (just guessing). Quote:
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() September has another benefit for companies and professionals like Docs, Lawyers etc. If they buy a car before 30th September then they can tax deduct depreciation for the entire year even though they are buying it only now. For example, lets take a Fiesta acquired at about Rs.600,000. The depreciation rate is 15 or 20% I think. Lets take it to be 20%. So if someone buys a car before 1st Sep, then he`ll get 20%*600,000 i.e. 1,20,000 as depreciation as per Income Tax Law, while after 1st of Sept he`ll only get (20%*600,000)/2 i.e. 60,000 as depreciation. So the additional savings made by the person are 30% (assumed tax rate) * 60000. i.e. 18000. Thats Rs. 18000 of lower tax outflow. Thats about 3% off. (This is very OT, please change to a more relevant thread if necessary) Last edited by evo : 11th September 2010 at 21:49. |
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But the only other German brand I'll consider - as things stand - is BMW. If my C had 5 year / 100,000 kms coverage, this air-con compressor would have been my first expense. I wouldn't be anywhere as dissatisfied. 3 year packages, tops, though some dealers are offering a 4th year option (themselves, not manufacturer backed). Hardly a match for BMW's 5 year packages. | ||
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() After a few years, sell the Merc and go for an used BMW X1 (if you can stomach its looks). Since X1 will already have 4WD and a diesel, you could ditch the Fortuner plan. Then you will have a proper highway car that does well on the twisties. I have personally started reading some reviews of X1 on the net - for my long term (6 years perhaps) car buying plans! BMW X1 looks quite good if I close one eye with my hand. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Damn'ed white elephant strikes again! • ESP Malfunction : Steering sensor busted. Cost Rs. 22,000. • Engine mounts shot again. Apparently, replacing them every 40,000 kms is usual stuff (when Japs & Koreans last atleast twice, if not thrice, the distance). About Rs. 7,000 odd for the mounts. • Air-con compressor replacement pending. Rs. 70,000 History: Quote:
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| ![]() Hi GTO, Thank you for running this detailed and fact based thread. Any idea if this engine mounts issue is seen with all Merc's in general or just a few? Also, curious about the intercooler pipe replacement at 50,000KM. What was the reason in your case? My Tucson's intercooler pipe developed cracks and holes and started a slow oil leak and had to be replaced at around 88000KM. I am wondering if this is regular with all vehicles with turbo??? Thank you! |
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| ![]() GTO, What a precession made write up about one of the leader in the segment, Allways I anticipate your reviews and test drives. Nice writing. |
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Dunno. But what I do know is, the next luxo-car has to be Japanese or Korean. I'm FED UP of the Mercedes. | ||
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Anyway, with Japs, I still don't see where you're going with this unless you're going to downgrade a segment and buy a new Accord. Of course, in terms of space and reliability it's definitely an upgrade. Your problem is, you won't buy a car that's not fun to drive ![]() A used LC100, perhaps. Or a nice Lexus LS. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() I know that high-end cars are complex and have many and complex parts. Damn! one wouldn't believe just the number of motors that these cars come with. Strangely, many parts in your car have failed much earlier than their service life. An AC compressor, for example, would work more then the life of the car on most cars. As an owner of an expensive German sedan, I would expect my car to be extremely reliable. Is this a one-off case or are there more cases that are not being reported? Comparing this with BMW: As far as my experiece with BMW service goes, irrespective of the Extended Warranty, BMW seems to be more reliable of the two. PS: If I am not wrong, this is your second Merc and the earlier one did not have a good history as well. Last edited by benzinblut : 25th March 2011 at 18:57. |
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