Cost of owning a W221 Mercedes-Benz S-Class for 9 years

Completed 9 years. Continues to be a trouble-free ownership.

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Just got the car back from annual service. Completed 9 years. Continues to be a trouble-free ownership. Good experience with Sundaram Motors and MB in general. I thought I will share a summary of ownership costs. The first spreadsheet I made for a car and I think it is a bad idea to have this level of insight. I prefer my big-picture approach.

Purchase cost (OTR) in Apr 2012: 1.0 cr (98L or so I think)

Summary costs:

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Miscellaneous notes:

• Never claimed insurance. Paid out of pocket on few occasions (for broken tail lamp, broken DRL trim, lost key)
• One warranty claim to replace an idler pulley.
• Spare wheel was never used, probably why spare wheels are skipped these day.
• The car has seen a great deal of rural and back roads of all types of terrains of South India. It has also seen the early days of almost-empty newly minted highways and ORRs where everything would be a blur.
• All the thousand buttons work and are heavily used by my gang who don't share my TLC - cause for many gentle arguments.
• Except for the bluetooth music streaming and a bigger engine, I don't miss anything in this car even after 9 years. Never say no to a bigger petrol engine if one has a choice.

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