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| C-Rod Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Guelph, Ontario. Vehicle(s): 2006 ML 350 Posts: 158  | Estimate..........$15,900 dollars........... Here is the situation.....l have started to notice some rust on my 2002 ML 55,(rear hatch, all 4 doors on the insides, on the bottom) and anyone who knows me, knows that l am very anal with my vehicle....So l brought it in to the dealership, and they said to take it to the bodyshop next door, which is called "Mitek"....great guys to deal with....So after 3 weeks of e-mails bought and forth from MB Canada and the dealership, the estimate comes back at $15,900 and MB will cover 75%, and l am on the hook for the other 25%( $4000.00........) So what do l do ???????Do l invest $4000.00 dollars into a vehicle with 125,000 KM's and 5 years old, or do l move on to another vehicle......Now l should be appreciative for MB for covering 75%, but should a Mercedes , that is only 5 years old be rusting to the extent of $15,900 dollars !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  | |
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| RE: Estimate..........$15,900 dollars........... C-Rod - 8/29/2007 12:24 AM Here is the situation.....l have started to notice some rust on my 2002 ML 55,(rear hatch, all 4 doors on the insides, on the bottom) and anyone who knows me, knows that l am very anal with my vehicle....So l brought it in to the dealership, and they said to take it to the bodyshop next door, which is called "Mitek"....great guys to deal with....So after 3 weeks of e-mails bought and forth from MB Canada and the dealership, the estimate comes back at $15,900 and MB will cover 75%, and l am on the hook for the other 25%( $4000.00........) So what do l do ???????Do l invest $4000.00 dollars into a vehicle with 125,000 KM's and 5 years old, or do l move on to another vehicle......Now l should be appreciative for MB for covering 75%, but should a Mercedes , that is only 5 years old be rusting to the extent of $15,900 dollars !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :err: Carlos, Was this vehicle hit and repainted at some point? That's the only way I'd see so much rust in such a short amount of time. My ML is 8 years old, sits outside 100% of the time and is driven daily through the worst of new england winters and the relentless chemicals and salt sprays. It also sits unwashed during the winter for weeks at at a time.  But apart from a little rust where the front fender flare meets the car body (which i took care of with dremel and touch up paint) the ML has been rust free.... Anyway I thought MB's came with a 10 year rust corrossion warranty? In any case to answer your question - 75% coverage on such an extensive repair (judging by cost it seems they will replace the body panels and repaint them) that's a pretty good deal - but if it's been in an accident and repainted I wonder what kind of rust is on the frame, etc... | ||
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| C-Rod Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Guelph, Ontario. Vehicle(s): 2006 ML 350 Posts: 158 | ||
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| pleubner Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Basel, Switzerland Vehicle(s): ML270CDI Brabus-W163,SL55 AMG-R230,ML320 CDI-W164  | ||
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| C-Rod Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Guelph, Ontario. Vehicle(s): 2006 ML 350 Posts: 158 | RE: Estimate..........$15,900 dollars........... pleubner - 8/29/2007 2:26 PM Did you ever consider that it is really a 4k-8k repair , and this paperwork is just to con you into thinking it's a good deal ?...... I would get detail on the 16K worth of work tasks and what they are really fixing .... so you can validate how meaningfulyour 4k is actually is.... with respect to the 25% ..... I would be arguing that you are not interested in brand new doors, hatch , etc.... but only interested in non-rusting ones. If the product is made properly, then you wouldn't need to spend any money at all... the wear & tear does not warrant 4k expenses on your part.
Thanks guys......Great points..........maybe they are trying to saddle me with all the cost ??? l never looked at it that way ???? Ah...wisdom.......  | |
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