Two years in, life with a Mercedes is a lot like life with a Lexus...just a little +$
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I think we had similar "anxiety" before crossing the line. My wife gave me a push, "you don't keep it too long anyway. Why not try something new?" And some here, you included, gave the final push. Best decision on obtaining a new car ever for me. I don't have a flagship vehicle but compared to similar Lexus, I totally agree with those bold text. It's been "free" services for me. I'm too tempted to keep it longer but at the same time reluctant. If the LCI is not crazy, I may take it.
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Oh you will be fine lol, just make sure you are on top of maintenance and do not let it degenerate. Swap out the turbos at 125k miles and if you have a water to oil or water to air coolers swap them out as well to remove any risk of a serious failure, realistically though if you just maintain all fluids and filters you won't ever run into those issues.
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I think the main thing I've learned that really bites people in the *** is that European cars are WAY less tolerant of deferred and ignored maintenance than others. Take care of them, and they'll take care of you.
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Oh you will be fine lol, just make sure you are on top of maintenance and do not let it degenerate. Swap out the turbos at 125k miles and if you have a water to oil or water to air coolers swap them out as well to remove any risk of a serious failure, realistically though if you just maintain all fluids and filters you won't ever run into those issues.
Lexuses now have turbos too. Thats not an issue with German vs Japanese, its an issue with Turbo vs Naturally Aspirated.
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Eh, you probably don't need to but I consider turbos a wear item by design. I like using my cars to max performance and would not want to ever have doubts about the impellers having clearance problems, I already measured mine once and will do so again in 20k.
I also forgot to mention replace the oil separator/PCV block every 65k or so to again avoid any risk of issues. IMO it's worth the extra annoyance to have 2x the firepower on hand vs a Toyota product
I also forgot to mention replace the oil separator/PCV block every 65k or so to again avoid any risk of issues. IMO it's worth the extra annoyance to have 2x the firepower on hand vs a Toyota product
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If there is an extra $3K every two years for a Mercedes versus a Lexus, how much extra does one pay over 10 years of ownership? What if you own two German cars?
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Eh, you probably don't need to but I consider turbos a wear item by design. I like using my cars to max performance and would not want to ever have doubts about the impellers having clearance problems, I already measured mine once and will do so again in 20k.
I also forgot to mention replace the oil separator/PCV block every 65k or so to again avoid any risk of issues. IMO it's worth the extra annoyance to have 2x the firepower on hand vs a Toyota product
I also forgot to mention replace the oil separator/PCV block every 65k or so to again avoid any risk of issues. IMO it's worth the extra annoyance to have 2x the firepower on hand vs a Toyota product
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As @SW17LS mentioned, if you are the type of person worried about spending 3k on maintenance, then you weren't the target market for a new S Class Mercedes flagship.
I say this coming from the perspective of someone who is cheap and would struggle to pay 3k on maintenance for a new S Class Mercedes
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Correct, I don't see the problem with owning a German car in this case too.
As @SW17LS mentioned, if you are the type of person worried about spending 3k on maintenance, then you weren't the target market for a new S Class Mercedes flagship.
I say this coming from the perspective of someone who is cheap and would struggle to pay 3k on maintenance for a new S Class Mercedes![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
As @SW17LS mentioned, if you are the type of person worried about spending 3k on maintenance, then you weren't the target market for a new S Class Mercedes flagship.
I say this coming from the perspective of someone who is cheap and would struggle to pay 3k on maintenance for a new S Class Mercedes
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But...better things cost more. If you want the *best* you have to pay for it, and as a car the German cars are just better by and large (there are some exceptions), and they cost more to buy and more to maintain.
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There is nothing better about a German car breaking and having a repair vs a brand that has their parts last 2X longer.
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