C55 AMG Running costs/AMG Specialist Essex
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This seems like one of those questions that deserve the 'If you have to ask, you can't afford it' retort. However, I'm trying to make the fairly rational decision for my next car. I test drove a C55 AMG yesterday and loved the idea of it - Supersaloons are the epitome of cool to me. Like hot hatches on coke...
However, I cannot find any good information on the service costs for one and it's scaring me in pulling the trigger on an unknown quantity. The car in question needs a Service B in the next 5000 miles and I can only find the MB Main D(st)ealer numbers, which are a bit eye watering at £~900+. That's even worse than the Z4M I had for the last 2 years. So, the questions are:
1) What is the typically service schedule of a C55 AMG? Does it go Service A, Service B, Service A, Service B?
2) AMG specialists - how much would they typically charge for non-supplied parts for these services?
3) Any in Essex/South-East?
My Google-skills have let me down this time.
However, I cannot find any good information on the service costs for one and it's scaring me in pulling the trigger on an unknown quantity. The car in question needs a Service B in the next 5000 miles and I can only find the MB Main D(st)ealer numbers, which are a bit eye watering at £~900+. That's even worse than the Z4M I had for the last 2 years. So, the questions are:
1) What is the typically service schedule of a C55 AMG? Does it go Service A, Service B, Service A, Service B?
2) AMG specialists - how much would they typically charge for non-supplied parts for these services?
3) Any in Essex/South-East?
My Google-skills have let me down this time.
slk 32 said:
What age is the car and what is the mileage?
as it has the same engine ( and I am guessing transmission I guess ) as my SLK 55 i would say
approx £250-350 A service
£650-750 B service
Mine needs the transmission fluid changing at 40k so this needs to be done over the next 3 months - I was quoted last year 400£!
Overall it's not too expensive considering the performance- the biggest cost is fuel!
Re: Gouki's post- i also have an SLK 32 used by the missus- initially i had it serviced at the main dealer for the first six years i owned it but now it goes to an independent - for a 6k car i am no longer willing to pay main dealer rates
The biggest issue is the cost of parts as they get older ( especially brakes and discs)
It's a 2004. With 89k miles. as it has the same engine ( and I am guessing transmission I guess ) as my SLK 55 i would say
approx £250-350 A service
£650-750 B service
Mine needs the transmission fluid changing at 40k so this needs to be done over the next 3 months - I was quoted last year 400£!
Overall it's not too expensive considering the performance- the biggest cost is fuel!
Re: Gouki's post- i also have an SLK 32 used by the missus- initially i had it serviced at the main dealer for the first six years i owned it but now it goes to an independent - for a 6k car i am no longer willing to pay main dealer rates
The biggest issue is the cost of parts as they get older ( especially brakes and discs)
Are the costs you quoted for main dealer or independent?
ispcarsurvey said:
Had a B Service at an independent a couple of months back, including the 16 spark plugs and cost less than £450. Need some new front brake pads/discs in the next 5k miles or so and the cost for those was quoted at £300. MPG wise, averaging just over 20mpg, insurance surprisingly cheap and tax £270 a year.
For about £10k, seem pretty hard to beat, hence I bought one.
I think you might have just convinced me. That seems pretty reasonable to me, given the performance. For about £10k, seem pretty hard to beat, hence I bought one.
The insurance isn't that cheap for me, for some reason. I was on about £610 for my Z4M (being 25 at the time...) and it's £702 for the C55 two years later. Oh well, at least the tax isn't £490.
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