Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
10 miles? On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:00 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: What's the towing range with Geico? Sent from my iPhone On Feb 14, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: GEICO towing surcharge is $15/6 mos. in the car insurance policy. Can't beat it. On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:51 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: I like AAA to tow it wherever I want it - the 91 SDL 20 miles to stealership 17 years ago when timing chain broke, the 81 300D 50 miles home when fan belt broke; the 87 124 coupla miles home when key (master switch) would not turn. Wilton - Original Message - From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance My beef with the subject is that they offer limited assistance (new battery, change tire, gallon of fuel) or a tow, but the tow is to the dealership. Won't tow to your house, or shop of choice, only the dealership. My insurance company offers towing and the first ten or twenty miles are covered, tow to any location (my house, favorite shop, friends place, wherever). I've used it several times, usually have the car towed home so I can fix at my leisure. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
GEICO towing surcharge is $15/6 mos. in the car insurance policy. Can't beat it. On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:51 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: I like AAA to tow it wherever I want it - the 91 SDL 20 miles to stealership 17 years ago when timing chain broke, the 81 300D 50 miles home when fan belt broke; the 87 124 coupla miles home when key (master switch) would not turn. Wilton - Original Message - From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance My beef with the subject is that they offer limited assistance (new battery, change tire, gallon of fuel) or a tow, but the tow is to the dealership. Won't tow to your house, or shop of choice, only the dealership. My insurance company offers towing and the first ten or twenty miles are covered, tow to any location (my house, favorite shop, friends place, wherever). I've used it several times, usually have the car towed home so I can fix at my leisure. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
What's the towing range with Geico? Sent from my iPhone On Feb 14, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: GEICO towing surcharge is $15/6 mos. in the car insurance policy. Can't beat it. On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:51 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: I like AAA to tow it wherever I want it - the 91 SDL 20 miles to stealership 17 years ago when timing chain broke, the 81 300D 50 miles home when fan belt broke; the 87 124 coupla miles home when key (master switch) would not turn. Wilton - Original Message - From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance My beef with the subject is that they offer limited assistance (new battery, change tire, gallon of fuel) or a tow, but the tow is to the dealership. Won't tow to your house, or shop of choice, only the dealership. My insurance company offers towing and the first ten or twenty miles are covered, tow to any location (my house, favorite shop, friends place, wherever). I've used it several times, usually have the car towed home so I can fix at my leisure. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
My point exactly. AAA is no longer a bargain unless you upgrade. The only time we had it was when the wife worked for them and we could get it heavily discounted or free. The standard AAA membership has maximum amounts they will provide for things like towing and roadside assistance. I would rather go to my local stealership and pay a fixed fee for a service such as an oil change or brake fluid flush to get my $100 in. Yes, they will give me a laundry list of all the work my car needs but that's easy enough to blow off. I had my local Ford dealer trained to the point where they rarely mentioned follow up work because they knew I wouldn't go for it. Dan On Feb 12, 2013, at 11:44 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Yes. 100 miles but you need AAA PLUS not regular AAA. Costs about $100 per year. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 11:33 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Free towing for 100 miles? not around this part of the country. Last time I used AAA maybe 5 yrs ago, the free tow was something like 2 miles. I had to pay something like $70 on top of the free tow to get the car something like 20 miles to home. Last time i paid AAA also. All those years I paid those bozos to spam insecurance ads to me counted for nothing when I actually needed them. they still send me insecurance spam. MB Diesels are so reliable, that you and I are MUCH better off to just pay the tow truck on the rare occasion we need one. On that occasion it would have cost me $10 or $15 more if I had just called the truck myself, and I probably could have negotiated that down prior to the dispatch. Makes AAA worth $5 or $10 a year. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
Consider that you are more or less buying an insurance policy with AAA. They are betting that you won't need them for a year for $100. If you spend that $100 at a stealership, you're getting something of value for the $100 as well as qualifying you for Roadside Assistance. So if you do the math, you're really better off doing the $100 at the dealer. Dan On Feb 12, 2013, at 10:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Don't let them scare you off. My friend got free Roadside for his 1989 560 SEC despite having never been to a dealership. They did, however, have a record of his car for his having used Roadside 5 years ago to fix a flat tire. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 6:15 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Just got off the phone to register ownership of the S500 with MBUSA. They told me that your car is eligible for roadside assistance if you spend a minimum of $100 every 18 months in the service department at an MB dealership. I can't imagine that would be difficult to do... Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
Yes but that $100 oil change will not include a tow, neither will the RA assistance that you get with it. Just not worth it in my eyes. I'd rather spend the $100 for AAA plus and have peace of mind. You can get four 100 mile tows per year with that. Now that's a bargain! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 13, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: My point exactly. AAA is no longer a bargain unless you upgrade. The only time we had it was when the wife worked for them and we could get it heavily discounted or free. The standard AAA membership has maximum amounts they will provide for things like towing and roadside assistance. I would rather go to my local stealership and pay a fixed fee for a service such as an oil change or brake fluid flush to get my $100 in. Yes, they will give me a laundry list of all the work my car needs but that's easy enough to blow off. I had my local Ford dealer trained to the point where they rarely mentioned follow up work because they knew I wouldn't go for it. Dan On Feb 12, 2013, at 11:44 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Yes. 100 miles but you need AAA PLUS not regular AAA. Costs about $100 per year. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 11:33 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Free towing for 100 miles? not around this part of the country. Last time I used AAA maybe 5 yrs ago, the free tow was something like 2 miles. I had to pay something like $70 on top of the free tow to get the car something like 20 miles to home. Last time i paid AAA also. All those years I paid those bozos to spam insecurance ads to me counted for nothing when I actually needed them. they still send me insecurance spam. MB Diesels are so reliable, that you and I are MUCH better off to just pay the tow truck on the rare occasion we need one. On that occasion it would have cost me $10 or $15 more if I had just called the truck myself, and I probably could have negotiated that down prior to the dispatch. Makes AAA worth $5 or $10 a year. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
I need that insurance policy. I drive old cars long distances on a regular basis. The last thing I need is to be stranded on the highway 100 miles from home. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 13, 2013, at 7:25 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Consider that you are more or less buying an insurance policy with AAA. They are betting that you won't need them for a year for $100. If you spend that $100 at a stealership, you're getting something of value for the $100 as well as qualifying you for Roadside Assistance. So if you do the math, you're really better off doing the $100 at the dealer. Dan On Feb 12, 2013, at 10:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Don't let them scare you off. My friend got free Roadside for his 1989 560 SEC despite having never been to a dealership. They did, however, have a record of his car for his having used Roadside 5 years ago to fix a flat tire. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 6:15 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Just got off the phone to register ownership of the S500 with MBUSA. They told me that your car is eligible for roadside assistance if you spend a minimum of $100 every 18 months in the service department at an MB dealership. I can't imagine that would be difficult to do... Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 11:25 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance No Roadside service for me. Last time I took a car to the MB stealership: Was scheduled to bring it in at 8 AM. Sat there until 2 pm when I finally brought the car in to work on. I saw it go out about 30 min. later. Got the bill to pay around 3 pm. Was charged for 5 hours labor to replace the steering flex coupler. (loosen 2 bolts, pull up the wheel, pull out the old, in with the new, push it in, and tighten 2 bolts. ) I protested that they only had the car in for a half hour. Was told that they go by the book and 5 hrs was the flat rate. Asked to talk to the mgr. Got the same song. Pay the bill or we will take your car. Never been back to a MB stealership for service since, NOR have I EVER recommended a stealership to anyone in the past 41 years. The only good thing about it was that the mechanic was the top guy, so at least he hopefully got a bonus out of it. But knowing the stealership, the owner probably kept all of 4.5 hrs and paid they guy for the 30 min. Never bought a car from the crooks either. I have bought several Kleb kars. 2 of the best of those actually came from Kleb. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
Maybe, if all you have is the Benz and that is all anybody drives. AAA allows you to have any vehicle covered as well as any idiot in the household. I could rack up all sorts of $100 services on Froggy, but then SWMBA would be out in the dark in her korean car. Would it also cover cars that had not taken a visit to the stealership? The blowout I had on I-5 last fall would have been great to get the local stealer to cover, as I crapped out alongside his lot. AAA took almost and hour to arrive to swap out the wheel. Some criminal had absconded with my lug wrench. Maybe stealer would have been able to get there in five minutes. As for other house members, AAA covers the kid and any car he happens to be driving while away at university. Out in the depths of Montana, a 100 mile tow is pretty handy. When SWMBA has her battery poop out, or gets a flat, AAA is there, where MBUSA would not be. When MB used to allow us to use the service, I ended up with AAA anyway. clay On Feb 13, 2013, at 4:25 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Consider that you are more or less buying an insurance policy with AAA. They are betting that you won't need them for a year for $100. If you spend that $100 at a stealership, you're getting something of value for the $100 as well as qualifying you for Roadside Assistance. So if you do the math, you're really better off doing the $100 at the dealer. Dan On Feb 12, 2013, at 10:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Don't let them scare you off. My friend got free Roadside for his 1989 560 SEC despite having never been to a dealership. They did, however, have a record of his car for his having used Roadside 5 years ago to fix a flat tire. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 6:15 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Just got off the phone to register ownership of the S500 with MBUSA. They told me that your car is eligible for roadside assistance if you spend a minimum of $100 every 18 months in the service department at an MB dealership. I can't imagine that would be difficult to do... Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
My beef with the subject is that they offer limited assistance (new battery, change tire, gallon of fuel) or a tow, but the tow is to the dealership. Won't tow to your house, or shop of choice, only the dealership. My insurance company offers towing and the first ten or twenty miles are covered, tow to any location (my house, favorite shop, friends place, wherever). I've used it several times, usually have the car towed home so I can fix at my leisure. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
I like AAA to tow it wherever I want it - the 91 SDL 20 miles to stealership 17 years ago when timing chain broke, the 81 300D 50 miles home when fan belt broke; the 87 124 coupla miles home when key (master switch) would not turn. Wilton - Original Message - From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance My beef with the subject is that they offer limited assistance (new battery, change tire, gallon of fuel) or a tow, but the tow is to the dealership. Won't tow to your house, or shop of choice, only the dealership. My insurance company offers towing and the first ten or twenty miles are covered, tow to any location (my house, favorite shop, friends place, wherever). I've used it several times, usually have the car towed home so I can fix at my leisure. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
Just got off the phone to register ownership of the S500 with MBUSA. They told me that your car is eligible for roadside assistance if you spend a minimum of $100 every 18 months in the service department at an MB dealership. I can't imagine that would be difficult to do... Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
Well, I guess I'm in trouble, then. Mine are not eligible. 'Been lucky enough for several years not to have visited an MB stealership. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 5:09 PM Subject: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance Just got off the phone to register ownership of the S500 with MBUSA. They told me that your car is eligible for roadside assistance if you spend a minimum of $100 every 18 months in the service department at an MB dealership. I can't imagine that would be difficult to do... Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Just got off the phone to register ownership of the S500 with MBUSA. They told me that your car is eligible for roadside assistance if you spend a minimum of $100 every 18 months in the service department at an MB dealership. I can't imagine that would be difficult to do... Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
Don't let them scare you off. My friend got free Roadside for his 1989 560 SEC despite having never been to a dealership. They did, however, have a record of his car for his having used Roadside 5 years ago to fix a flat tire. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 6:15 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Just got off the phone to register ownership of the S500 with MBUSA. They told me that your car is eligible for roadside assistance if you spend a minimum of $100 every 18 months in the service department at an MB dealership. I can't imagine that would be difficult to do... Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
If you are the original owner or if you bought it used from a mercedes benz dealership you are also eligible. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 10:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Don't let them scare you off. My friend got free Roadside for his 1989 560 SEC despite having never been to a dealership. They did, however, have a record of his car for his having used Roadside 5 years ago to fix a flat tire. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 6:15 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Just got off the phone to register ownership of the S500 with MBUSA. They told me that your car is eligible for roadside assistance if you spend a minimum of $100 every 18 months in the service department at an MB dealership. I can't imagine that would be difficult to do... Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
No Roadside service for me. Last time I took a car to the MB stealership: Was scheduled to bring it in at 8 AM. Sat there until 2 pm when I finally brought the car in to work on. I saw it go out about 30 min. later. Got the bill to pay around 3 pm. Was charged for 5 hours labor to replace the steering flex coupler. (loosen 2 bolts, pull up the wheel, pull out the old, in with the new, push it in, and tighten 2 bolts. ) I protested that they only had the car in for a half hour. Was told that they go by the book and 5 hrs was the flat rate. Asked to talk to the mgr. Got the same song. Pay the bill or we will take your car. Never been back to a MB stealership for service since, NOR have I EVER recommended a stealership to anyone in the past 41 years. The only good thing about it was that the mechanic was the top guy, so at least he hopefully got a bonus out of it. But knowing the stealership, the owner probably kept all of 4.5 hrs and paid they guy for the 30 min. Never bought a car from the crooks either. I have bought several Kleb kars. 2 of the best of those actually came from Kleb. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
Well, I guess my 91 350SDL is eligible, then; bought from stealership nearly 18 years ago. Wilton - Original Message - From: dsereta...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance If you are the original owner or if you bought it used from a mercedes benz dealership you are also eligible. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 10:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Don't let them scare you off. My friend got free Roadside for his 1989 560 SEC despite having never been to a dealership. They did, however, have a record of his car for his having used Roadside 5 years ago to fix a flat tire. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 6:15 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Just got off the phone to register ownership of the S500 with MBUSA. They told me that your car is eligible for roadside assistance if you spend a minimum of $100 every 18 months in the service department at an MB dealership. I can't imagine that would be difficult to do... Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Free towing for 100 miles? not around this part of the country. Last time I used AAA maybe 5 yrs ago, the free tow was something like 2 miles. I had to pay something like $70 on top of the free tow to get the car something like 20 miles to home. Last time i paid AAA also. All those years I paid those bozos to spam insecurance ads to me counted for nothing when I actually needed them. they still send me insecurance spam. MB Diesels are so reliable, that you and I are MUCH better off to just pay the tow truck on the rare occasion we need one. On that occasion it would have cost me $10 or $15 more if I had just called the truck myself, and I probably could have negotiated that down prior to the dispatch. Makes AAA worth $5 or $10 a year. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
Yes. 100 miles but you need AAA PLUS not regular AAA. Costs about $100 per year. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 11:33 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Free towing for 100 miles? not around this part of the country. Last time I used AAA maybe 5 yrs ago, the free tow was something like 2 miles. I had to pay something like $70 on top of the free tow to get the car something like 20 miles to home. Last time i paid AAA also. All those years I paid those bozos to spam insecurance ads to me counted for nothing when I actually needed them. they still send me insecurance spam. MB Diesels are so reliable, that you and I are MUCH better off to just pay the tow truck on the rare occasion we need one. On that occasion it would have cost me $10 or $15 more if I had just called the truck myself, and I probably could have negotiated that down prior to the dispatch. Makes AAA worth $5 or $10 a year. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance
Yes it is:) Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 11:27 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Well, I guess my 91 350SDL is eligible, then; bought from stealership nearly 18 years ago. Wilton - Original Message - From: dsereta...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBUSA Roadside Assistance If you are the original owner or if you bought it used from a mercedes benz dealership you are also eligible. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 10:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Don't let them scare you off. My friend got free Roadside for his 1989 560 SEC despite having never been to a dealership. They did, however, have a record of his car for his having used Roadside 5 years ago to fix a flat tire. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 6:15 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: That would equal an expensive oil change. Better off buying AAA plus for $100 per year. You get free towing for up to 100 miles. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Just got off the phone to register ownership of the S500 with MBUSA. They told me that your car is eligible for roadside assistance if you spend a minimum of $100 every 18 months in the service department at an MB dealership. I can't imagine that would be difficult to do... Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
