$7,000 for that?
Tow your car to an Indy and block their number.
JFC.
You will get absolutely destroyed on both the trade and the new car at this place.
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Quoted 5k for the brake lines, 1k for both springs, and then the rest for service. And they can only destroy me if I let them. Im not doing the repairs with them, it still drives fine
How much do you want to spend to replace your beater? Let’s be honest that’s what it was.
Find an indy. Call a tow truck.
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I’m sure I’ll end up driving it out of there. Will at least see what they offer and report back, for the education if anything.
EQS and several other EV’s right now have stupid incentive money which is why you see them so often in this forum for the time being. For example, the EQS at 24 months with 10k miles/yr is at 60% residual and it has $7,500 rebate passed through mercedes and a 11k rebate through american express simply for being a card holder. Both rebates stack on top of any dealer discounts you can get which make a great deal.
I would take the advice to not drive it out and rather tow it to an indie. Don’t want to cause more damage or break more things.
Don’t, with your “feet to the fire” you might get talked into signing something
Half the industry revolves around this kind of psychological manipulation
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Yeah… If you’re going to do it for the education, make sure you can stay firm on your “no” if you don’t want to accept the offer or do it from home without going in.
If you want the education, start here: READ ME FIRST: Getting Started With Leasehackr Forum
What kind of brake lines do they use? Is it made of gold? Seriously, I thought it’s more serious than that. Personally, I will go to indie, change that brake lines, replace the springs and either sell it personally or keep it for a while. YMMV.
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You’ll blow through $7,000 in (effective) lease payments on a GLE in 5 or 6 months.
Your repair should buy you more time than that.
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Your feet aren’t to the fire at all! You need a little work on your secondary car. Ask some friends, make some calls, and get it towed to an independent shop. Then, start researching, test driving, and reviewing broker deals here. You have a minor problem, don’t turn it into a huge loss.
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Google Mercedes specialist in your area. Then tow it there. 102k is not super high. I’m approaching that on my 2019 XC90. I never use the dealer unless it’s a warranty thing. It goes to a Volvo specialist and he has saved me thousands. Try that before caving into a new car.
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OP has indicated he can drive car out. Will just have to pay for the maintenance done. But he should definitely go to local MB independent shop for 2nd opinion and quote before doing anything!
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Really appreciate you all. Going to drive it out and making an appointment with a specialist in the area and get a second opinion. Might still look to swap it out but will not be rushed into anything. Over time the car’s trade value will continue to depreciate + the cost of these repairs so need to figure out what my pain tolerance is to keep this car running vs getting something else
Live updates, trying to talk us out of a lease and into CPO. Bit of a curve ball I wasn’t prepared for
No one needs live updates on a train wreck.
Drive away and log back into LHF from home.
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MB CPOs can be good…we bought a year old AMG package GLC CPO for 22% off original sticker with 4 years unlimited mileage warranty…
I replaced 4 rotted out brake lines on my 2009 Titan for ~$75 in brake line, a $40 flaring kit and 2 bottles of brake fluid + ~10 hours time (bulk of it was watching YouTube videos and using a propane torch to heat up the fittings to unscrew them.). Was a good learning experience. Brakes work like new now (especially after replacing the pads).
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“Thanks for the advice, I’m going to go get this fixed and think it over.”
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