Re: New Mercedes What Are the Costs

Pre-owned 3 years old, with 35,000 miles cost $10,000 less than same or
similar current model. The question is: If I drive a maximum of 5000
miles per year and I intend to keep the car 10 or 15 years will the
repairs on the pre-owned be greater than $10,000 over this period? At
what milage do expensive repairs (over $1000) start?

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