Battery & Tires - In Need of Advice (URGENT)

[dukesup1978]

Hello,

I am moving to from the East to the West Coast <therefore the URGENT at top> and am getting a complete tune-up on my Mercedes SLK. I got a quote from my Mercedes dealership that it would be $340 to replace the battery and $866 to replace the tires (Michelin).

Now, my friend (who knows much more about cars than I do) advises that do not have these 2 things done by the dealership and instead - go buy (Yokohama instead of Michelin) tires and battery elsewhere and have it installed at half the price.

Please tell me - is it a big NO-NO to have work done anywhere else other than a Mercedes dealership? Or does it not matter?

Any & all information is greatly appreciated. Thank you

[Alchemist]

how old is the battery? how well does it hold it's charge?

what condition are your tires in?

if i owned a Mercedes SLK, i'd have it serviced at a Mercedes dealership.

[YourcarFTL]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Those are some ridiculous prices. Go buy an optima battery and have someone pick out a nice set of tires for you. Then save yourself about half or more of what the stealership wanted to charge you.

[dukesup1978]

The tires are at least 8 years old and the battery is completely shot. So I'm definitely in need of replacement. So, I'm not crazy here, those prices are astronomically high, right?

[YourcarFTL]

yes, they are.

[Shpuker]

you can go to autozone and get a battery for 30 bucks lmao
and $900 for new tires? Bull shit. go to an independent shop they'll do it for WAY less,
hell thats like a $300+ labor fee for maybe an hours work

[Alchemist]

a Duracrap battery from AutoZone for a 2001 SLK:
Part Number:
H8-DLG
Price:
$129.99
Core:
$12.00
Total:
$141.99
Warranty: 8 YR

tires? www.tirerack.com

[dukesup1978]

Thank you everyone for the help. So I'm not doing my car a huge disservice? You don't think getting the tires/battery elsewhere will give me early troubles down the road?

Here is the breakdown they claim needs to happen:

$180 battery
$30 hold down belt
$92 test
$34 service
____
$340 total


$174 per front tire
$179 per rear tire
$40 for mounts
$120 to balance tires
_____
$866 total

[Shpuker]

yea their prices for the tires themselfs are all screwed up, head elsewhere. as long as you get it done somewhere good its fine

[dukesup1978]

Thank you Everyone!! You have been immensely helpful.