Just a warning—and I should know better, as a lawyer. But the top stopped working on my new Mercedes cabriolet and I took it to the nearest dealership—it was a sensor. I got a courtesy car and drove it 98 miles out of the “authorized zone”, not I need to pay $4.25 per mile. And I have to go back. Make sure you ask, and I I knew (or the guy would’ve told me) I would have rented a much cheaper car. 🤦‍♂️

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Courtesy cars have authorized zones?

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Ha! LA1. I just love German cars. Especially Mercedes. I know Lexuses are considered by some to be more reliable, but I just don’t like them.

So when I had my loaner BMW earlier this year I noticed in the papers I signed there was some language around the mileages i could put on it per day, I don’t recall anything about a “zone” although if I were to drive it 200mi (for example) out of my “zone” then by driving it back I’d de facto go over my daily mile limit. But honestly I would also just complain to the dealer and say it’s bullshit, my car that I paid you for (non-loaner) broke and I had plans to drive to XYZ, I shouldn’t be penalized for this… stuff along those lines you’re a lawyer you’ll figure it out

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Complain 🤷🏻‍♂️

This sounds like something the dealer could waive easily and probably would if you complained about it.

Just because it’s in the contract doesn’t mean it isn’t BS - especially if they don’t tell you about it. I just rented a car this weekend that had something similar, and they explicitly made me initial that part of the agreement.

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