GL320 ordering questions
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GL320 ordering questions
I'm a newbie to this forum, but have read a majority of the posts regarding the new GL. If I ask a question that has been posted elsewhere, please don't flame me. If anyone can assist me with a few questions, I would appreciate it. ( sorry for the long post)
I am considering a GL320 as I have been a longtime fan of Mercedes Diesels! I just saw a 2008 320 at the dealership, and I was impressed. However, I was unable to drive it, as it just came in. I will be going back on Tuesday to drive it. My first question is, if a person places a special order are they committed to purchase it? Second, is there any negotiation or do you just pay MSRP? I did see that some people were getting 3-5% off msrp for 2007's. (I know that any dealership can answer these questions, but I want to know what experiences people have had)
A couple other questions I have regarding dealerships. (Our family has had many Benz's and BMW's so I know about bad service) Any input regarding baltimore area dealerships would be helpful, as I am new to the area. All of the dealerships near me don't allow you to view their new inventory on the web.
I visited R&H, after waiting over 20 minutes, no one helped me and I didn't see any GL models, so I left. I visited the dealership in Cockeysville where I saw the 320. I was told that if I ordered one, it would be ready 11/07.
So my main concern is that if I have to order this car, and pay close to msrp, I might as well get it at a good dealership that takes care of their customers after the sale. Any advice regarding this would be helpful.
Thanks
I am considering a GL320 as I have been a longtime fan of Mercedes Diesels! I just saw a 2008 320 at the dealership, and I was impressed. However, I was unable to drive it, as it just came in. I will be going back on Tuesday to drive it. My first question is, if a person places a special order are they committed to purchase it? Second, is there any negotiation or do you just pay MSRP? I did see that some people were getting 3-5% off msrp for 2007's. (I know that any dealership can answer these questions, but I want to know what experiences people have had)
A couple other questions I have regarding dealerships. (Our family has had many Benz's and BMW's so I know about bad service) Any input regarding baltimore area dealerships would be helpful, as I am new to the area. All of the dealerships near me don't allow you to view their new inventory on the web.
I visited R&H, after waiting over 20 minutes, no one helped me and I didn't see any GL models, so I left. I visited the dealership in Cockeysville where I saw the 320. I was told that if I ordered one, it would be ready 11/07.
So my main concern is that if I have to order this car, and pay close to msrp, I might as well get it at a good dealership that takes care of their customers after the sale. Any advice regarding this would be helpful.
Thanks
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The Baltimore area dealers leave a lot to be desired. I live about 15 min from R&H and I won't even go there. I have been buying my vehicles from Euro Motorcars. I have bought 3 from their Bethesda location and 1 from their new Germantown location. They have been excellent to deal with in evey way from buying the cars to service for them. If you do buy from them they always give you a free Mercedes Loaner car for sevice appointments. I can't say enough on how well they have treated me.
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Read the threads about purchasing - determine the invoice price for your model with options and bargain up from there. I went by a dealer this weekend and the first 08 GL that arrived on his lot was a 320. This had not been ordered or claimed by anyone. I doubt this would have happened 6 months or even 3 months ago. I think those of you who want a 320 are probably in the best position ever to get a good deal.
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Read the threads about purchasing - determine the invoice price for your model with options and bargain up from there. I went by a dealer this weekend and the first 08 GL that arrived on his lot was a 320. This had not been ordered or claimed by anyone. I doubt this would have happened 6 months or even 3 months ago. I think those of you who want a 320 are probably in the best position ever to get a good deal.
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Kkuna, You might want to check out Herb Gordon in Silver Spring, on Route 29 to order a GL320. The sales staff is very pleasant. We just ordered a GL320 with a late September delivery. I believe that the dealership had two other GL 320 allocations for late September. As of Saturday, there was still time to modify the orders.
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Kkuha, It was about $3K off MSRP. The Herb Gordon sales manager told me that if we didn't like the car when it came in, we would get our deposit back. It's a basic GL320, Sand Beige, Macadamia MB-tex, P-1 package, 3-zone AC, trailer hitch and voice control (service manager who has been servicing our E300 for 18 years said that voice control was pretty neat).
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That sounds like a good deal. Who was your salesperson?
Another question I have about the car is the fog lights. Some have a chrome trim (which my wife likes), and some have a black plastic trim. One salesman told me you have to get a chrome package...but I can't seem to find that package. Any thoughts?
Another question I have about the car is the fog lights. Some have a chrome trim (which my wife likes), and some have a black plastic trim. One salesman told me you have to get a chrome package...but I can't seem to find that package. Any thoughts?
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That sounds like a good deal. Who was your salesperson?
Another question I have about the car is the fog lights. Some have a chrome trim (which my wife likes), and some have a black plastic trim. One salesman told me you have to get a chrome package...but I can't seem to find that package. Any thoughts?
Another question I have about the car is the fog lights. Some have a chrome trim (which my wife likes), and some have a black plastic trim. One salesman told me you have to get a chrome package...but I can't seem to find that package. Any thoughts?
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Thanks...that's what I was thinking. What about the Ambient Lighting that you get with the leather package? Does that include the illuminated door sills?
Or is that a separate order?
Thanks...that's what I was thinking. What about the Ambient Lighting that you get with the leather package? Does that include the illuminated door sills?
Or is that a separate order?
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That sounds like a good deal. Who was your salesperson?
Another question I have about the car is the fog lights. Some have a chrome trim (which my wife likes), and some have a black plastic trim. One salesman told me you have to get a chrome package...but I can't seem to find that package. Any thoughts?
Another question I have about the car is the fog lights. Some have a chrome trim (which my wife likes), and some have a black plastic trim. One salesman told me you have to get a chrome package...but I can't seem to find that package. Any thoughts?
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Thanks for everyone's advice regarding the gl320. I've ordered mine with Obsidian Black, Black Leather, 19inch wheel, P2 pack, RB, BT, chrome handles, ipod, mats and door sills....getting really excited. Supposed to arrive last week of september.
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Did you order it from Herb Gordon?
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No, Herb Gordon wouldn't take any more than 1000 off MSRP. They told me that I would never get a deal better than that. I bought it from Euro in Germantown. MSRP was around 69k, got it for 65k.
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Thanks for your help. My salesperson at HG was pretty new, he told me that there was no way he could match Euro's price....he actually told me to buy it from Euro!!! But the biggest shock to me during this process is with the R&H dealership, which is 5 minutes from me (vs 1 hour for Euro). They never helped me. They contacted me via email. I replied and told them what I was looking for. They never contacted me again!! I guess to them a 69k vehicle was not worth the hassle of giving me a call. HG & Euro were very professional, however , I will not recommend R&H to anyone in the baltimore area.
