crobb65

Just finalized and will probably pick it up tomorrow or Monday. A white 2010 E350 coupe. 20K miles for $28750 including tax, tag, etc. Clean carfax and the car looks new. Good deal, bad deal or in between?

HHS550

Here is what dealers pick them up at the auctions for.

03/10/15 ORLANDO Regular $25,000 31,614 Avg WHITE 6G A Yes
03/10/15 ORLANDO Regular $24,800 44,670 Avg WHITE 6G A Yes
03/10/15 ORLANDO Regular $24,400 56,661 Avg WHITE 6G A Yes
03/10/15 ORLANDO Regular $23,200 64,716 Avg BLACK 6G A Yes
03/11/15 SF BAY Regular $22,250 62,910 Avg GRAY 6G A Yes
03/11/15 CALIFORN Regular $21,750 18,273 Avg BLUE 6G A No
03/12/15 MISS Lease $17,100 91,247 Below WHITE 6G A Yes
03/18/15 CALIFORN Regular $24,500 18,277 Avg BLUE 6G A Yes
03/19/15 TX HOBBY Regular $26,500 45,385 Above WHITE 6G A Yes
03/19/15 PALM BCH Regular $20,400 61,551 Below GRAY 6G A Yes
03/25/15 SAN ANTO Regular $26,700 26,505 Above WHITE 6G A Yes
03/25/15 PALM BCH Regular $23,750 53,988 Avg STL GRY 6G A Yes
03/25/15 PALM BCH Regular $16,500 82,135 Below STL GRY 6G A No
03/25/15 DALLAS Regular $19,800 79,575 Below WHITE 6G A Yes
03/26/15 RIVRSIDE Regular $26,250 27,322 Above BLACK 6G A Yes
03/26/15 RIVRSIDE Lease $24,250 52,505 Avg STL GRY 6G A Yes
03/31/15 ORLANDO Regular $23,200 61,560 Avg GREY 6G A Yes
03/31/15 ORLANDO Regular $22,800 73,868 Avg BLACK 6G A Yes
03/31/15 NJ Regular $20,700 61,195 Avg RED 6G A Yes
04/02/15 PA Regular $21,250 41,092 Avg BLUE 6G P Yes
04/07/15 RIVRSIDE Regular $21,750 60,675 Avg BLUE 6G A Yes
04/07/15 ORLANDO Regular $25,000 27,107 Avg RED 6G A Yes
04/08/15 NJ Regular $18,300 115,714 Below WHITE 6G A Yes
04/08/15 MILWAUKE Regular $25,500 38,697 Avg BLACK 6G A Yes

crobb65

Great, thanks.

NCBob

I think it's a good deal. I paid $10 more than that a year ago for a 2011 E350 w/ 17K miles. It was pretty well loaded and had a 100K warranty.
Allegedly driven by a little old lady who only went to church.

msheredy

Where abouts do you find this information if I might ask? Also are these auctions open to dealers only or is the public allowed too?

HHS550

Dealer only and not available to the public. A close friend of mine is a large dealer in SoCal and I have been blessed with access to all the dealer only sites to research or to buy for myself.... and No I do not sell cars to others nor do I have any interest.

Rule of thumb.

Domestic cars are on average listed at $5K over depending on the model and targeted to profit $3,500

German MB & BMW are targeted at $5K minimum profit margin to keep up with overhead and slick salesman suits etc..

Exotics can fetch anywhere from $10K to $35K as is now the case with the Ford GT

crobb65

My sales price, before taxes was 26,256.50. so based on what I've read here, we did ok. Anyway, the car is flawless. Not a mark anywhere. I think the deal had a lot to do with the fact that the dealership had just moved to a new location. It was actually a pleasant experience and they didn't play any games.

msheredy

That's an awesome tool right there. I'm thinking about waiting for the new e class to be released before getting into a '12 e550 coupe (hoping for further depreciation). Prices are all over the place on AT right now. The only ones that appear to be moving are in the mid 30s. Some dealers are asking for upper 40s on low mileage examples which is what I'd like to get into.

crobb65

FYI, the dealer was asking 35K and change for the one we got for 26K and change. So don't be intimidated by dealer asking price.

msheredy

Hot damn! Was that car stilling on their lot for an extended amount of time? Just curious as to why they caved almost 10Gs