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Old 11-14-2016, 01:49 PM
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5 Things to Know About European Delivery of Your Mercedes-Benz

5 Things to Know About European Delivery of Your Mercedes-Benz
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Negotiations on EDP purchases ARE possible

This article states that EDP car prices are not negotiable.
That is incorrect.

The dealer receives a commission on all ED cars.

Since the dealership receives a commission, you can negotiate just as you would for a domestic purchase.

If your ED car has a 5 or 7% discount, it is being paid by MB directly.

Hope this helps.

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Excellent post for those new to European Delivery and just beginning to do their research. Perhaps it should be a sticky.
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Originally Posted by mdsbuc
Excellent post for those new to European Delivery and just beginning to do their research. Perhaps it should be a sticky.
Sorry to disagree but, it is not an Excellent post. It has several factual errors, the most important one is covered in my Post #3 above.

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Originally Posted by BillyD
Sorry to disagree but, it is not an Excellent post. It has several factual errors, the most important one is covered in my Post #3 above.
I'm saying that it's a good intro for someone just beginning to research the subject; something to give a newbie the general concept of MB European Delivery. Posts like yours, as in "Post #3" above, offer clarification and add to any new researcher's accumulation of information.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
This article states that EDP car prices are not negotiable.
That is incorrect.

The dealer receives a commission on all ED cars.

Since the dealership receives a commission, you can negotiate just as you would for a domestic purchase.

If your ED car has a 5 or 7% discount, it is being paid by MB directly.

Hope this helps.

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If you are purchasing a E63 I believe you get a 5 percent discount and no delivery charge.
Does this order effect the dealers allocation?
What is the commission and is the commission large enough to negotiate additional savings?
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Originally Posted by V70cat

If you are purchasing a E63 I believe you get a 5 percent discount and no delivery charge.
Does this order effect the dealers allocation?
What is the commission and is the commission large enough to negotiate additional savings?
Not included in regular allocations, additional sale for the dealer.
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Originally Posted by V70cat

If you are purchasing a E63 I believe you get a 5 percent discount and no delivery charge.
Does this order effect the dealers allocation?
What is the commission and is the commission large enough to negotiate additional savings?
The dealer receives a commission of 10% of the discounted price excluding some additional items like extended european insurance or "travel packages". So if the E63 had an MSRP of $100K (ex. delivery charge) for a US delivery, your EDP price would be $95K. The dealer's commission on this car would then be $9,500.00 (10% of $95K). EDP deliveries do NOT come out of the dealer's allocation. It is an additional car.
Hope this helps.
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