silvertige

Anyone else waiting on MB to release prices and get going on our builds? Late March seems like a pipe dream.

fabbrisd1

Well... the "most" of what is not yet released is the Base Model MSRP - and based on previous releases that might float up a hair-to-4% or so...

If you want delivery - with the features you value most - nothing to be "gained" by holding back, really..

GLC's and GLE's - frankly now weeks/months after release - on average nationwide - relatively "tight" - and when dealer inventory on the ground is "tight" - doesn't help the odds of stumbling over what you want....

wally AMG

Order mine today... blind... no price released yet but some options are the same on a GLE so I took this prices as base price from the options I order

silvertige

Well, I ordered in November so now I'm just really waiting for build info or a build date. Delivery was supposed to be in early to late March but that just doesn't seem likely.

fabbrisd1

I would suggest you call your dealer - get the factory PO# for your rig - and print out to confirm the options you ordered have been accepted for that order by the factory.

At this moment - 1st/2nd decade March factory orders are locked down - "some" end-March production orders are changeable - then production orders have been allocated to each dealer for production April thru 2nd decade May.

silvertige

Okay, good to know. Wouldn't be terribly surprised if I got pushed back. I believe my dealer is trying to sell over MSRP currently. Thanks.

wally AMG

GLS350 can't miss some goodies... I may miss the power of my GL550 but not the torque, my 4th GL ....

Packages
P01 Premiun package
319 Lighting Package
322 Appearence package
581 3-zone automatic Climate control
980 Accessorie Chrome package
996 Parking assit package
997 Driver assit package

Paint: Diamond white
upholstery: 224 Saddle Brown/Black leather

297 Manual 2nd row sunshades
51U Black roof liner
550 Trailer Hitch
810 Harman/kardon
843 Power easy entry
864 Rear seat entertainment system
874 Magic Vision control heated
883 Soft-close doors
H09 Brown Natural Grain wood trim
P21 Air Balance package

Not sure if I miss something important here... production date 2nd week of April, delivery last week of May

jbattan

The P21 package is characterized as "Air Ionization" only in some MB literature. Does it include the fragrance part too?

bonboon

Im with you. Im scheduled for April 11 week build. What's the time from that date to dealer typically?

As for people waiting on price, go into a dealer and negotiate a discount relative to msrp. It's not hard to estimate what the car will cost, with options, plus or minus 4%

wally AMG

Well here is the description on this package

P21 Air Balance Package - Includes: Cabin-air purification system with ionizer and dual activated-charcoal filters; Fragrance atomizer with LED-backlit vial in glovebox

Info came from a different model but I believe it is the same.

silvertige

Called my sales guy. March 25th production date. Yay!

silvertige

Nice build, mine is very similar except polar white and P21, 874.

JoeMa

My GLS550 is scheduled for April - 1st decade. My dealer said they're mainly building 450's now through the end of March.

bonboon

similar, here, with my gls550. second decade, april

wally AMG

Dealer call me and toll me Diamond White is not available for now... witch I don't understand why not so I chose a polar white witch I like it too, also I add

293 Rear Side air bags
872 Heated Rear Seats with climate control panel
401 Ventilated front seats
892 Rear lockable Storage

I believe I will not miss the GL550 with all this goodies... the only thing is I am not sure about the pano roof, this is my 4th GL and no pano on any of the previous ones, I am a little concern about the summer time witch is very hot where I live, I still have a few days to make this change... any advise?

JoeMa

About two weeks ago my dealer also said Diamond White was unavailable but he was able to order it two days ago for our GLS550 to be built 1st decade in April.

jerome8283

Any pricing yet?

JoeMa

Nothing yet. Mine is a no-deposit order that I can walk away from if I'm not happy with the final numbers. Like my dealer said, they would be glad to have this GLS build on their lot if I don't want it. Inventory will be very tight for several months so order now if you want a new GLS, otherwise you be waiting a while.

Axxlrod

Are you guys with orders getting any sort of discount off MSRP?

silvertige

I'm paying MSRP on a GLS350. And I believe the dealer I've ordered from is going to try and sell the first few over MSRP.

bonboon

I'm not one of those dudes that says you should get x% off because that discount is based on where you are geographically....

But i will say that there is absolutely no reason to be paying msrp anywhere in this country for this vehicle, particularly if you plan to finance or lease through MB Financial.

silvertige

What % off are you getting and from what dealer? In particular, are you ordering a GLS350? In our area being first or towards the front for a GLS350 has a price premium currently. In 6 months? A discount but not a huge amount at least not enough for me to wait on ordering. One aspect that I've seen is that GL's with 3.0 liter engines are easier to move due to competition with Chinese gray market exports.

I'm not financing or leasing through MB financial. More than likely Axxlrod has done his due diligence and called around in the SD/ soCal area and may have found difficulty getting a discount currently. Just wanted to give some insight to him and possibly others about the SD market. But, hey, if people are getting more than 2% off on orders all over the place, I'd like to know as well.

JoeMa

GLS video:

sraza

i'd say get the pano roof and add wrapped lower dash if you havent already done so..