USAA Incentives for 2012 ML350
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USAA Incentives for 2012 ML350
If you are eligible for the USAA/Mercedes car buying deal and were planning on buying a new ML in the near future, be prepared to pay more than you planned on.
Prior to June 1st the deal was exceptional. Your price was $500 over invoice, MINUS $3,000. Not MSRP, but invoice. If MSRP was $62,665 and invoice for that car was $58,302, your price was $55,802 (58302 + 500 - 3000). In other words, the USAA price was $2500 below invoice.
The deal starting today is $2,800 over invoice MINUS $3,000. That means the USAA price is now only $200. below invoice, an increase of $2,300.
The car would have sold yesterday for $55,802 and today it is $58,102.
And those are the actual numbers for my own car and my formerly great deal.
C'est la vie?
Prior to June 1st the deal was exceptional. Your price was $500 over invoice, MINUS $3,000. Not MSRP, but invoice. If MSRP was $62,665 and invoice for that car was $58,302, your price was $55,802 (58302 + 500 - 3000). In other words, the USAA price was $2500 below invoice.
The deal starting today is $2,800 over invoice MINUS $3,000. That means the USAA price is now only $200. below invoice, an increase of $2,300.
The car would have sold yesterday for $55,802 and today it is $58,102.
And those are the actual numbers for my own car and my formerly great deal.
C'est la vie?
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Sales this year have far exceeded the expected sales volume and they did plan a healthy increase in sales volume for the ML this year. Normally we have about 20-25MLs on the ground (350 only, not including BTC, 550 and 63) and as of right now we have a grand total of five.
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If you are eligible for the USAA/Mercedes car buying deal and were planning on buying a new ML in the near future, be prepared to pay more than you planned on.
Prior to June 1st the deal was exceptional. Your price was $500 over invoice, MINUS $3,000. Not MSRP, but invoice. If MSRP was $62,665 and invoice for that car was $58,302, your price was $55,802 (58302 + 500 - 3000). In other words, the USAA price was $2500 below invoice.
The deal starting today is $2,800 over invoice MINUS $3,000. That means the USAA price is now only $200. below invoice, an increase of $2,300.
The car would have sold yesterday for $55,802 and today it is $58,102.
And those are the actual numbers for my own car and my formerly great deal.
C'est la vie?
Prior to June 1st the deal was exceptional. Your price was $500 over invoice, MINUS $3,000. Not MSRP, but invoice. If MSRP was $62,665 and invoice for that car was $58,302, your price was $55,802 (58302 + 500 - 3000). In other words, the USAA price was $2500 below invoice.
The deal starting today is $2,800 over invoice MINUS $3,000. That means the USAA price is now only $200. below invoice, an increase of $2,300.
The car would have sold yesterday for $55,802 and today it is $58,102.
And those are the actual numbers for my own car and my formerly great deal.
C'est la vie?
$500 under invoice? Well, that's no deal at all! Via CarWoo, I've easily received bids for $1000 under invoice...and that's before any rebate, like Conquest.
If that's the case with USAA, the dealers are really making out with a USAA sale, since unlike other discount programs like CostCo, USAA actually sends the dealership a check for $3000.
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As it was explained to me, the USAA "incentive" is indeed $3000 on the MY2012 ML350. That $3000 is actually paid to the dealer... By MBUSA, not USAA. What USAA provides is a large pool of buyers. It's a win/win deal.
The $3000 is subject to change and varies by model. The R-Class incentive is $1000. Some cars are $4000.
The $3000 is subject to change and varies by model. The R-Class incentive is $1000. Some cars are $4000.
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