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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 12:49 AM
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06 C280 Lease--Good Deal?

Hi all,

Can I get a consensus if I got a good deal? The MF looks better than the one posted in the forum, and I realize that the Acquisition Fee is marked up.

However, I was curious if anyone else is noticing that Mercedes is marking the C class below invoice? I keep thinking that something is wrong with the car....

2006 C280
Options include 530, 324, 320, 319, 050, 275, 287, metallic paint.
3 Year lease/10k miles per year
MSRP 41140
Invoice 38315
Sale Price 37995
MF .00185
Residual 61%
Down: $0
Drive off fees: Acquisition ($1095), TT ($305), first month payment
Monthly $502.59 including SoCal tax


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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 01:12 AM
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personally, the c280 sucks... having driven a few 2006 models, i dont think i would pay to drive this car...

my $.02
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by alboogiee
personally, the c280 sucks... having driven a few 2006 models, i dont think i would pay to drive this car...

my $.02


I could maybe understand your post if you qualified it with some concrete reasons besides "personally...", but since your post neither answers my question nor is very constructive, I am going to call troll and wait for a better/more constructive response.
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 02:21 PM
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Money factor is decent, residual value is probably inflated compared to what the market value will be. Acq fee looks a little high, should be well under $1k.
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Old Feb 27, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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2006 C280 4MATIC SEDAN
$369 PER MONTH*
27 month lease, 10k mi/yr,
$2500 Cap Cost Reduction**
MSRP-$37,735, Stk# 6F795323

Good deal from Glauser MB in Colorado
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by G55K
2006 C280 4MATIC SEDAN
$369 PER MONTH*
27 month lease, 10k mi/yr,
$2500 Cap Cost Reduction**
MSRP-$37,735, Stk# 6F795323

Good deal from Glauser MB in Colorado
Thanks for the info. The only thing is its hard to compare deals without knowing all of the details (i.e. sale price, money factor, residual, etc.).
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by socaldriver
Hi all,

Can I get a consensus if I got a good deal? The MF looks better than the one posted in the forum, and I realize that the Acquisition Fee is marked up.

However, I was curious if anyone else is noticing that Mercedes is marking the C class below invoice? I keep thinking that something is wrong with the car....

2006 C280
Options include 530, 324, 320, 319, 050, 275, 287, metallic paint.
3 Year lease/10k miles per year
MSRP 41140
Invoice 38315
Sale Price 37995
MF .00185
Residual 61%
Down: $0
Drive off fees: Acquisition ($1095), TT ($305), first month payment
Monthly $502.59 including SoCal tax


Thanks!
My C32 is 649 a month (with 5k down), 12k miles a year, and it was nearly 20k more on the sticker. That is most definately NOT a good deal.
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by naadp
My C32 is 649 a month (with 5k down), 12k miles a year, and it was nearly 20k more on the sticker. That is most definately NOT a good deal.
Thanks for the input, but you are comparing apples to oranges. I have yet to purchase the car with the deal above, but if I do, I will have put $0 down (not 5k down) and my monthly is $150 less a month. Taking these factors into account would easily equal the 20k more in sticker.

From what I am hearing on other boards is that on a C class I should ask for 1-3k below invoice.
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I think $500 a month on a C280 is way too much, I dont know bout Cali but around NYC and NJ C280s go for under $500 a month with $0 down. You can get a ML350 for under 600ish a month with $0 down.

http://www.mbprinceton.com/mbcenter/b/index.jhtml

One of the local dealers with 2006 C280 4-matic going for $479 a month if you calculate the $3900 down going into the payments.
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