dxp

www.edmunds.com publishes what they call TMV (True Market Value) on the C-class. It's supposed to
be what consumers are actually paying for in the
market place. I am very surprised to see
a TMV that's actaully slightly below dealer
invoice.

I am interested in finding out what everybody
paid for their car. $1500 under MSRP? Any feedback
would be appreciated.


dxp
1987 300E (the beater)
1991 BMW M3 (the garage queen)
1988 BMW M3 race car (the beast)
1997 GMC Yukon (tow vehicle)
2002 C320 (to be added)

TimmyC230boy

i gave MSRP for mine. But that was over a year ago when they first came out. I had the 3rd one in country according to dealer. First in NC i know. But now if you see a 2002, there may be a nice rebate on it.

whitecar2003

You might want to do a quick search of the Forum, this one has come up before.

With 2002's basically being 'year-old' cars, mbusa is offering the dealers factory cash to move them...hence a TMV below invoice.

See below:

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ht=dealer+cash


BTW: I paid $1,600 under MSRP for my '03, or at least I plan to if it ever gets delivered!

session

$1700 under MSRP. i didn't negotiate; i got a discount because my employer has a partnership program with the dealer. :p

i probably should have negotiated but the discount put me in the range i was willing to pay so i really didn't feel like going through the hassle. i bought my car on may 10, 2002.

deanlnh

I paid close to 2000 under msrp for my 2002 C240, but they only had a couple left and the 2003's were on the way.

Kal Rubinson

I bought mine in July as the market year was ending and got it for $1345 under Edmund's TMV and, of course, well under INV and MSRP.

mercedesman

I've been to two dealers in my area and the best I could do was $1000 off a 2002(don't have what I want) or $500 off a 2003( I can order). They tell me they're selling so well that they won't go any lower. When I showed them Edmunds TMV they just laughed and said sorry...:o

Buellwinkle

I paid full price but got an outstanding deal on my trade in. Also, I got one off the first shipment of 3 and took the one assigned to them as a demo so I didn't have much negotiating power. From what I see the cars tagged at the dealer, they are discounting around $2,500 on the '02 C-coupes.

J&JC230k

I got mine in July. I paid full price for it. I would of negotiated with the dealer if I knew that the 2003s were coming out. I didn't think about it, I just wanted the car. Oh well, I love my car and that's all that matters.

nboyd

Febuary, $100 over invoice, on Coupe with leather, special order charge, C2, and CD Changer.

grn300m

About $3,600 under msrp

who_dog

Congrats, that's absolutely amazing. They aren't even giving that much off for the 2002's at 99% of dealers. I need to visit your dealer in a few years.

FrankW

MSRP for mine. The OTD price was $60k with another $2k extended warranty.

whitecar2003

Hey don't hold back and give people the wrong impression...

grn300M works for dalimer chrysler and can buy cars at something like 12% under msrp. Lucky!

mdp c230k

I got the first one sold by my dealer last year and paid sticker price. With tax and reg it came to 29,970 for a C230K with C2 and silver paint.

young

i paid sticker - but got free keyrings! whoo hoo!

and later on, i got a carbon fiber ball point pen...

DrMike

Last Jan., I got my coupe for dealer invoice +3%, with no advertising or document fee. That worked out to 28,600 for an '02, auto, c5, silver. They also did the cd changer for about $700 installed. The salesman threw in winter mats and sent a nice gourmet treats gift basket. Best of all, the sale was done all over the phone. I didn't see the saleman or dealership until I went to pick up the car.

(I also got to put $5000 of the purchase price on credit card for frequent flyer miles.)

MBNewbii

About $6000 under invoice. Picked up 320 wagon w/sticker of $41,005 for $35,000 (give or take a couple $$$).

Lynn

That is not $6000 under invoice, it is $6000 under MSRP. You must have purchased when MB was giving the dealers $3000 incentives on the wagon. You got a great car for a great price. Invoice should have been about $38,200. With the incentive, the dealer essentially sold the car at his cost.

mdp c230k

I put 10K on a card for FFM too. I paid the card off immediately so they were for free!

DCX Engineer

It is 12.25% to be exact and no documentation fees. My dealer had to refund my $50 doc fee because the Employee Purchase Program prohibited these charges.

We are limited in the models that are available in the plan. Basically none of the limited production vehicles.

Lynn

So DCX said PDQ that you're SOL on the AMG?

DCX Engineer

SOL on AMG.

dxp

Thanks to all the replies. My wife and I just
bought a 2002 C320 wagon for $6200 under MSRP
today! We are really looking forward to driving
this car. We love MB even though I own a BMW and
also race one, but a MB is just great for the
street. The 1987 300E we have has over 185K miles
on it and still drives like when we got it on
day one.

One question to the group here:
Which CD changer unit will work with the radio
system? Do I have to buy a MB unit? Has anyone
done the installation himself?

Thanks!

dxp
C320 Wagon (to be picked up tomorrow)

Keng1

Congrats...

CD changer. As far as I know you can only get the MB CD changer which uses fibre optic. You can get it on ebay or from Gaston (@ clairparts.com?).

The installation is also really easy. I did it myself. You can find installation instructions on leonoff.net. I think the SLK instructions should apply. Has anyone used this for the W203?