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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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Question What would you do....?

My lease is up in september, I was thinking of buying the 230k 05 sport outright...its been a great car...

I estimate I may be over 2-3k miles, what is the typical process if I buy out? The car says it will be bought for alittle over 17k at that point.


Or I could get a new C, my question here is, if I go back to the same sales individual and say I would like to purchase a new C300 off of them, would I have any luck getting the over mileage waived?

What kind of scenarios should I expect? Have any of you successfully bought a new car from the same sales and or dealership and they did not make you pay excessive mileage etc? (im talking 2-3k over estimate) How do they work that into the price if I get a new car from them and trade in the lease?

I do have my taillights tinted, I may have to buy the car outright...instead of replace them....

Let me know what I should expect.

Thanks in advance
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:16 AM
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:19 AM
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2002 C230 coupe , NOt THE AVATAR!!
get a new C300, you gonna love it even more!!!
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:21 AM
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oh i know lol

I love my car..but yes the new one is amazing.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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My car,

check on this page for pics

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...t=3385&page=34

look down toward the end, ive done some modifying since..but it always gets looks
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:25 AM
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pic 17 is the full car view
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:26 AM
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If you are buying another Mercedes, they won't waive it completely (unless you had 36 DD's) but they will definately work with you to reduce the fee and add it on to a new payment, but if you already had sucess with your sales person i would just talk to him about weighing your options. IMO, if you have the credit and want to lease, get into a new C if not just buy it outright (but are you really going to keep this car for another 3-5 years?--the term of most loans--?)

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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:30 AM
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in arizona....we have so many rock chips..plus when I got this car i was way to worried about it EVERYWHERE..and still am..I was thinking...buy out this car..
keep it..and buy another c300 and garage it..im going to black on black the c300, plus im getting auto this time...not manual....its a pain over here on the LA-eske highways


But i am weighing options..and listening to recommendations

My credit is stellar (last pulled was 813) so im not worried about that.

I know the 3-5 year term is no good, I would have to find a payment with little to no prepay to pay off if I wanted.

I really do wonder about ...if anyone has had success getting into a new car, without issues..and tons of fees? possibly waiving over mileage if I purchase and not lease....hmm
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