A reply from MBUSA
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A reply from MBUSA
So I asked MBUSA when their site would be updated for the C320 Coupe and the C230 Sedan, here is what they said:
Erik:
The C230 Sedan and 320 Coupe are scheduled to go on line in mid January. Look for them on MBUSA.com around the 16th.
Thank you for your interest in MBUSA.com and if you have any further questions or comments, please contact us again.
Have a great 2003.
Sincerely,
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Can't wait to price them out on the 16th...
Erik
Erik:
The C230 Sedan and 320 Coupe are scheduled to go on line in mid January. Look for them on MBUSA.com around the 16th.
Thank you for your interest in MBUSA.com and if you have any further questions or comments, please contact us again.
Have a great 2003.
Sincerely,
Mercedes-Benz U.S.A., LLC
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Can't wait to price them out on the 16th...
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Re: A reply from MBUSA
[QUOTE]Originally posted by tifosiv122
[B]So I asked MBUSA when their site would be updated for the C320 Coupe and the C230 Sedan, here is what they said:
Erik:
The C230 Sedan and 320 Coupe are scheduled to go on line in mid January. Look for them on MBUSA.com around the 16th.
Thank you for your interest in MBUSA.com and if you have any further questions or comments, please contact us again.
Have a great 2003.
Sincerely,
Mercedes-Benz U.S.A., LLC
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Hmm. Weird because they are in the dealers already.
[B]So I asked MBUSA when their site would be updated for the C320 Coupe and the C230 Sedan, here is what they said:
Erik:
The C230 Sedan and 320 Coupe are scheduled to go on line in mid January. Look for them on MBUSA.com around the 16th.
Thank you for your interest in MBUSA.com and if you have any further questions or comments, please contact us again.
Have a great 2003.
Sincerely,
Mercedes-Benz U.S.A., LLC
Website Support
Hmm. Weird because they are in the dealers already.
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Re: Re: A reply from MBUSA
Originally posted by BrabusCClass Hmm. Weird because they are in the dealers already.
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Originally posted by KWiK
That's only a week away. They probably want to give the dealers some time to maximize profits from the impulse buyers.
That's only a week away. They probably want to give the dealers some time to maximize profits from the impulse buyers.
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Originally posted by Matt230K
There might not be anything on the website, but there is still a window sticker on the car that shows the price. It would be hard to get a premium on a C-class.
There might not be anything on the website, but there is still a window sticker on the car that shows the price. It would be hard to get a premium on a C-class.
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I wasn't thinking premium, but less of a discount since the invoice pricing isn't available yet.
I wasn't thinking premium, but less of a discount since the invoice pricing isn't available yet.
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Originally posted by Matt230K
And no incoming cars are pre-sold.
And no incoming cars are pre-sold.
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Re: A reply from MBUSA
Originally posted by tifosiv122
So I asked MBUSA when their site would be updated for the C320 Coupe and the C230 Sedan, here is what they said:
Erik:
The C230 Sedan and 320 Coupe are scheduled to go on line in mid January. Look for them on MBUSA.com around the 16th.
Thank you for your interest in MBUSA.com and if you have any further questions or comments, please contact us again.
Have a great 2003.
Sincerely,
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Can't wait to price them out on the 16th...
Erik:
I just returned from the LA Auto show where they had a new C320 in red on display. The cost was $33 thousand with auto, c7, leather, etc. I did not notice any other changes other then the C320 badge on the hatch...
Erik
So I asked MBUSA when their site would be updated for the C320 Coupe and the C230 Sedan, here is what they said:
Erik:
The C230 Sedan and 320 Coupe are scheduled to go on line in mid January. Look for them on MBUSA.com around the 16th.
Thank you for your interest in MBUSA.com and if you have any further questions or comments, please contact us again.
Have a great 2003.
Sincerely,
Mercedes-Benz U.S.A., LLC
Website Support
Can't wait to price them out on the 16th...
Erik:
I just returned from the LA Auto show where they had a new C320 in red on display. The cost was $33 thousand with auto, c7, leather, etc. I did not notice any other changes other then the C320 badge on the hatch...
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Originally posted by tifosiv122
Thats because MB kept this release quiet. Outside of this org, I can't find one bit of info on either car. No TV ads, no Mags, no radio ads, nothing.
Erik
Thats because MB kept this release quiet. Outside of this org, I can't find one bit of info on either car. No TV ads, no Mags, no radio ads, nothing.
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Re: Re: A reply from MBUSA
[QUOTE]Originally posted by BrabusCClass
[B]
Its common practice to have product on the lot before the advertising begins in earnest....studies have show that hyping a car before its available can actually loose sales, as it brings buyers out to only find that the car isn't yet available. Supposedly, a substantial portion of these people buy something else because they can't get that car.
[B]
Originally posted by tifosiv122
So I asked MBUSA when their site would be updated for the C320 Coupe and the C230 Sedan, here is what they said:
Erik:
The C230 Sedan and 320 Coupe are scheduled to go on line in mid January. Look for them on MBUSA.com around the 16th.
Thank you for your interest in MBUSA.com and if you have any further questions or comments, please contact us again.
Have a great 2003.
Sincerely,
Mercedes-Benz U.S.A., LLC
Website Support
Hmm. Weird because they are in the dealers already.
So I asked MBUSA when their site would be updated for the C320 Coupe and the C230 Sedan, here is what they said:
Erik:
The C230 Sedan and 320 Coupe are scheduled to go on line in mid January. Look for them on MBUSA.com around the 16th.
Thank you for your interest in MBUSA.com and if you have any further questions or comments, please contact us again.
Have a great 2003.
Sincerely,
Mercedes-Benz U.S.A., LLC
Website Support
Hmm. Weird because they are in the dealers already.
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Originally posted by Outland
Its common practice to have product on the lot before the advertising begins in earnest....studies have show that hyping a car before its available can actually loose sales, as it brings buyers out to only find that the car isn't yet available. Supposedly, a substantial portion of these people buy something else because they can't get that car.
Its common practice to have product on the lot before the advertising begins in earnest....studies have show that hyping a car before its available can actually loose sales, as it brings buyers out to only find that the car isn't yet available. Supposedly, a substantial portion of these people buy something else because they can't get that car.
i believe the new sl and e were hyped beyond belief before they were available. did you see men-in-black 2?
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Originally posted by young
what studies are those?
i believe the new sl and e were hyped beyond belief before they were available. did you see men-in-black 2?
what studies are those?
i believe the new sl and e were hyped beyond belief before they were available. did you see men-in-black 2?
MIB2 was a C.
Besides, when the new C came out they ran thousands of big green C commercials. Personally, I think the cars that will do/sell well will be the ones the dealers are told to push, whichever they may be.
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Originally posted by patronus
Wrong. MIB2 was the new W211 E-class.
Wrong. MIB2 was the new W211 E-class.
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Originally posted by young
what studies are those?
i believe the new sl and e were hyped beyond belief before they were available. did you see men-in-black 2?
what studies are those?
i believe the new sl and e were hyped beyond belief before they were available. did you see men-in-black 2?
I'm not saying I agree totally with the logic, but the industry does to some extent. With bread and butter type cars like Honda's Accord, or its minivan based SUV, yes, I can believe that this does happen. Those people are out buying an appliance, not a car that has them so passionate about it that they will wait.
Other cars need no hyping...the Mini, the PT Cruiser, new Z car, etc... the magazines also tend to throw a wrench in marketing plans.
And when exactly did you start seeing MINI ads? About 6 months after the cars started to trickle in. I've yet to see a single C commercial, so I can't even say when I remember them comming out...
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Originally posted by tifosiv122
MIB2 was a C.
MIB2 was a C.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A reply from MBUSA
Originally posted by Outland
And when exactly did you start seeing MINI ads? About 6 months after the cars started to trickle in. I've yet to see a single C commercial, so I can't even say when I remember them comming out...
And when exactly did you start seeing MINI ads? About 6 months after the cars started to trickle in. I've yet to see a single C commercial, so I can't even say when I remember them comming out...
Here in the NYC area, there are C commercials all of the time.
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Originally posted by tommy
Here in the NYC area, there are C commercials all of the time.
Here in the NYC area, there are C commercials all of the time.
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Originally posted by Outland
And when exactly did you start seeing MINI ads? About 6 months after the cars started to trickle in. I've yet to see a single C commercial, so I can't even say when I remember them comming out...
And when exactly did you start seeing MINI ads? About 6 months after the cars started to trickle in. I've yet to see a single C commercial, so I can't even say when I remember them comming out...
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Originally posted by Matt230K
As nice as these new cars are, I think some of them are a bad idea. The C320 coupe is not necessary and I don't think that it will sell well. I hope they have limited production on these. However MB doesn't seem to limit production on anything anymore. The C230 sedan is very nice, but there are way too many C240's still around that need to be sold. So if they are going to build a lot of these 230's, I hope they build fewer 240's. I'm a lot tech and inventory on C's went from about 5 of them in 2000 to around 25 now.
As nice as these new cars are, I think some of them are a bad idea. The C320 coupe is not necessary and I don't think that it will sell well. I hope they have limited production on these. However MB doesn't seem to limit production on anything anymore. The C230 sedan is very nice, but there are way too many C240's still around that need to be sold. So if they are going to build a lot of these 230's, I hope they build fewer 240's. I'm a lot tech and inventory on C's went from about 5 of them in 2000 to around 25 now.
I also think the V6 engine gets around the objection by some against "4-Cyl hatchbacks." This is not my view, as I like the Coupe for what it is. Just saying that for those who subscribe to the "American perception of hatchbacks" dogma, availability of the V6 takes away the argument.
In contrast, the 1.8L 230K Sedan doesn't make any sense to me. IMO, they cater to two different markets. The demographic that wants a 4-door sedan (sic older) might find the low displacement 4-Cyl tuner (S/C) engine against their sense of logic. Sure, it will appeal to some... just not sure it will have wide enough appeal given the conceptual differences. I think the younger crowd wanting the tunable nature of the S/C engine will opt for the sportier looking Coupe in larger numbers.
Time will tell, of course. Just some random thoughts.
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I guess this depends on point of view. If you believe in the long-term reliability of HP through cubic inches vs forced induction, then I think the C320 Coupe will sell very well.
I think the younger crowd wanting the tunable nature of the S/C engine will opt for the sportier looking Coupe in larger numbers.
I guess this depends on point of view. If you believe in the long-term reliability of HP through cubic inches vs forced induction, then I think the C320 Coupe will sell very well.
I think the younger crowd wanting the tunable nature of the S/C engine will opt for the sportier looking Coupe in larger numbers.
The C230K sedan and C320 coupe might have a market for the inbetween people, wanting to mod the vehicle and have a sedan, or looking for a long term vehicle but want aggressive styling... how big this market is, who knows... but I see a lot of older C230 Kompressor sedans around town...
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but I see a lot of older C230 Kompressor sedans around town...
but I see a lot of older C230 Kompressor sedans around town...
