Ordered my car on Saturday :)
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2010 C300 4matic
About the cracked buttons, are you sure the invoice doesn't say that they had to R&R (Remove and Replace) the airbag? I could understand if they had to remove it to get to the buttons, but it seems odd that they would be attached to the airbag, or that it would need to be replaced. That would be very expensive for MB.
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2003 MB C230 coupe
when my buttons cracked and they ordered whatever part they needed to fix them, the part that was shipped was labeled as the airbag. so apparently it's all one unit. i was surprised too when the service department called me and told me that my airbag replacement part was in, and yes they knew that all i wanted to replace was the buttons.
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2002 C240 6-spd (ret)
Re: Picking up car on Saturday!!!!
Originally posted by chrissy
Just got another call from the dealer and going to pick it up on Saturday...now all I have to do is try to get him to knock off some money since it wasn't a special order car!!! wish me luck
Just got another call from the dealer and going to pick it up on Saturday...now all I have to do is try to get him to knock off some money since it wasn't a special order car!!! wish me luck
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This is what the guy told me...he said if it was a car that they had in the lot or at some other dealer, the most he could give me off the price would be $500 but since he had to put not a special order but an order in for the car that he could not give me any money off. Well, since they didn't have to order one and they are just getting it from another dealer, I want the $500 off the price.
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Chrissy, I'm having a hard time understanding why you'd be able to get $500 off, to tell you the truth. You're not saving MB any costs at all, so I don't see what kind of savings they can pass along to you.
Unless you're just trying to play hardball with the dealer?
Are you going to keep the cloth? It's a very nice material, but I couldn't deal with the pattern after a while. Hope your results are different.
Unless you're just trying to play hardball with the dealer?
Are you going to keep the cloth? It's a very nice material, but I couldn't deal with the pattern after a while. Hope your results are different.
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I'm not trying to play hardball with the dealer, it's just that's what he told me that he could give me off the car if he didn't have to order one. Now that he doesn't have to order one, I'd like what he told me he could do.
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Originally posted by chrissy
I'm not trying to play hardball with the dealer, it's just that's what he told me that he could give me off the car if he didn't have to order one. Now that he doesn't have to order one, I'd like what he told me he could do.
I'm not trying to play hardball with the dealer, it's just that's what he told me that he could give me off the car if he didn't have to order one. Now that he doesn't have to order one, I'd like what he told me he could do.
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Originally posted by chrissy
I'm not trying to play hardball with the dealer, it's just that's what he told me that he could give me off the car if he didn't have to order one. Now that he doesn't have to order one, I'd like what he told me he could do.
I'm not trying to play hardball with the dealer, it's just that's what he told me that he could give me off the car if he didn't have to order one. Now that he doesn't have to order one, I'd like what he told me he could do.
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2003 C230K Sport Coupe, 1986 190E 2.3
They should give you more off if they order or dealer trade it, since the car does not have to be floorplanned the dealer actually makes more money off you. See they never have to make a payment to the bank that does there floorplan. I got $1200 off MSRP and that was for ordered or not. Since dealer trade incurred no floor plan expense they still made a good deal of money. They make %3 of MSRP for Holdback as well as the %7 markup. So they would have made $2300 plus $1000 holdback off my sale, but they discounted $1200 so they only made a hair over $2000. Still more than enough for my dealer and salesperson to survive.
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actually you can try carsdirect.com and get
dealer to match the $2800 discount (use zip code 94122) that you can get on carsdirect.com. you can get the car shipped to you from anywhere and still save money if you have to pay $500 shipping. I think $500 off MSRP is a really poor deal on the C230K.
