European Delivery
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Sorry for the stupid question but if I were to order a C230K here in the United States with the options I want and color, can pick it up in Germany, go to Poland for a month come back to Germany and have the car sent to the States?
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The official line is that you pay MSRP for the car at your local dealer. The monies which would normally go to the dealer as his profit (or at least most of them) go back to MB and some of the money is applied toward things like the two nights' hotel accomodation, European insurance, marine insurance (for the trip to the States), etc. You will not need to pay the destination charge that is usually assessed for a US-bought car.
You may still be able to wrangle a deal even for a Euro Delivery car. Although I have to admit that it took me hours of negotiations to get a whole $500 off on my car, and that was only because I already had gotten an off-the-cuff quote from another dealer (who I wasn't going to buy from in any event, and who would probably back off from his offer were I to accept) to use as leverage. Point being it's not as cut-and-dried as the dealers would have you believe.
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You may still be able to wrangle a deal even for a Euro Delivery car. Although I have to admit that it took me hours of negotiations to get a whole $500 off on my car, and that was only because I already had gotten an off-the-cuff quote from another dealer (who I wasn't going to buy from in any event, and who would probably back off from his offer were I to accept) to use as leverage. Point being it's not as cut-and-dried as the dealers would have you believe.
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Well I spoke with the dealer he told me that for a '05 Granite Grey C230K with the lighting and sunroof package and a automatic transmission, he would sell the car for $31,527.00 plus taxes. Sound fair? Either way I am going to Poland, so I figured I would take the European delivery.
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Originally Posted by lkc230k
Sorry for the stupid question but if I were to order a C230K here in the United States with the options I want and color, can pick it up in Germany, go to Poland for a month come back to Germany and have the car sent to the States?
Luke
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There have been some people who have posted their experiences with this program on this forum. Do a search and talk to them. They may be able to give you insights.
I can't give you any because all my experiences to this are related to rental cars.
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2005 C230 Coupe
Originally Posted by jlm
The official line is that you pay MSRP for the car at your local dealer. The monies which would normally go to the dealer as his profit (or at least most of them) go back to MB and some of the money is applied toward things like the two nights' hotel accomodation, European insurance, marine insurance (for the trip to the States), etc. You will not need to pay the destination charge that is usually assessed for a US-bought car.
You may still be able to wrangle a deal even for a Euro Delivery car. Although I have to admit that it took me hours of negotiations to get a whole $500 off on my car, and that was only because I already had gotten an off-the-cuff quote from another dealer (who I wasn't going to buy from in any event, and who would probably back off from his offer were I to accept) to use as leverage. Point being it's not as cut-and-dried as the dealers would have you believe.
jlm
You may still be able to wrangle a deal even for a Euro Delivery car. Although I have to admit that it took me hours of negotiations to get a whole $500 off on my car, and that was only because I already had gotten an off-the-cuff quote from another dealer (who I wasn't going to buy from in any event, and who would probably back off from his offer were I to accept) to use as leverage. Point being it's not as cut-and-dried as the dealers would have you believe.
jlm
I second the point, however, about insurance coverage in eastern block countries. MBUSA has a whole department that works on EDs, so they should be able to give you a straight answer.
