Pricing Question?? 2005 C230 Ss
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2005 C230 SS
Pricing Question?? 2005 C230 Ss
Hi everyone...I know there are many threads out there about pricing and I have really looked at them all. I am just looking for some feedback on my situation..
So I visited the dealer in West Palm Beach a week ago and haggled with them for a while. Then at the end of my negotiating I told him I had a MB Love coupon that I need to use by 12/31/04. So he went ask spoke to whomever and he came back stating to me that the exact car I wanted would take 7-8 weeks to get it here. (right before 12/31/04 - he was trying to get me to buy now)
So I told him thanks and right before I walked out he ran me down and told me that he was going to order the exact car I wanted so that it can be here by 12/31/04. He told me that he will put my name on the car and that there are no string attached. I never signed anything and he told me what his best offer was and if I wanted the car come back and see him the 1st week in December to finalize the deal.
I am very set on my options that I want and here they are:
2005 C230 SS
Brilliant silver
Automatic
Entertainment package
Lighting package
Sunroof package
Split fold down rear seats
MSRP: $35,880
Invoice: $33,522
His best offer:
car: $34,219
plus tax and other stuff: $2,200
= $36,419
I am putting $4,500 cash down plus the MB love coupon $1,500
= $6,000
I am looking into getting the car down to $35,900 out the door, is this realistic price in south florida?? And have any of you ever heard a dealership ordering a car without a deal?? Thanks in advance for the help.....
So I visited the dealer in West Palm Beach a week ago and haggled with them for a while. Then at the end of my negotiating I told him I had a MB Love coupon that I need to use by 12/31/04. So he went ask spoke to whomever and he came back stating to me that the exact car I wanted would take 7-8 weeks to get it here. (right before 12/31/04 - he was trying to get me to buy now)
So I told him thanks and right before I walked out he ran me down and told me that he was going to order the exact car I wanted so that it can be here by 12/31/04. He told me that he will put my name on the car and that there are no string attached. I never signed anything and he told me what his best offer was and if I wanted the car come back and see him the 1st week in December to finalize the deal.
I am very set on my options that I want and here they are:
2005 C230 SS
Brilliant silver
Automatic
Entertainment package
Lighting package
Sunroof package
Split fold down rear seats
MSRP: $35,880
Invoice: $33,522
His best offer:
car: $34,219
plus tax and other stuff: $2,200
= $36,419
I am putting $4,500 cash down plus the MB love coupon $1,500
= $6,000
I am looking into getting the car down to $35,900 out the door, is this realistic price in south florida?? And have any of you ever heard a dealership ordering a car without a deal?? Thanks in advance for the help.....
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I bought mine in Tampa..I would suggest going to a couple MB dealers and let them fight it out between themselves for the best price. With some time and effort I think you will be pretty close if not at the price your looking to pay. Worked for me.. 
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Originally Posted by CitronC230K_03
in california you could get a better deal than that. im not sure about florida. Drew, the resident car salesman will probably be able to answer that for you.
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2005 C230 SS, 2004 E320
Im from Palm beach, And i live on the island i went to the Mercedes dealer on Okeechobee blvd, They gave me such a hard time before they even talked $$ they wanted to run my credit, Maybe its because im so young ''19'' so my parents stepped in the picture and told them about the markup in the car and all the deals everyone else was getting and so on and so on so at last they finally said that i was going to go to Maryland to buy the car because you guys are so hard. And there exact words were '' Go right ahead theres pleanty of money in PALM BEACH the majority of our buyers dont ask for a dollar off so someone else will buy it. There total A$$holes there i wouldnt reconmend buying there , Maybe you should Mb of Miami . I ended up going up to Maryland and getting my car , I got a 05 c230 with auto sunroof and cd changer for 31,300 with ttt....Maybe you should try my dealer i know its a bit far but you got to go where the deal is. Herb gordon Mercedes 301 890 3030 ask for Len louge..Hes the man!!! Goodluck Guss 
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From: Lake Worth, FL
2005 C230 SS
thanks GusGusZ
I would have to agree with you 110%...I am 22 years old and I am going to get this car on my own credit and with my own money so they always give me the "young punk" look. ..then when they see that I have a real good paying job for my age they just play off the "young punk" look....There are plenty of dealerships around my area so I will be looking around...
when I started looking at this car the target out the door price that I wanted was $35,300...then after having such a bad interaction with the West Palm Beach dealer I have a real bad taste in my mouth....I am going to keep looking real hard for my target price but the issue is that my LMT coupon expires 12/31/04 and every where I go no dealership has the exact car I am looking for....very frustrating..
..The west palm beach dealership is trying to corner me since they know the exact car I want is nowhere to be found for some reason...
hopefully Anaheim Drew will hook me up with a good dealer in the area where I can get a $35,500 price....
by the way something I left out from my previous post is that I will be leasing for 39 months / 15,000 miles per year.....plus I am looking for the charcoal leather inserts for my interior
..then when they see that I have a real good paying job for my age they just play off the "young punk" look....There are plenty of dealerships around my area so I will be looking around...when I started looking at this car the target out the door price that I wanted was $35,300...then after having such a bad interaction with the West Palm Beach dealer I have a real bad taste in my mouth....I am going to keep looking real hard for my target price but the issue is that my LMT coupon expires 12/31/04 and every where I go no dealership has the exact car I am looking for....very frustrating..
..The west palm beach dealership is trying to corner me since they know the exact car I want is nowhere to be found for some reason...hopefully Anaheim Drew will hook me up with a good dealer in the area where I can get a $35,500 price....
by the way something I left out from my previous post is that I will be leasing for 39 months / 15,000 miles per year.....plus I am looking for the charcoal leather inserts for my interior
Last edited by MCONDE01; Nov 3, 2004 at 06:47 PM.
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From: Palm beach/ Baltimore
2005 C230 SS, 2004 E320
Well this is what i did when i wanted my car, I called around to dealerships in GA and S.C, And told them this b/s story that im buying a a car for my wife and shes very choosy and she wants a C230 with this and that. I named all the options she wanted i told them i was paying cash and i needed the car right away ''lie'' about the cash thing. So while i was on the phone with him i said please help me its her birthday and i promised her it. So he said ok ill do a locate for the whole East coast , So he did the car i wanted was in Macon GA, exactly how i wanted it, Color pref and all. So then i called my Mb Dealer in Palm beach and told them i found the car that they so called said didnt exist and it was in Macon Ga, And that it wasnt sold . They told me if im willing to pay the 650.00 shipping fee they will go get it. So my advice is try the same thing i did go to mbusa.com and go to the locate a dealer link and call a few dealers in Ga or S.C or even Tampa or jacksonville, And if you want the car badd enough you'll have to pay the shipping fee. I myself didnt have to pay it because i bought my car in Md and they had the car i wanted on the lot. So Goodluck post some feedback on youre progress!..Guss
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This is an easy one. If you can be the slightest bit flexible on the options, (although you may not have to be) I would wait until 12/30 or 12/31 and walk into the dealer and tell them you're ready to buy today and use the coupon.
I was potentially buying on 12/31/03 (last year) and it was rather dead in the showroom that day but boy were they ready to deal! In the end, I ended up buying on 1/31/04 and got a record of a deal due to the last day of the month and poor weather in Jan keeping customers from coming to the dealer.
I was potentially buying on 12/31/03 (last year) and it was rather dead in the showroom that day but boy were they ready to deal! In the end, I ended up buying on 1/31/04 and got a record of a deal due to the last day of the month and poor weather in Jan keeping customers from coming to the dealer.
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From: Lake Worth, FL
2005 C230 SS
Lmt Coupon
Do you think it will hurt ot help if I tell the dealer I have a LMT coupon and I have to use it before 12/31/04....?? Does that put me in a bad position because they know they kind of got me...or does that typically make the dealer more flexible??
Thanks in advance for any feedback....
Thanks in advance for any feedback....
