broke_R

just wanted to see what other people are paying for their lease if you want to talk about it. I just ordered my 300c sport with everthing but leather and got the car for 39,200. i got the payment down to 539.08 39 months with 1849 due at signing. Just checking for peoples opinions.

tanktube67

If includes tax, it's a good deal

broke_R

yes that is the tax included

itcrashed

with that kind of payment, why not just purchase?

$40,000 loan @ 5.9% over 72 months = $661 monthly payment

broke_R

no thanks to a 6 year payment and also I own a business and I get to write the lease payment off.

itcrashed

ahhh...i see that makes sense

kimyoung_k

It looks you got pretty good deal for your lease.
what is the buy out price at the end?

blastit

yeah those payments look awesome! my payments are huge! the c350 4matic in obsidian black with MM, pano and the works came up to around 57k. lease payments on it including tax is around 940 CAD. i know i cant really compare to the states, but you guys seem to get way better deals.

JRAMGV8

Sounds about right, I'd go for it.

What's the money factor?

broke_R

buyout is 24000 which was 59% of MSRP and the money factor is .00225

omgitselaine

and if you're in Canada at least you get better options and a C350 4Matic

blastit

true but looking at dollar for dollar, if i was in the states i could have thrown in an extra 200 and probably got a cls 550

C350Silver

I'm in Vancouver but price wise, the US is has much better value for the C purchase. Our Canadian dollar is at par with the US but our MSRP is still approx $10K higher than the US including the $1895 for freight and PDI, yet the states only pay $790 and it's already included in the MRSP.

Thought about import a US model but the duty of 6% and further modification once it's on Canadian soil quickly shot that idea down. I couldn't bare having my new C's dashboard ripped apart just to meet Canadian regulations. I bit the bullet (like all Canadians do) and bought it here. I'm super delighted with my C350.

Whoopie...Canada gets the memory seats and keyless entry...but for an extra $10K?! As for the C350 4Matic not available in the states, unless New Jersey snows a lot, a C350 Sport is pretty good value. And, the 7G-Tronic transmission is oh-so-smooth.

By the way, I'm going to visit NJ soon!

omgitselaine

By the way, I'm going to visit NJ soon![/QUOTE]

Well its a great place to visit me being in north jersey im like 20 minutes from downtown manhattan without traffic but then again when isnt there any traffic aside from 200am to 500am in the morning

ps i couldnt believe it but i actually saw 4 different c's today and two of them were the same as mines uughhhhhhhhh

C350Silver

The C drivers in Vancouver is still part of the exclusivity club and respect is noticeable from the light head nods and smiles upon passing. We respect the way it looks and feels...and the long wait to finally own one. For now, C there is peace. Take good care of your baby.

I'll be in NJ for 3 weeks. IM me with some tourist places, good restaurants and party places in Manhattan and NJ . Nothing's better than inside info from the locals!

benggolf

Hi C350Silver. Any deal in the US is anytime better than buying one in Canada, but as you said...no memory seats and Keyless Go.

Looks like we may have identical cars. We ordered Palladium Silver C350Sport with black/grey MB-Tex, Premium Package, Keyless Go and 18" AMG wheels.

Production was March 01 and hope to take delivery sometime late April.
Drive carefully and enjoy your new ride.

evoviiiyou

Does tax mean tax on the portion of the lease value...or the tax on the purchase price of the car?

blastit

[QUOTE=benggolf; Production was March 01 and hope to take delivery sometime late April.[/QUOTE]

Benggolf, looks like we had the same production date. what dealer to you buy from? i got mine from MB burnaby. i spoke with me dealer last week and he mentioned that the car was in canadian waters. it must have reached the port by now. i wonder if we will get our cars sooner than late april?

aequitas300

There's a nice C300 Sport on Fleetrates.com for $369 a month.. Has anyone ever dealt with them? I've heard mixed things about them. It's listing the member price as $35975, so how does that equate to $369 a month?

Is that with a $10k down payment or something? How is that possible?

oblu

Go into fleetrates with your guard up. They kept offering me incredible rates compared to what was available from mbusa at the time (last sept) but whenever I asked for paperwork to sign nothing ever appeared. Eventually they just stopped returning calls.

I got the impression that they only wanted to do business in so cal ... or maybe large markets? They said shipping was no problem, but I'd have to arrange for it.

sack5000

If you own the car you can depreciate the whole thing equivalent to write off of lease payments. Problem is the car depreciates and you face that when you decide to sell. Leasing is a little more expensive but takes out the worry.

aequitas300

That's what I figured.. Anyone see how that previous deal I posted is possible outside of a ridiculous down payment?