New member - Need help with lease price
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New member - Need help with lease price
hello everyone, i am new to this forum, well almost, not officially yet. i am an ex BMW owner (07 328xi) and looking to get a mercedes. I wanted to get some expert opinion on this lease offer from my dealership. Also, can you tell me some reviews on your Mercedes, especially about the service and warranty. I had absolutely 0 problems with my BMW, loved that car, but hate getting the same car after a lease is up, I like to get something new and mercedes c300 looks sharp. I loved that BMW covered everything except tires altough the dealer at mercedes tells me its included in their price somehow which i am skeptical about. thanks
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2010 C300 4M Sport-1969 Camaro SS-2007 Harley Davidson Street Glide
Shop dealers...never pay sticker.
I do not know where you are located. If you happen to be in the PNW then go to Yakima Washington, Hahn Motors....they will deal.
I do not know where you are located. If you happen to be in the PNW then go to Yakima Washington, Hahn Motors....they will deal.
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OP if you have AAA or Costco membership you should be able to get the car at invoice as that is the negotiated price via both car buying programs. That $1351 you are paying the dealer in profits equals about $30 per month in your lease.
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You should be able to do a good bit better. There are several threads regarding this but check this one out:
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-you-paid.html
As you can see there have been some pretty good deals out there. I got over 4K off my bare bones manual so you should be able to push a good bit harder. Good Luck and let us know how the negotiations go.
Edit: Just read where you picked up your car last Thurs. Congrats! Hope you love it!
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-you-paid.html
As you can see there have been some pretty good deals out there. I got over 4K off my bare bones manual so you should be able to push a good bit harder. Good Luck and let us know how the negotiations go.
Edit: Just read where you picked up your car last Thurs. Congrats! Hope you love it!
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I bought in December and that price is HIGH. Shop around and play the dealers off each other. I had one willing to drive 300 miles to sell me the car. The local dealer matched his offer, and had exactly what we wanted in the showroom. I'm sure you can knock at LEAST a couple thousand off. Of course, I bought and I don't know how flexible they are with a lease. I would think it should be the same. I went with the USAA buying program and saved $6000 off msrp ($45,xxx) and another $1200 for financing through MB at 1.9%. I didn't even know about the extra $1200 until I got the first bill. It was their Christmas offer. I think I hit the jackpot with that deal.
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LOL he is not paying sticker, he included the MSRP sticker so people can see what he is getting but if you look at the lease workout sheet he is paying $43,220 for the car and MSRP is $45,310, Either way invoice on the car is $41,867 and C-Class can be had at invoice fairly easily.
OP if you have AAA or Costco membership you should be able to get the car at invoice as that is the negotiated price via both car buying programs. That $1351 you are paying the dealer in profits equals about $30 per month in your lease.
OP if you have AAA or Costco membership you should be able to get the car at invoice as that is the negotiated price via both car buying programs. That $1351 you are paying the dealer in profits equals about $30 per month in your lease.
LOL...sorry I missed that.
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I bought in December and that price is HIGH. Shop around and play the dealers off each other. I had one willing to drive 300 miles to sell me the car. The local dealer matched his offer, and had exactly what we wanted in the showroom. I'm sure you can knock at LEAST a couple thousand off. Of course, I bought and I don't know how flexible they are with a lease. I would think it should be the same. I went with the USAA buying program and saved $6000 off msrp ($45,xxx) and another $1200 for financing through MB at 1.9%. I didn't even know about the extra $1200 until I got the first bill. It was their Christmas offer. I think I hit the jackpot with that deal.
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You can not compare going via USAA buying programing vs anyone else as USAA buying program includes a fleet discount of $2k which the dealer gets reimbursed via MBUSA. ..... USAA or buying it durning one of MB "Friends and Family" discount periods as I have seen many dealerships allow salesman claim you are "their friend or family" which allows you to get a fleet discount of between $1-2k depending on the promo MB is running at the time.
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Have the dealer put it in writing. Because MBs do not have a maintenance program built in anymore.
Not everybody has access to a military program discount. See below comment.
You are correct. Why do so many newbies make these claims assuming everybody else has these same capabilities is beyond me.
Not everybody has access to a military program discount. See below comment.
You are correct. Why do so many newbies make these claims assuming everybody else has these same capabilities is beyond me.
I never suggested that he had access to the USAA program. I posted what I got, and how I got it. (invoice -3100). He may have access to another program, or maybe even USAA.
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BTW, thanks for the newbie slur, of course I actually provided a useful recent data point.
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Also, looking at his quote, he's paying for the maintenance program.($769)
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Yeah ok and he is also paying for 12k miles a year so chances are he will need service A, and B. The break even point for the star maintenance is service service A, B as Service A is about $200 and Service B is $600. If the service light is on his car when he returns it chances are the MBF will require Service C which is due at 36000 miles so depending on how close to 12k miles a year he drives pre-paying the first 4 year/48k miles worth of maintenance might not be so bad.