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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 05:49 PM
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Lease Price - Is this a good deal?

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2012 C300 4Matic
Options = COMAND launch, heated seats, SIRIUS, Burl Walnut wood trim
MSRP = $41,360

$6000 down payment

$324 per month

48 Month lease with 10,000 miles

ALL taxes and fees are included.

Edit: That's 10,000 miles per year. NYC sales tax is 8.8%

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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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Leases can get tricky due to different counties tax policies. Need the tax rate for your county. Looks pretty strong but IMO I would back off the down payment on the lease and just subsidize the payment (your financial discipline must be strong) every month because if it gets totalled in the first year or two you can kiss most of that $6K goodbye. The leases include gap insurance so you do not have to worry about paying any negative equity on the lease.
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DCubed
Leases can get tricky due to different counties tax policies. Need the tax rate for your county. Looks pretty strong but IMO I would back off the down payment on the lease and just subsidize the payment (your financial discipline must be strong) every month because if it gets totalled in the first year or two you can kiss most of that $6K goodbye. The leases include gap insurance so you do not have to worry about paying any negative equity on the lease.
Oops!
NY City State sales tax = 8.8%

Thanks!
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 06:17 PM
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Pull the trigger.
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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Thats a pretty good deal but i personally wouldn't want it for 48 months. do they have something for 30 months?
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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48 months seems excessive.

Dont put anything down & have them reduce it to 39 (or less) months.
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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For your comparison (not a direct one), I recently got quoted for a 2012 C350:

$42,800 (finance, excluding tax and fees)
P1 (included)
Lighting package
Keyless Go
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 12:04 AM
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i did a 36 month.. 15 k per year..492month...i was happy..43K sticker 3500 down
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by DOOLA
i did a 36 month.. 15 k per year..492month...i was happy..43K sticker 3500 down
I just got one from NY 2012 C 300 4matic wood trim, heated seats, navi. $41k sticker price.

$423/48months 1700 du at signing taxes, dmv, sales tax etc.
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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2012 comes in c300??? isnt it just 250 and 350?
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Normandie4life
2012 comes in c300??? isnt it just 250 and 350?
yes c300 4matic is avaliable as well as c250 and 350.
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Normandie4life
2012 comes in c300??? isnt it just 250 and 350?
acr 2001, what dealer are u getting that deal from in NY?
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Normandie4life
2012 comes in c300??? isnt it just 250 and 350?
C300 only comes in 4MATIC and 250/350 only comes in RWD for now
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 09:40 AM
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if your willing to make the trip...Massapequa has the best deals....and they also give u a discount if they auto debit ur checking acct....i paid....400...15k miles 33 months p1 package,siris and heated seats c300 4matic 4k down with the service package...see if u qualify for any discounts..one for leaving an infiniti.
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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I haven't used massapequa before. I buy all my cars from Huntington Mercedes (know all the managers and salesman very well). We always get awesome deals. Your deal is pretty good considering it is a new 2012 model refresh, and only last month the dealerships were asking over sticker. But I still think you can do better.

Wait until November's numbers come out. I am fairly certain that they will be more favorable for a lease. I have the same MSRP as you and only pay $360 a month with 5,000 total out of pocket and a 36/39 (not really sure which one) month lease with 12k annual mileage allowed.

If you are doing a 48 months, this number should be less, and your also putting down an extra 1k... I think apples to apples you should be right around $300.

We got our 2011 (38k sticker) for only $2,500 total out of pocket, (which we had a $1,000 MBUSA U.S. Open voucher to also put towards, so really only $1,500) and its a 24 month lease with 12k annual mileage for $335/month.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 12:42 AM
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Two mistakes that I made in my lease: 1. Not enough miles per year, I get 10K mi and that is only about 900 per month, try to get more miles per year. 2. Too long of a lease. My lease is for 48 months and I would have preferred a lease for 30-36mo. My $.02
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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You're putting $6K into a depreciable asset?
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Warrior6521
You're putting $6K into a depreciable asset?
You are going to be paying the $6,000 no matter what. It's just a cap-cost reduction to reduce paying interest on that $6,000 and securing a better rate.
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Old Nov 3, 2011 | 07:44 PM
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2012 c300 4matic luxury w/ leather and s32 package

$44k msrp, brought down to $39200

$400 per month 30 months w/ $4000 down 0.0021 money factor

i'm happy w it

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