Order Discount ?
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From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
2015 C400 4matic W205
It's just my opinion but I think you loose some of your negotiation power when you are ordering a car to your specs. Whereas when there is a car in their inventory that they could potentially loose on, you are in the negotiation driver's seat. I felt comfortable preordering because my work has a feet discount arranged for dealer cost plus 5%....roughly 5% off MRSP which the dealer said they would honor before the MRSP was released.
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Joined: Apr 2014
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From: Las Vegas NV
Corvette/2017 E-300
It's just my opinion but I think you loose some of your negotiation power when you are ordering a car to your specs. Whereas when there is a car in their inventory that they could potentially loose on, you are in the negotiation driver's seat. I felt comfortable preordering because my work has a feet discount arranged for dealer cost plus 5%....roughly 5% off MRSP which the dealer said they would honor before the MRSP was released.
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Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Los Angeles
2012 C250 Sport
This. My parents, for instance, won't get anything else but an MB. I don't even know if they bother to test drive cars anymore (esp since they lease the same model over and over again). I'm pretty sure this isn't that uncommon, esp w/ people who can afford a luxury car....
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From: Seattle, WA
99 ML430, 01 CLK55, 07 R63, 15 E63 Wagon
I negotiated a discount before I even placed an order at my dealer (on a different MB). You can really do anything you want but I found that I have much more leverage to get dealers to bid against each other before I commit to the order so I can get a lower price vs. wait for your ordered car to come in then talk dollars.
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From: SoCal
Porsche 981 CS, C450, 3000GT VR4
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Joined: Jun 2006
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From: SoCal
Porsche 981 CS, C450, 3000GT VR4
Got a message from one of the local dealers in LA saying they have no plan on giving any discount at this time but are nice enough to not put any markup on the car. LOL.
