rls303

Hi,
I am finishing my IS250 lease soon and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for an aggressive lease deal or a dealership/manager they work with in the LA/OC area?

I am looking for a base model vehicle with maybe just parktronic.

I don't want to put any money out of pocket and would like preferrably at least 12K miles per year

Thank

falterego

I got my 2015 C300 from Louis Hakime, the VIP manager at Penske in West Covina. A colleague has been long time friends with the Penske brothers and got me in touch with him. I'll PM you with some info.

sadpanda

I can't help you with specific dealers, but beware that Parktronic is a pretty rare option on W205s. Typically, you'll only find it on the specced-out models in the $52k+ range. The reasoning is that it's a small car and the rear-view camera is sufficient. Even the E-Class rarely comes with Parktronic.

BUT there was a period on the 2015 model year when MBZ ran out of rear-view cameras, so some were optioned with Parktronic instead. Your best bet might be to look around for those - through a dealer trade if necessary. Those 2015s would probably also give you the best discounts. You could then install an aftermarket camera, if necessary.

I didn't want to waste money on a lot of unnecessary options to get Parktronic, but I lucked out that my dealer had one at $46k. More base than I wanted, but the other ones had about $5k worth of items that I didn't need (Multimedia, illuminated star, 18" wheels, etc.).

I haven't seen any other W205 with Parktronic below $50k in my region, but it looks like there are some not too far from you that might be available for a dealer trade, e.g:

http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/de...5631/overview/

LAC300

I'll PM you my recommendation at Beverly Hills, I was surprised at how competitive their pricing was, beat other local dealers and Temecula by a solid couple percent. If you can find the exact car you want on their online inventory that's your best bet for negotiating a good deal.