Mr. J

In all seriousness, you need to tell her. Key to a successful happy marriage is trust. Lie to her all you want, she'll know. She may not know exactly what you're lying about but she will know that you are keeping something from her.

You can hide stuff like this when you're just playing house with a girlfriend. Once you're married you need to learn how to man up and take your whippin' when you do dumb stuff.

You don't want to tell her because she will rightly tell you that your plan is dumb and that you should keep the car you got.

I still don't understand why you don't just have some fun modding your car.



Absolute best case scenario for your plan:
The dealer offers you a "special" discount on a new C43 because he loves the taste of fresh pigeon. Expect 8% off of MSRP.
The dealer offers you a trade in value of $45-47K according to KBB for a red C450 with: 19s, premium 1, Burmester, LEDs, no DAP and no Nav with 6,000mi.

Your delta is will be $17-19k depending on the final price of the new C43 and whether or not they lube you before bending you over.
I believe this will be best case scenario for you.

Worst case scenario:
5% discount
They lowball the trade because "it's the end of life for this model and we'll have to lose money to sell it, blah blah...." $42k trade offer
Your delta becomes $24-25k. Which is equivalent to the price of a well equipped new Subaru Forester or the down payment on a modest single family home.

Gungaslow

I will tell her as the time gets closer.. I think as long as I tell her the difference between cars is like 10-15k she will be ok with that.. But I know it will be more.. That's why I'm trying to figure out how much to put aside... If I cut a check for 10k from our new joint account and then save up another 10-15k on the side from my personal stash.. She doesn't have to know about my personal stuff I keep with my brothers..

cenzo86

My understanding is the HUD is currently unavailable. When do you expect to get your next car?
$20 grand is a lot to lose on a vehicle that looks the same. Have you considered throwing all that money into your current car? You can do quite a build out for that bread. You could probably make it a Brabus tune for that money. You could swap your scuffed seats with a set of AMG performance seats, add some body mods, wheels, suspension, and every go fast goodie currently available.
You are talking about losing, in one year, my lease payments 3 years. You could lease yourself a Fiat 124 Abarth if you want something that sounds good... and keep your new Mercedes.



PS. As far as the pool is concerned. I just had 2 quotes for a 10'*18' fiberglass in ground pool. The number was nearly $40k. My pool got back burnered thanks to my new Mercedes. Your wife is going to drive your car into the water.

That's got me thinking.

Have you considered leaving your car running after parking in a ****ty neighborhood? Just make sure you wait a while before calling it in.

alexasa

iTrader: (1)

I think there is a pretty good reason why you have less than your brothers...

example (since it probably isn't obvious to you): This type of *** backwards financial decision

Gungaslow

Never mind..forget I asked anything... Btw HUD became available today for USA .. My dealer added it to my build for August today

Mr. J

Seriously man, look into the aftermarket combiner HUD from continental. They are the same company that makes the OEM MB dash version. Add a tune, some tint, and upgrade the sound system, and add Garmin Nav.


You'll be out

cenzo86

Good shiit.
I'm serious about the whole insurance job BTW. Are you near a flood zone? I lost my last VW after 3 months from Superstorm Sandy. I ended up getting the same model, color and all, more options, next MY, lower payments.
Cars just vanish sometimes. Poof. Fires, flash floods, hail. Call up your broker, and find out how good your coverage is.

Mr. J

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Mike5215

Man the first time wife told me she wanted me to "put a pool in the back yard" I was so psyched! I was like "About f'ing time, Babe!".

But no. It turned out she wanted an actual swimming pool built behind our house.

Thefiverivers

Jesus this thread went OT real quick. Thank god he was able to add hud.

Let's talk about cars and not giving marriage advice hah.

tivoboy

I really can't see a 2016 c450 optioned car selling for 43k at this point. That's just too much depreciation. Even kbb (which has a hard time with new cars since there aren't enough actually data points) puts pp at 50k and dealer btw 44-49 k

Just having the c43 name and 9g isn't going to do that much canabalization.

Gungaslow

Thank you guys for all your help..I decided to get a Bugatti

arnold0523

Does it come with HUD?

Quickburn7

You too? They delivered mine last week. Do you also have the 1 to 2 gear change issue?

Thefiverivers

I heard they allow you to custom design it, but it takes 1 year to build.

Also, LMAO!

Mike5215

Ugh. I am SO OVER my Bugatti.

stixpicks

C43 Coupe ordered! Exciting day, but now the 4 month wait...

gaia

Congratulations.

infinitiS5

Congratulations! Details of what you ordered? ALways interested in what others have ordered before I pull the trigger.

Gungaslow

Yea!!!!! I ordered a 2017 c43 sedan.. Got the performance exhaust and 19" black 5 spoke rims.. Premium 4 package with pano, HUD, red paint, black/red leather...I can't wait to trade my c450 for the c43... It's gonna be so nice to have a brand new car again!! Can't wait to beat the snot out of the c450 before I trade it in either.. I wonder if I can get it to do 4 wheel burnouts?!

stixpicks

Ordered as follows:

• Selenite grey
• Cranberry red leather
• Carbon fibre trim
• 19-inch 5 twin-spoke silver/black alloy wheels

Almost all of the other options are included as standard in Australia, except the performance package, which I didn't choose as I prefer the standard seats. Would have chosen the performance exhaust, but couldn't be ordered separately.

hans007

i ordered one too.

if i'm lucky itll be here by the start of november. being on the west coast sigh.

I tend to be really careful with options, I guess I feel like options generally aren't the best value and its not like these cars don't come well equipped. just got a base C43 coupe, the ash open pore wood, and the 19" 5 twin spoke wheels in white.

Gungaslow

Yea!!!!! I ordered a 2017 c43 sedan.. Got the performance exhaust and 19" black 5 spoke rims.. Premium 4 package with pano, HUD, red paint, black/red leather...I can't wait to trade my c450 for the c43... It's gonna be so nice to have a brand new car again!! Can't wait to beat the snot out of the c450 before I trade it in either.. I wonder if I can get it to do 4 wheel burnouts?!

cenzo86

You said you're in the NE area right?I am certain that if you ask around, someone knows a guy. If you can't find a guy, come down to NYC. I know a guy who knows a guy.
Oh no, your lease is due back but you're over in your milage? He can fix that. Oh no, you kept putting more milage on and need to have the car disappeared? He can fix that too. Check local rates, but over here, these services both cost $350.
Take a quick read through the forums for the thread about insurance costs. Don't cry for Flo and the Gecko. Despite what they tell you, it isn't insurance fraud that drives up rates.

Gungaslow

Huh????