Hi all.

I'm about to start shopping for the C450 for my wife and I have questions.

First, what kind of deals have you guys been able to get? In terms of percentage off MSRP. Are the dealers flexible or not since it's a new model?

Second, before I start haggling I need to know the exact configuration on the car, so is the Canadian website reliable for configuration, or are there some things missing/inaccurate? I'm thinking I could configure the car properly, know the MSRP and know the dealer's invoice before talking to anyone.

(It may sound weird that I'm questioning MB's official website, but I had trouble configuring my wife's 335i in 2013 because BMW's website was missing some options and packages...)

Thanks.

 

I can't speak for Canadian dealers but American dealers in the Pacific NW may be flexible. I was able to get 8% off MSRP in the Portland Metro area.

 

Hello!

You can trust the website, but the 4500$ premium option is mandatory.
You also have to add prep and delivery charge, I don't remember but around 2k$.

Overall, I ordered mine in november and best deal was only 1500$ off MSRP (+ winter floor maps of course). The delivery is expected in March. I live in Quebec.

 

I also live in Canada and looking into the c450…it seems that the car doesn't offer heated steering wheel? since half of the year is winter here it would really be a deal breaker without it.

 

I can confirm this...No heated steering wheel really sucks in the current weather but I feel that its livable with the Alcantara (AMG steering wheel).

 

I ordered the amg steering wheel
but wow really a deal breaker ?!

 

well it's not really a deal breaker but it's certainly nice to have heated wheel in winter

 

As a red stitching lover, I just hate it that I can't get cranberry seats and keep the red stitching everywhere else. Nor can I get a AMG wheel with red stitching.

 

I feel you...that's why I decided to go with the MB-tex but the AMG steering wheel was too much to pass on.

 

Standard discount turns around $1500 - $2000 off MSRP. But if you are a returning regular customer they can give you much more discount. I managed to get 5000$ off MSRP and 2.5% lease rate for 39 months.

 

I have mine on order, arriving at the beginning of April. The Canadian website is very close to be completely accurate, but one thing that was offered at the dealership that the website doesn't include at all, is the "Climate Comfort Front Seats" - which I believe is heating and cooled seats. That option is $1,200.

And they took 5% off MSRP.

 

Wait, no heated steering wheel and optional 1200$ heated seats (I don't care about cooled seats)?

This is pathetic, these are becoming standard on lower brand cars, and when they're optional it's certainly not a 1200$ option... this is officially baffling.

ashap : what kind of seats did you order? I'm thinking maybe this "package" is standard on some seat types and not others...

 

Corporate owned dealers in the GTA are aggressive, apparently. Some guys got 5.5% off. I managed to get $2900 off on my ordered C450 - build date 10 Feb 2016.

 

Also, all C450's have heated seats standard. Cooled seats are a $1200 option...

 

I got over 5% off in October (one of the first 450s on the lot) from Midtown. they won't go below a certain floor set by head office so hard to push them down to invoice like the BMW folks, but 5% is a pretty realistic target.

 

Any chances they would take off more than 5% now considering it's not a new model anymore and we're in "low season"?

 

Doubtful.. The C450's are in really high demand and they sell really fast.

 

Best bet is to try a bit of back and forth with a corporate and an independent dealer (there are a few kicking around in the GTA). See if you can really push the independent then get your local corporate to match (or go with the indy)

 

I think you will have more luck lowering the interest rate than getting a bigger discount because the discount is directly from the dealer's pocket...

 

Hey sv-, I upgraded to the Crystal Grey AMG Nappa Leather seats. Love how they look in the car. And as nvestr said, no matter which seat you decide to go with, they all come with heated seats standard

 

Interest rates are negotiable? I thought those were set by MB Canada Financing or whatever...

 

Yes they are set by MB Canada Financing and YES you can lower it. I got 2.5% on 39 months which is 1.4% less than listed.

 

Do you imagine the leasing interest rates would be more negotiable than finance interest rates? I'll be financing my car not leasing- (and I'm not complaining about a 1.9% interest finance rate-- though it still doesn't compare to the 0.9% finance rate for the 2016 E class) but when I asked the dealership if the interest rates were negotiable at all, they looked at me like I was crazy for even asking

 

It's the first time I hear interest rates are negotiable in Canada...

 

Month of Feb, you get 0.9% financing for the C450.