C43 Coupe Buy Question
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Be a man and go in and talk to the guy face-to-face for christ sake. Who tries to negotiate via email? If I were the dealer receiving your theoretical email, I'd open your email asking for a car at invoice + fleet, laugh hysterically about it, delete it and then move on with my day like you didn't even exist.
Go in and make a reasonable offer to the guy and negotiate for a compromise from there. Explain to him why giving you the deal you desire is a good business decision for him and his dealership. Be educate and hold your own in the negotiation and you'll earn his respect, and probably a better deal in the end.
Go in and make a reasonable offer to the guy and negotiate for a compromise from there. Explain to him why giving you the deal you desire is a good business decision for him and his dealership. Be educate and hold your own in the negotiation and you'll earn his respect, and probably a better deal in the end.
P.S. did you get prices for the options you got for your coupe?
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Yeah, I want to do the same - they will still enjoy their Doc Fee
As I understood you correctly, it was the first dealer you emailed?
Do you mind sharing your email to the dealer?
"Hello xxx,
I want to order C43 Sedan for invoice plus fleet discount. If you can meet this price, I will go down to the dealership today and make a deposit."
Oh, I see now that you said you 'went in', so I assume you didn't do any emailing.
What's the best approach guys?
As I understood you correctly, it was the first dealer you emailed?
Do you mind sharing your email to the dealer?
"Hello xxx,
I want to order C43 Sedan for invoice plus fleet discount. If you can meet this price, I will go down to the dealership today and make a deposit."
Oh, I see now that you said you 'went in', so I assume you didn't do any emailing.
What's the best approach guys?
99% of all the questions you're asking can be answered by a dealer you've developed a relationship with.
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Thanks for you input though! Just want to know a little more about negotiation process before I actually go there.
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In terms of learning about negotiating, read "How To Win Friends and Influence People"...those core principles are pretty much all you need for winning a dealer to your side of the table, paired with some knowledge of the financials and the options.
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Yeah, I want to do the same - they will still enjoy their Doc Fee
As I understood you correctly, it was the first dealer you emailed?
Do you mind sharing your email to the dealer?
"Hello xxx,
I want to order C43 Sedan for invoice plus fleet discount. If you can meet this price, I will go down to the dealership today and make a deposit."
Oh, I see now that you said you 'went in', so I assume you didn't do any emailing.
What's the best approach guys?
As I understood you correctly, it was the first dealer you emailed?
Do you mind sharing your email to the dealer?
"Hello xxx,
I want to order C43 Sedan for invoice plus fleet discount. If you can meet this price, I will go down to the dealership today and make a deposit."
Oh, I see now that you said you 'went in', so I assume you didn't do any emailing.
What's the best approach guys?
A week or two later I texted him (his preference for contacting him) and said I wanted to meet to discuss further.
When I got there I told him I decided on ordering a C43 sedan and I would like to buy from his dealership as long as they were willing to work with me. We built the car in Netstar with options and I informed him I was at invoice + Fleet. I had the order guide, knew what I wanted, and knew what the outgoing C450's were going for. They accepted my offer at 6% + Fleet. I joked after that I should have said 8% and got the distinct impression that 6% was the max they would ever go. He is a pretty straight shooter and I have no reason to doubt what he said.
Anyway that was my experience and I am pretty happy with the price for a brand new 2017 C43 Sedan.
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I went in to the dealership twice, the first time I just test drove the car and told him I was making my final decision between a couple car brands and would let him know once I decided. I didn't sugar coat anything and was up front. We didn't talk much pricing this time.
A week or two later I texted him (his preference for contacting him) and said I wanted to meet to discuss further.
When I got there I told him I decided on ordering a C43 sedan and I would like to buy from his dealership as long as they were willing to work with me. We built the car in Netstar with options and I informed him I was at invoice + Fleet. I had the order guide, knew what I wanted, and knew what the outgoing C450's were going for. They accepted my offer at 6% + Fleet. I joked after that I should have said 8% and got the distinct impression that 6% was the max they would ever go. He is a pretty straight shooter and I have no reason to doubt what he said.
Anyway that was my experience and I am pretty happy with the price for a brand new 2017 C43 Sedan.
A week or two later I texted him (his preference for contacting him) and said I wanted to meet to discuss further.
When I got there I told him I decided on ordering a C43 sedan and I would like to buy from his dealership as long as they were willing to work with me. We built the car in Netstar with options and I informed him I was at invoice + Fleet. I had the order guide, knew what I wanted, and knew what the outgoing C450's were going for. They accepted my offer at 6% + Fleet. I joked after that I should have said 8% and got the distinct impression that 6% was the max they would ever go. He is a pretty straight shooter and I have no reason to doubt what he said.
Anyway that was my experience and I am pretty happy with the price for a brand new 2017 C43 Sedan.
This is assuming by "invoice" you mean "invoiced value paid by the dealer".
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Buying C43 AMG Coupe
When you say "you're at invoice+fleet" what do you mean? You only asked for 6% off, so are you insinuating that the dealer is only making 6% on the C43 Sedans and any price reduction below that eats into their profits?
This is assuming by "invoice" you mean "invoiced value paid by the dealer".
This is assuming by "invoice" you mean "invoiced value paid by the dealer".
