m a x i m u s

ive been searching around for a C63 lately. after my online searches and prelim dealer discussions, i see the price at around the 75k mark. i thought the msrp on these things was 55K? i know there are options that raise the price, but 20k? am i missing something? i love the car, but am hesitant to pay 75k for a C class, amg or not. just wondering if dealers are raping us, or if that's just the price (in which case, MB is raping us from the factory).

PatSC23

Lot of guys here were able to get an additional $7500 off last year for '09 models as they were rolling out the '10s. This was in addition to any deal you get strike with your dealer. Thats where the $55k number comes from.

I was not as lucky and ended up at $62500 (no PP)

PatSC23

Sorry - just re-read your post -

U can get a bone stock C63 for 55k -

but most opt for at least P2, leather and multimedia package

alqamzi

My cousin just bougt one for 71k out of the door.It had all of the options and the carbon fiber but without the performance package.so if u break it down the price was 68k +3k tax =$71k

miami1lt

I paid $67.8K...MSRP was $69.3K...I negotiated via skype from Afghanistan, and that was all I could work the salesman down over the phone.

Right, bone stock with cloth seats is $56K...but good luck finding one below $65K MSRP--and even better luck getting a dealer to order one like that for you.

m a x i m u s

thanks for the info. i suppose i need to do more pricing research and chat with more dealers. i know individual results vary, but what is the average/typical price movement on a current year C63? 5% off?

m a x i m u s

i wouldnt go for cloth seats either.

alqamzi

wait 3 months and u will see the prices will be down.I bought mine for 54k out of the door brand new full options it was in aug of last year.

PatSC23

thats with the $7500 dealer incentive Im assuming?

Worth waiting to see if they do again, but last year was an extraordinary year for the economy and they might not do it again. But if youre not in a rush, that $7500 translates to a LOT of mods

frag101

I got mine two months ago for about the same PatSC23 got.

Vegas_AMG

Use AutoTrader or Cars.com to help search local inventories. Invaluable when your in the market to buy. Focus on dealers with multiple units, more inventory more room to get a better price. But yea wait till July and prices will drop.

m a x i m u s

thanks for all of the input, guys. 65k seems more in the acceptable range to me. i was just floored by the 75k price tags that i was seeing. im not in a terrible rush, so i suppose taking my time is the way to go.

alqamzi

My car msrp was $69k and the incentive was 10k at my dealership and i negotiated them and dropped from 59k to 52k+2k TAX=54k.

m a x i m u s

wow, that's pretty awesome. how long was the negotiation process, if i may ask? and did they have a few in stock at the dealership, or at least others available in town?

sflgator

+1. Bought mine in July, 2009 for $55k which included delivery from VA to my house in FL. The OP should try to wait until mid summer to see if MB offers that nice $7.5k mfgr-dealer incentive on top of deep discounts from the dealer. The $70-$75k the OP is seeing sounds like MSRP for these cars as there was a slight increase in price from MY '09 to MY '10.

alqamzi

I came in the morning for 1hr they didn't like my offer.At 4pm the same day they called me and told me grab your cashier check and come pick up your car.It was the last c63 they had in this dealership it was parked in the showroom.there was 1 more in town.

gsrjc

I paid sticker in May 2008 since it was the first C63 in the Washington DC area.

C63newdude

^^ Don't feel bad. I paid sticker price on at least 3 of my last new few cars and motorcycles:

02 WRX
05 Evo 8 MR
05 BMW F650GS
07 BMW 335i Coupe

I now go to the dealers with the edmunds invoice print out on hand...

gsrjc

I don't feel bad... i enjoy the car a lot.

C63newdude

^^^ same here. Some times you have to pay the full MSRP but often is worth paying for what you want.

bryant_is_bored

Just picked mine up on 4/21/2010. Sticker price was $70K got it for $66K out the door. P2 pkg, AMG seating w/prem. leather, multimedia pkg, back-up camera, burl-walnut trim (ech...), & key-less go.

eagle_lex

my 09 stickered for 69k. dealer came down 7.5k plus 7.5k from mercedes to the dealer so i got 15k off. i got it including taxes at 6% for 57k out the door. bought it in June of 09.

jafores

You guys are lucky, over here A used import, that comes in about 1 yr old with 6K miles runs for 100K USD a new one from the dealership is about 155K

propain

I purchase mine for an unbelieveable 52K. You dont wanna pay sticker for these cars. If I sold my car today with 8K miles on it I would get about 53K. If I paid 68K.. well that would suck.

There is plenty of room on these cars. Enough to get it down into the 50's. The secret to these dealers is walk in with a "I dont care if I buy it " attitude. The moment they see you drooling your done. When I bought my car I was like, dude, I like so many cars, I like this car and for the right price ill get it. If not.. Oh well. He thought about it for 2 days and called me and said, My sales numbers mean more to me than making money on the car, come in.

propain

That is absurd. But I feel your pain. A while back I tried to import a skyline. After all was said and done with would have run me about 75K for an extremely used car.