vrusso

so how much off of msrp were u able 2 negotiate?

Dr_jitsu

Wow, I guess I should have negotiated harder (11K off MSRP) although I got treated pretty well on my trade in.

trapper

I went to cars.com just to look and there it was C63 $56***
I would have thought it was too good to be true if it was not for the forum here....msrp was $68705...The 56k was their advertised price...before any conversion at all. Ended up with another K off and I had to do it. One car had 90 miles the other (same options) had 350 miles.

I gotta go drive some more....must reach 1000 miles by weeks end

Dr_jitsu

Was the car you purchased local to you? I had to buy local since I had a trade in.

91gl

how did you guys bring it up at the dealer? did you just walk in and asked for the incentive or did you just give them a price you wanted and were persistent with it? any details for someone like myself looking to walk into MB next week and hopefully drive away with a c63?

Sheep

One of my local dealer gave me 12k off on a MY2010 C63 right off the bet, and I didn't even ask!

Sheep

rory breaker

I walked in and told them flat out - with the incentive and some negotiation an "out of town dealer" offered me "x" configuration for "y" dollars with "z" on my trade in C55. The numbers were extremely optimistic based upon what people were getting here, I just shot for more. My line was that I would prefer to stay local but a deal is a deal, do you want to earn a local customer or what?

They did after some negotiation with the GM, and I got nearly $17k off MSRP on my loaded minus CF 09 (this was last year). They got the car from another dealer as well - keep that in mind too, your local dealer doesnt necessarily need to have the car you want. Mine didnt have any C63's at all.

trapper

The C I traded for was 370 miles away...so not local, but not too far to swap cars either. Just be a shark and do the numbers as if your buying the car straight out...then when your $$ line up like you want them to, be ready act.
Your trade-in has a value that is pretty much a given. You could always find a private buyer for your trade but you loose the tax advantage. Most dealers are able to give a price for your trade-in over phone conversations....carmax is also an option for your car. They will buy your ride straight out even if you don"t buy a car from them.

Pertplus

What tax advantage?

Even Money

You should only have to pay sales tax on the diff between the sales price and the trade in.

Shellbmb

Or you could try to do a "in and out" or a dealer assisted private party purchase. The dealer essentially buys your trade-in from you at the price that you negotiated with your private buyer. Then they turn right around and sell it to your private buyer at said price. Since it still is consider a trade-in as per the state tax, you get the tax advantage of a higher trade-in value. Its a win/win for you.

Only issue is getting your private party to go along. I usually say it will save them time since the dealer will take care of registration, licensing, etc. They will have to pay sales tax on the trade-in price, but they would have to anyway once they title it with the local DPS office. Some private party will fudge a little on the purchase price to lessen the tax, but its minimal. In TX its only 6.25%.

I've had some dealers try to throw in some document fees, vehicle inventory tax, etc. But they will usually waive those things since you are buying a new car. I think they have to show they at least made a profit so I usually settle on a $100 fee. They could probably even waive that.

I've done this on the last 3 or 4 cars I've bought. Its really most advantageous when the difference between trade-in value and private party value is substantial.

late_bloomer

Do you mind sharing where your local dealer is? Do they have a few 2010 on the lot?

late_bloomer

You mind Pming or sharing the dealer you got it with. Thank you

I really would love the palladium, but I wont' be sooo picky if it is a great deal!

Sheep

Sam Chao from Smythe European (San Jose, CA) and Mike Le Gear from Monterey Mercedes.

Links:

White with Beige
http://www.montereymercedes.com/new/...bb6c3fd762.htm

P Silver with Black
http://www.smythe.com/index.cfm?vehi...st&PhotoType=0

Hope this helps,
Sheep
p.s. I will try Mike first.

HBC350

My dealer just told me that MB had dropped the incentive to only $5K. Can anyone verify this? I'm trying to go from my 09 to a 2010 and I need the entire $10K to make it workable.

Yuille36

Sorry, to hear your troubles. But as more and more 2011 E63 and C63 come in from Germany, the incentive will become less and less. Its the nature of the beast. Mercedes needed to get rid of their 2010 inventory of C63 and E63. What better way to push inventory then to offer an incentive, this gives people a reason the buy AMG cars. The 5k incentive is correct next month, it might be just $2500. Mercedes is reaching their sales goals, you might want to wait until next August for a 2011 or 2012 model. But if your going to pull the trigger on one, you better make it happen fast. Because September is around the corner, and the incentives will soon dissappear. i took advantage of the offer on July 30th, and received $12,500 off of MSRP. I was extrememly happy about that. Good luck.

HBC350

I think you may be right. Might have to wait until next August to steal one. That'll keep the wife happy, too. I just got this 09 in June!

exoram

The dealer i purchased my car from actually started off telling me that the incentive is 5k for this month and they don't actually ever give that much off to anyone.

However just stick with a $15k off sticker price and get up if they say your offer is ridiculous.

Every time i got up they kept asking me to sit back down until i finally got the $15k off.

But it might have also helped that they three 2010 c63's sitting in the lot and wanted to get rid of them quick.

I just got mine this past weekend.

451HP

Since you are living in Socal, why don't you contact South Bay MB? I bought mine 20 days ago with 15k off to MSRP. Last time I checked their inventory (about a week ago), they still had two 2010 Black C63s in stock. I am pretty sure they will still offer the same 15k deal on 2010 C63s. Hope it helps.

HBC350

Can't do black. I was trying to take the red one off of Fletcher Jones' hands. It's been sitting there a while. And they'd sell my white one in a heartbeat.

late_bloomer

Mind sharing where you got yours? The other guys have been helpful, but they are in CALI!! I am on the East Coast ... Man I waited for a year for this deal, but moving to this new job might make me miss this year also!!

Thanks in advance

PetroleumGuy

All this talk about trunk money ect, how can I get a great deal on a new C63? I won’t be trading anything in, leasing, or financing, I just want a really good cash deal. The prices advertised on the internet aren’t even close to what I read about on this forum. I will be making some trips to the east coast and don’t have any dealer preferences. If anyone can help me out, I would really appreciate it. I would love to own a C63, but won’t buy one unless the price is right.

Sheep

I won't worry about it too much and just keep pushing the dealer once you find a C63 that you like. There are plenty of MY2010 C63 in white or black, so if you can't get at least 12k off MSRP then I would walk.

Sheep

exoram

i agree with sheep, push for 55k you will get it.

Even Money

Walk in with a 55k cashiers check.