Left over 2011's at dealers
 

Are there big deals to have yet? The trunk money last year was incredible. Have the deals on the remaining left over 2011's begun? With the new 2012 style incoming, I would imagine dealers will be motivated more than ever.

Car buying has picked up quite a bit. Dealers are no longer in a panic. Quite to the contrary.

From what I've seen, you might get $4-5k off a C63 right now, especially on a lease where they can earn a little more on the side.

Wait 3 or 4 months and any left over may go for a little less. But I think most dealers will manage things so that they aren't left with a big overhang. So I wouldn't count on any staggering deals this time around.

Cheers.

After talking with a few dealerships here in the LA area recently, they are all in agreement that last years' trunk money giveaway was a thing of the past.

Of course, I'll remain skepical and will have a wait & see attitude as the summer progresses...

I'm hoping it comes soon. The values of those 2011s will plummet as soon as 2012's are on the same lot.

The trunk money was huge in 2009 and 2010, but MBZ and it's dealers have decided the great recession is over (GM, Ford and Chrysler would beg to differ). You can wait and see if the discounts don't appear, pick up a barely used 2010 or early 2011. Look at the bright side, the market is so good, that Fiat is going to start importing to the US next year to compete with the Smart 2-4.

I think its too soon to be looking for deals on leftover stock. Wait until the end of the year and you'll see discounts up to $10k on cars that have never left the dealer lot. Granted, business has picked up a bit and dealers will need a bit more arm twisting to make deals but one thing that will never change is the finance company appraisal prior to writing the loan. I bought my CLK BS 2/09 when the STEALership had it listed for $123k. The finance company (MBNA lol) gave me an appraised value of $99k for this car and after some back and forth we settled at something like $106k. You may have to scour the country to find any leftover models this year but somebody will have a quickly depreciating car that they need to get rid of.