2024 C 43 Order Guide
My car has been on a ship since December 7th (Glovis Sunlight) and was expected to go directly to the VPC in Brunswick, GA but for whatever reason it's now about half a day out from Long Beach, CA expected to be unloaded in that VPC. Over a month at sea only to end up on the wrong side of the country. Hopefully it doesn't get held at port for too long, but at this point there's no telling.




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My car has been on a ship since December 7th (Glovis Sunlight) and was expected to go directly to the VPC in Brunswick, GA but for whatever reason it's now about half a day out from Long Beach, CA expected to be unloaded in that VPC. Over a month at sea only to end up on the wrong side of the country. Hopefully it doesn't get held at port for too long, but at this point there's no telling.
Two questions. Based on the guide, it seems like you can actually order a Patagonia red with the red interior but not tan?
Bigger question that I'd really appreciate any help with is with the rear side impact airbags. I swear, unless I've truly lost it, as recently as last night on the configurator for 2023 models the rear side airbags were an option for $700. The option disappeared today but when you go digging through the site and look at the specs and go to safety you see that it appears they're standard now. On the 2024 guide the dealer had, in the "whats new" section we saw that rear impact airbags were now standard (curtains were always standard, these are the rear thorax bags). Does anyone know if this in indeed the case and the rear thorax bags are now a standard item? You can see below it seems that the site now shows them being standard.
Yet weirdly when you see this list of features it says 7 standard air bags although the next line then lists rear side impact separately. Safe to assume this is a recent update and someone forgot to to change the number or more neatly convey this information? Have to chuckle at them being shown as "standard" and then described right below those words as optionally available.
https://mbusa-stage2-publish-01.aem....dan/c43w4.html
^Does anybody know what that really means? Are they taking functions away from Digital Light and being able to choose your lighting colors without a Mercedes Me subscription? Specially don't get the features can change from time to time portion. That mean whenever they feel like it their removing features from the vehicle? Or is this all to say you will get new projections, cabin lighting from time to time and if you want the new ones if you need subscription?
^Does anybody know what that really means? Are they taking functions away from Digital Light and being able to choose your lighting colors without a Mercedes Me subscription? Specially don't get the features can change from time to time portion. That mean whenever they feel like it their removing features from the vehicle? Or is this all to say you will get new projections, cabin lighting from time to time and if you want the new ones if you need subscription?
Also, any insight into how the negotiations on purchase price/financing terms/etc. work once you go in to pick up the car upon completion of it being built, months later? I was told by a salesman at my dealership that they would sell at MSRP. He also mentioned right now they're offering 5.99% financing but that's subject to change, sounds slightly low to me? Is it advisable to have pre-approved financing in hand when going to the dealership as a bargaining tool? Or can I assume that MB financial will be competitive? I'm mainly just concerned with a prepayment penalty. 750+ credit score if that matters. Have done some research and supposedly credit unions offer great rates.
Also, any insight into how the negotiations on purchase price/financing terms/etc. work once you go in to pick up the car upon completion of it being built, months later? I was told by a salesman at my dealership that they would sell at MSRP. He also mentioned right now they're offering 5.99% financing but that's subject to change, sounds slightly low to me? Is it advisable to have pre-approved financing in hand when going to the dealership as a bargaining tool? Or can I assume that MB financial will be competitive? I'm mainly just concerned with a prepayment penalty. 750+ credit score if that matters. Have done some research and supposedly credit unions offer great rates.




