Hello folks,

I’m a new member (hardcore BMW) switching to Mercedes. I’ve been debating between ordering BMW M4cs and 2019 C63s AMG which decided to go for the Mercedes... I’m trying to custom order mine sometime this week but I wanted to grab some insight from here to see if you can answer my questions below:
1. Would you prefer night package, Carbon Fiber I, Carbon Fiver II, any specific combination?
2. HUD (Head Up Display) will delay my order for a month. Is it worth having this feature on this specific car?
3. Any tips on negotiation the price?

Btw, I live here in San Jose, CA

Thanks,
Ben

Are thete any pictures of the silver seatbelts out there? I’’m thinking the sport seats with grey accents and silver seat belts might look good. Just don’t want it to be too busy. I can not decide on silver or black...

So sad the Magno paint isn’t an option for the sedan😢

I have been working with a local dealer for a few weeks now putting together my build. I finally put together all of the options I wanted and it came out to $86,xxx. I emailed him saying I would be willing ti out down a $3,000 deposit and wanted 5%-7% off MSRP, he said come in. Went there today and he said they couldn’t take anything off the car and needed 10% down. I told him that was an excessive amount down and I needed a better price. He did the “let me go talk to my manager” move and cane back at $5,000 down and $1,000 off the car. I didn’t feel like doing the dance so I said let me think about it and left.

I am not overly comcerned about the amount down. I plan on putting quite a bit more down on the loan. I would like to get a better price on the car however. Does anyone think there is a better deal to be had? There aren’t many MB dealers in the area....

He also said we lock im financing when the car is due to arrive at the dealership. I have never ordered a car before, is that how it works?

Thanks!

A refresh year, attractive updates, limited allocations, and VERY early in production (not even delivering in the US, yet). Dealers are rightfully stingy on deals right now. I have six dealers in my area. Three wouldn’t talk deal at all and $5k down. I managed to get the other three in a bid war and got my discount that way (in the 4-5 range on a coupe) but it took weeks of that. Lots of threads on the topic and I’m unaware of deals better than that for domestics delivery (euro deliveries I’ve seen in the 7% range). You might try the same thing with dealers outside your area, since with only a few dealers they’re probably even less likely to budge with less competition.

Lastly, I recommend you shop for preapproval on a loan yourself. You do NOT have to finance through them. Sounds like they plan/expect you to, though. They sometimes get kickbacks from the banks they use and the bank rates are tweaked higher to cover it. You’ll do better rate-wise on your own, especially if your credit score is over 750 with no blemishes.

My car’s hopefully on a boat as we speak. I plan to seriously shop a loan as soon as it docks. Most banks will lock in for 30-45 days or more.

Good info, thank you. Kind of what I was figurning. He said it should be about a 4 month wait. Does that sound correct? I have no problem waiting as I have another vehicle ans would prefer to get it in the Spring anyways.

This is my first order with MB, so I’m no expert on how long it typically takes. Seems a tad long, but guess it depends on where their allocations queue. Also, if you ordered the HUD, I’ve read on the forum that’s adding a month to the wait, so that’d certainly be ballpark in that case. Not unrealistic. Does your dealer have an available allocation or are you on a wait list?

Yes, it’s on a boat. Due in port on the 21st. Another members car I think is already in port. He was hearing no cars released until after the 30th pending EPA approvals. I expect to to take delivery mid-Dec.

I’ll defer to AV1s reply on what’s reasonable, but seems so for your order. I’m guessing the Jan production date is when that specific allocation is scheduled and that aligns with my experience. I put my order in end of Aug and it had a late Oct production date. Order to delivery for me about 4 months.

@Ben Khoshabeh Good job on that discount! On a coupe or sedan? Seems folks in larger markets with dealerships to play off on each other have advantage. Smaller markets with fewer dealerships and few allocations have a virtual monopoly so don’t have to deal.

Watch the money factor on that lease; they could easily be offsetting that “discount.” Run the TCO. Don’t let them get away with that sh-t! negotiate the MF, too.

Agree if you’re leasing, doesn’t make much sense to put a lot down just to buy down your lease payment. Cost of money still relatively low, and not like you’re building equity with a cap cost reduction. I’ve always taken the minimum/zero down on leases.