When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Interesting, I just received an email from my local MBZ dealer saying to come in and "experience" the 2026 CLE 53... Are they not selling as good as they want them to or is it just a random thing?
Not sure. They have 7 in their inventory. 3 coupes and 4 convertibles. Considering they are sitting on 98 GLC 300 it doesn't seem a lot, but I don't know how long they've been sitting on them. Dealerships borrow money to hold cars in inventory and have to pay interest. It's known as floor costs. So at some point it starts eating into the potential profit they can make from the car, especially if they are forced to heavily discount them as well in order to move the inventory.
FWIW, coupes and convertibles are niche products. The market for them isn't that big in the first place. Most people these days buy SUVs and sedans. More the former than the latter.
Not sure. They have 7 in their inventory. 3 coupes and 4 convertibles. Considering they are sitting on 98 GLC 300 it doesn't seem a lot, but I don't know how long they've been sitting on them. Dealerships borrow money to hold cars in inventory and have to pay interest. It's known as floor costs. So at some point it starts eating into the potential profit they can make from the car, especially if they are forced to heavily discount them as well in order to move the inventory.
FWIW, coupes and convertibles are niche products. The market for them isn't that big in the first place. Most people these days buy SUVs and sedans. More the former than the latter.
Yeah, pretty much everything quoted here. (I used to work for a MB dealer in a past life). I negotiated an 11 or 12% discount on my CLE 53 about a year and a half ago (essentially calendar year-end, so they were hungry to move units).
I get compliments almost daily on my CLE 53, mostly from people that drive SUVs and sedans. Coupes/convertibles just don't fit as daily drivers for a lot of people.
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Slideshow: A one-of-one U.S.-spec Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster became even rarer after a factory-backed transformation at McLaren's headquarters.
