EuroDeliv for U.S. customer CLK320?
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EuroDeliv for U.S. customer CLK320?
I'm a long-time BMW driver, and I'll be spending May in Germany, Austria (for the F1 auto race), and France. My current car is a '99 BMW328i with premium and sports packages/5 speed manual. I'm considering buying a new 530i sedan on BMW's European delivery plan.
My wife's favorite car of all time was her 1983 300CD, and she's asked me to consider the contemporary equivalent, which I guess would be the 320 CLK. (Actually, I should love that car as well, because it saved my life; I was T-boned by a drunk kid in an old beater Oldsmobile. The car was a total loss, but it saved me from injuries more serious than a few broken ribs and a kidney contusion).
I've done one test drive in a 320 CLK. I was surprised to learn that there is no purchase discount in the MBZ Euro Delivery program. As a BMWCCA member, I also receive an additional $1000 discount on a 5-series Bimmer, so there are some incentives to stick with the "UDM".
Can anyone share experiences with the MBZ Euro delivery program, the car itself, etc. I need to decide quite soon since I leave May 8.
My wife's favorite car of all time was her 1983 300CD, and she's asked me to consider the contemporary equivalent, which I guess would be the 320 CLK. (Actually, I should love that car as well, because it saved my life; I was T-boned by a drunk kid in an old beater Oldsmobile. The car was a total loss, but it saved me from injuries more serious than a few broken ribs and a kidney contusion).
I've done one test drive in a 320 CLK. I was surprised to learn that there is no purchase discount in the MBZ Euro Delivery program. As a BMWCCA member, I also receive an additional $1000 discount on a 5-series Bimmer, so there are some incentives to stick with the "UDM".
Can anyone share experiences with the MBZ Euro delivery program, the car itself, etc. I need to decide quite soon since I leave May 8.
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Friend of mine in the DC area ordered an E class for delivery in Stuttgart last summer, via his Northern Virginia MB dealership.
Everything was on schedule, including hotel reservations/accomodations. There are multiple drop-off points in Europe. He dropped it off in Frankfurt after a 3 week European vacation with his family and the new Benz.
Again, hotel accomodations were provided in Frankfurt. A couple of weeks later he picked the MB up at his dealership in N. Virginia - in perfect condition.
The experience was flawless.
Friend of mine in the DC area ordered an E class for delivery in Stuttgart last summer, via his Northern Virginia MB dealership.
Everything was on schedule, including hotel reservations/accomodations. There are multiple drop-off points in Europe. He dropped it off in Frankfurt after a 3 week European vacation with his family and the new Benz.
Again, hotel accomodations were provided in Frankfurt. A couple of weeks later he picked the MB up at his dealership in N. Virginia - in perfect condition.
The experience was flawless.
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Unfortunately, M-B did away with the discounts on European Delivery vehicles. Up to and including model year '99, there was a 5% discount from MSRP on all European delivery vehicles. From '00 and later, you pay MSRP (unless you can negotiate a better deal).
I'm not sure if the BMW Euro delivery program has changed in the past 3 or 4 years, but the M-B program is more all-inclusive. As I recall, BMW gave a nice discount, but the customer still had to pay shipping and import duties, which ate up alot of the discount.
M-B's price includes everything dealing with the car. You pick up the car at the factory, drop it off at a designated location when your vacation is over, then pick it up at your local dealer 6 weeks later. The vehicle price includes 2 nights hotel stay, a taxi voucher to get from the hotel to the factory, lunch at the factory, and 2 weeks of comprehensive zero-deductible insurance. There is also a "ralley" package that should be called the "hey, I'm a dorky American on vacation" package. You can also purchase insurance for longer stays. One downside is that you must pay for the vehicle in full (or finance through MBUSA) at least a month before you even get to take delivery of the car in Germany.
I'm not sure if the BMW Euro delivery program has changed in the past 3 or 4 years, but the M-B program is more all-inclusive. As I recall, BMW gave a nice discount, but the customer still had to pay shipping and import duties, which ate up alot of the discount.
M-B's price includes everything dealing with the car. You pick up the car at the factory, drop it off at a designated location when your vacation is over, then pick it up at your local dealer 6 weeks later. The vehicle price includes 2 nights hotel stay, a taxi voucher to get from the hotel to the factory, lunch at the factory, and 2 weeks of comprehensive zero-deductible insurance. There is also a "ralley" package that should be called the "hey, I'm a dorky American on vacation" package. You can also purchase insurance for longer stays. One downside is that you must pay for the vehicle in full (or finance through MBUSA) at least a month before you even get to take delivery of the car in Germany.
