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Patience, attractive discounting is inevitable
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I imagine you could do better now (but there is that price increase), depending on the dealer, region, and what's on their floor. I bought mine in SoCal. I probably could have done better, although they didn't seem to want to budge at all (I even walked out.) My time is worth money, too, and it was the car I wanted. So I went for it.
MB may be giving more money back now, if they need to move stuff. But I don't know what dealers are doing in terms of trying to keep floor inventory(?) My dealer seemed to be selling their MY09 allocations okay; the MY08 are another story.
Hope that helps.....
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From: Virginia
17 E300, 17 C300, 14 C250
Got $6,500 off a '09 E350 two weeks ago with a MSRP of $56,295. More important was the very low money factor on the lease (.00057), low residual and buy-out of my old lease 5 months early with no penalty.
This in an area without much competition.
This in an area without much competition.
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Mercedes is Overstocked with 08s and 09s as the LA VPC had to rent several storage lots to put the cars in until the dealers take them...
dealers are over stocked and the Boat keeps bringing More in..No Where to put them.. Several LA/OC dealers go for days without any sales..
dealers are over stocked and the Boat keeps bringing More in..No Where to put them.. Several LA/OC dealers go for days without any sales..
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Porsche 991S, Cayenne S, 1972 BMW 3.0CS E9 Coupe
Mercedes is Overstocked with 08s and 09s as the LA VPC had to rent several storage lots to put the cars in until the dealers take them...
dealers are over stocked and the Boat keeps bringing More in..No Where to put them.. Several LA/OC dealers go for days without any sales..
dealers are over stocked and the Boat keeps bringing More in..No Where to put them.. Several LA/OC dealers go for days without any sales..
And for containers of various goods. Things are piling up right now but a lot of it is apparently the earlier orders/shipping that is now catching up as things are really becoming much slower to move. I'm up in Ventura on Friday and I'm going to stop at Port Hueneme and check out the BMW and Volvo VPC lots.
Isn't the MB VPC in Carson?
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A friend in San Pedro says the same for Toyota, Nissan, etc..
And for containers of various goods. Things are piling up right now but a lot of it is apparently the earlier orders/shipping that is now catching up as things are really becoming much slower to move. I'm up in Ventura on Friday and I'm going to stop at Port Hueneme and check out the BMW and Volvo VPC lots.
Isn't the MB VPC in Carson?
And for containers of various goods. Things are piling up right now but a lot of it is apparently the earlier orders/shipping that is now catching up as things are really becoming much slower to move. I'm up in Ventura on Friday and I'm going to stop at Port Hueneme and check out the BMW and Volvo VPC lots.
Isn't the MB VPC in Carson?
Yes the VPC is right off the 405 in Carson
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For example, right now, MB is offering $6000 dealer incentives on 2008 E350's through 12/1/08. See link below:
http://www.edmunds.com/incentives/Re...0&popuppage=on
When a dealer sells at invoice, they still make money because there's a dealer holdback (a/k/a "trunk money") that they get from the manufacturer. I think this is in the range of 3% for an E-class.
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Recent offer from FJ
Here is the recent Spam from FJ on a New car...Its a start..but not even close to what they can be bought for....Say YES to Every offer....LOL
And Pre owned sales at a all time high....Not from What I have seen
INDULGE YOURSELF...
Zero down with rates as low as 1.9%!*
Defer your payments until 2009 along with Savings up to $25,000!**
We will payoff your trade-in no matter how much you owe!
We want to say YES to every offer!
HOW?
With Pre-Owned sales being at their all time highest, we are in need of 2000 and newer Mercedes-Benz models. Please don't delay!
Fletcher Jones Motorcars will also waive up to five (5)† of your remaining payments and your Vehicle Turn-In Fee if you return your current Mercedes-Benz and lease or finance any new 2008 or 2009 Mercedes-Benz through MB Financial by November 30, 2008.
In addition, we will reimburse clients in MB Financial "Single Pay" lease contracts†† when taking advantage of this limited time offer.
And Pre owned sales at a all time high....Not from What I have seen
INDULGE YOURSELF...
Zero down with rates as low as 1.9%!*
Defer your payments until 2009 along with Savings up to $25,000!**
We will payoff your trade-in no matter how much you owe!
We want to say YES to every offer!
HOW?
With Pre-Owned sales being at their all time highest, we are in need of 2000 and newer Mercedes-Benz models. Please don't delay!
Fletcher Jones Motorcars will also waive up to five (5)† of your remaining payments and your Vehicle Turn-In Fee if you return your current Mercedes-Benz and lease or finance any new 2008 or 2009 Mercedes-Benz through MB Financial by November 30, 2008.
In addition, we will reimburse clients in MB Financial "Single Pay" lease contracts†† when taking advantage of this limited time offer.
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Here is the recent Spam from FJ on a New car...Its a start..but not even close to what they can be bought for....Say YES to Every offer....LOL
And Pre owned sales at a all time high....Not from What I have seen
INDULGE YOURSELF...
Zero down with rates as low as 1.9%!*
Defer your payments until 2009 along with Savings up to $25,000!**
We will payoff your trade-in no matter how much you owe!
We want to say YES to every offer!
HOW?
With Pre-Owned sales being at their all time highest, we are in need of 2000 and newer Mercedes-Benz models. Please don't delay!
Fletcher Jones Motorcars will also waive up to five (5)† of your remaining payments and your Vehicle Turn-In Fee if you return your current Mercedes-Benz and lease or finance any new 2008 or 2009 Mercedes-Benz through MB Financial by November 30, 2008.
In addition, we will reimburse clients in MB Financial "Single Pay" lease contracts†† when taking advantage of this limited time offer.
And Pre owned sales at a all time high....Not from What I have seen
INDULGE YOURSELF...
Zero down with rates as low as 1.9%!*
Defer your payments until 2009 along with Savings up to $25,000!**
We will payoff your trade-in no matter how much you owe!
We want to say YES to every offer!
HOW?
With Pre-Owned sales being at their all time highest, we are in need of 2000 and newer Mercedes-Benz models. Please don't delay!
Fletcher Jones Motorcars will also waive up to five (5)† of your remaining payments and your Vehicle Turn-In Fee if you return your current Mercedes-Benz and lease or finance any new 2008 or 2009 Mercedes-Benz through MB Financial by November 30, 2008.
In addition, we will reimburse clients in MB Financial "Single Pay" lease contracts†† when taking advantage of this limited time offer.
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MERCEDES-BENZ USA Sales November 2008
November '08 / November '07 / Monthly% / YTD 2008 / YTD 2007 / Yearly%
C-CLASS
4,422 / 6,920 / -36.1% / 66,381/ 56,802 / 16.9%
E-CLASS
2,264 / 4,464 / -49.3% / 35,112 / 42,824 / -18.0%
S-CLASS
997 / 2,106 / -52.7% / 16,712 / 23,707 / -29.5%
CL-CLASS
187 / 329 / -43.2% / 2,586 / 3,319 / -22.1%
SL-CLASS
189 / 488 / -61.3% / 5,201 / 5,594 / -7.0%
CLK-CLASS
668 / 1,016 / -34.3% / 9,797 / 13,777 / -28.9%
SLK-CLASS
262 / 353 / -25.8% / 4,656 / 6,742 / -30.9%
CLS-CLASS
224 / 584 / -61.6% / 5,206 / 7,147 / -27.2%
R-CLASS
313 / 1,086 / -71.2% / 7,194 / 11,691 / -38.5%
M-CLASS
2,911 / 3,015 / -3.4% / 31,559 / 29,917 / 5.5%
GL-CLASS
1,573 / 2,349 / -33.0% / 21,189 / 23,370 / -9.3%
G-CLASS
92 / 109 / -15.6% / 803 / 1,014 / -20.8%
November '08 / November '07 / Monthly% / YTD 2008 / YTD 2007 / Yearly%
C-CLASS
4,422 / 6,920 / -36.1% / 66,381/ 56,802 / 16.9%
E-CLASS
2,264 / 4,464 / -49.3% / 35,112 / 42,824 / -18.0%
S-CLASS
997 / 2,106 / -52.7% / 16,712 / 23,707 / -29.5%
CL-CLASS
187 / 329 / -43.2% / 2,586 / 3,319 / -22.1%
SL-CLASS
189 / 488 / -61.3% / 5,201 / 5,594 / -7.0%
CLK-CLASS
668 / 1,016 / -34.3% / 9,797 / 13,777 / -28.9%
SLK-CLASS
262 / 353 / -25.8% / 4,656 / 6,742 / -30.9%
CLS-CLASS
224 / 584 / -61.6% / 5,206 / 7,147 / -27.2%
R-CLASS
313 / 1,086 / -71.2% / 7,194 / 11,691 / -38.5%
M-CLASS
2,911 / 3,015 / -3.4% / 31,559 / 29,917 / 5.5%
GL-CLASS
1,573 / 2,349 / -33.0% / 21,189 / 23,370 / -9.3%
G-CLASS
92 / 109 / -15.6% / 803 / 1,014 / -20.8%
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i535
Clear shows that people prefer to buy less expensive cars, C class shows even grow. I spoke with Audi dealer and was told that cars with 4 cylinder engine sold really fast, when more powerful and expensive stick forever. Car makes should increase production of cheap cars.
