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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 04:58 PM
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pick up my new car tommorow!!!

i got a call today telling me to expect the car tommorow. they got a call from the trucking company telling them they picked it up today. its a tectite gray e320 with appearance and premium packages. here are the lease details just to compare with what u guys got. 721 a month 39 months 15k a year. it was a close friend of my uncles. now its time to get the car dropped, i ordered a set of rims already and hopefully my shop can get the tv tuner kit for the comand on a s class to work with the w211 with the backup camera. oh yeah and a stealth nos setup maybe a 50 or 75 shot if they have one for the e. , gotta have alittle kick when i need one.lol
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 05:19 PM
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congrats man.. what kind of rim u got bro?
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 07:19 PM
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Re: pick up my new car tommorow!!!

Originally posted by TectiteE
i got a call today telling me to expect the car tommorow. they got a call from the trucking company telling them they picked it up today. its a tectite gray e320 with appearance and premium packages. here are the lease details just to compare with what u guys got. 721 a month 39 months 15k a year. it was a close friend of my uncles. now its time to get the car dropped, i ordered a set of rims already and hopefully my shop can get the tv tuner kit for the comand on a s class to work with the w211 with the backup camera. oh yeah and a stealth nos setup maybe a 50 or 75 shot if they have one for the e. , gotta have alittle kick when i need one.lol

Hello TectiteE


Since you are leasing your car it might not be wise to do the mod's you propose, especially dropping the car & the nos. The changes would invalidate your warranty and on top of that you would have to get the car back to original spec when you return it at the end of your lease.

Look into the matter further before you proceed.


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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 07:38 PM
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Re: Re: pick up my new car tommorow!!!

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Hello TectiteE


Since you are leasing your car it might not be wise to do the mod's you propose, especially dropping the car & the nos. The changes would invalidate your warranty and on top of that you would have to get the car back to original spec when you return it at the end of your lease.

Look into the matter further before you proceed.


Nick--
wheels can easily come off, nos is injected into the intake tube so that can easily be taken off, and drop will be done by the dealer. dunno where i would run into a problem??
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Old Nov 19, 2003 | 11:22 PM
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CONGRATS!

$720 seems high...I got an E500 with all the options in my signature for 688 a month @ Global leasing in brroklyn. I picked it up at Ray Catena in Brooklyn, leased through MB credit.
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 12:00 AM
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Are you getting a wet or dry kit? If there is no kit out there I'm sure you can retrofit with a basic kit. You can probably call NX or TNT for their kits.
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 12:18 AM
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More Info?

Hey guys. I'm new here, currently in the market for E320.

Regarding the lease terms, you guys left out some info that is critical to compare deals: how much did you pay up front to start? Without this, you can't really compare (e.g., I could put $40,000 down and pay about $50/mo., right?).

Using my lease calculator on TectiteE's deal assuming no downpayment and no tax, he would have paid about $700 over invoice for the car (MSRP would be $56,370 w/ the options described, invoice would be $53075). That assumes the $721 monthly payment he stated does not include any tax.

If he was in California, and the $721 did include tax, then he paying 8.25% added to each monthly payment, then he would have paid $1000 below invoice to end up at that payment.

These examples assume a 61% residual and a .0025 money factor.

I would like to hear what others are paying before I take the plunge. I see that Carsdirect the E320 at $250 below invoice in SoCal, so let me know if dealers are beating that. (Someone posted in another thread that 2 dealers are at $2000 below invoice. WOW. Hope that's true.)
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 03:25 AM
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Re: More Info?

Originally posted by modulated
Hey guys. I'm new here, currently in the market for E320.

Regarding the lease terms, you guys left out some info that is critical to compare deals: how much did you pay up front to start? Without this, you can't really compare (e.g., I could put $40,000 down and pay about $50/mo., right?).

Using my lease calculator on TectiteE's deal assuming no downpayment and no tax, he would have paid about $700 over invoice for the car (MSRP would be $56,370 w/ the options described, invoice would be $53075). That assumes the $721 monthly payment he stated does not include any tax.

If he was in California, and the $721 did include tax, then he paying 8.25% added to each monthly payment, then he would have paid $1000 below invoice to end up at that payment.

These examples assume a 61% residual and a .0025 money factor.

I would like to hear what others are paying before I take the plunge. I see that Carsdirect the E320 at $250 below invoice in SoCal, so let me know if dealers are beating that. (Someone posted in another thread that 2 dealers are at $2000 below invoice. WOW. Hope that's true.)
how do you figure .0025 MF? I am told .00285.... Please advise. Thanks
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 11:30 AM
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CONGRATS!

$720 seems high...I got an E500 with all the options in my signature for 688 a month @ Global leasing in brroklyn. I picked it up at Ray Catena in Brooklyn, leased through MB credit.
i put nothing down, 688 a month for a e500 you had to of put a lot of money down for that.

BTW picked my car up yesterday and i'm loving it. my dealer even lowered the airmatic settings lower for me. they dropped it as low as possible without having to get a realignment. its not low enough for my taste, so bringing it back sometime next week to lower it even more. pics to come!

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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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Re: More Info?

Originally posted by modulated
Hey guys. I'm new here, currently in the market for E320.

Regarding the lease terms, you guys left out some info that is critical to compare deals: how much did you pay up front to start? Without this, you can't really compare (e.g., I could put $40,000 down and pay about $50/mo., right?).

Using my lease calculator on TectiteE's deal assuming no downpayment and no tax, he would have paid about $700 over invoice for the car (MSRP would be $56,370 w/ the options described, invoice would be $53075). That assumes the $721 monthly payment he stated does not include any tax.

If he was in California, and the $721 did include tax, then he paying 8.25% added to each monthly payment, then he would have paid $1000 below invoice to end up at that payment.

These examples assume a 61% residual and a .0025 money factor.

I would like to hear what others are paying before I take the plunge. I see that Carsdirect the E320 at $250 below invoice in SoCal, so let me know if dealers are beating that. (Someone posted in another thread that 2 dealers are at $2000 below invoice. WOW. Hope that's true.)

721 did include everything gap and tax i pay nothing more. this was based on a .0025 money factor and a 65% residual.

BRAV- .0025 is tier 1 pricing
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 11:48 AM
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i put nothing down, 688 a month for a e500 you had to of put a lot of money down for that.

BTW picked my car up yesterday and i'm loving it. my dealer even lowered the airmatic settings lower for me. they dropped it as low as possible without having to get a realignment. its not low enough for my taste, so bringing it back sometime next week to lower it even more. pics to come! and for those that wonderined it does come with white faced gauges with the alum backround, not black
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 04:31 PM
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65% residual for a 15,000 mile lease for 39 months? That's shocking.

The special a dealer told me about last week had the residual at 66% for 10,000 miles/39months, so only a 1% difference for 15,000 would be strange. I thought it was 61%. (FYI, 2004 BMW 530i is .62 for 15k mi/36 months).

Your location is NJ. Is it true that auto leases aren't taxed in NJ? If so, then your sale price could be $1000 below sticker.
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 05:04 PM
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Originally posted by TectiteE
i put nothing down, 688 a month for a e500 you had to of put a lot of money down for that.

BTW picked my car up yesterday and i'm loving it. my dealer even lowered the airmatic settings lower for me. they dropped it as low as possible without having to get a realignment. its not low enough for my taste, so bringing it back sometime next week to lower it even more. pics to come!
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How much did they lower it? I am having same thing done. Looking to get 30mm or about 1.25" lower.

Also, I assume you went through MB credit and not Chase, or US Bank? Thanks
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 07:07 PM
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65% residual for a 15,000 mile lease for 39 months? That's shocking.

The special a dealer told me about last week had the residual at 66% for 10,000 miles/39months, so only a 1% difference for 15,000 would be strange. I thought it was 61%. (FYI, 2004 BMW 530i is .62 for 15k mi/36 months).

Your location is NJ. Is it true that auto leases aren't taxed in NJ? If so, then your sale price could be $1000 below sticker.
your right, typo, its 63 on 15k
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 07:09 PM
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How much did they lower it? I am having same thing done. Looking to get 30mm or about 1.25" lower.

Also, I assume you went through MB credit and not Chase, or US Bank? Thanks
not sure what the total drop amount is because they dropped it some before i picked the car up, it wasn't low enough so they're going to drop it about a 3/4 inch lower and get an allignment done. and yes its through mercedes credit
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 04:20 AM
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your right, typo, its 63 on 15k
OK, that makes sense. I was told 63% today by a dealer.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 07:26 AM
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leases are taxed in nj.....
they'd never let that go
they'll tax the tax(ie gas guzz tax when figued in is taxed)
i've got a number of 708/mo 12k 0down 39mo
on a E320 prem/sport/heated/ent HK/light pkg
is that good??
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 09:32 AM
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modulated:
leases are taxed in nj.....
they'd never let that go
they'll tax the tax(ie gas guzz tax when figued in is taxed)
i've got a number of 708/mo 12k 0down 39mo
on a E320 prem/sport/heated/ent HK/light pkg
is that good??
joe
the prem package comes with the ent and light package, also the sport is the appearance package.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 12:35 PM
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as per another post, if any of you want me to email you a free lease calculator (excel spreadsheet) let me know- you can calculate your payment to the penny.. its a great tool.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 02:55 PM
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Re: Re: ::

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the prem package comes with the ent and light package, also the sport is the appearance package.
So TectiteE, when you say "Sport" in your signature, you mean appearance package?

Also do you have 4matic? I thought you alluded to it in an earlier post. Is 4matic the equivalent of a sport suspension? If not, how do you get order a sport suspension in an E320?
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i can't keep the "pkgs" straight from one mfr to another

to my knowledge u can't get a 4matic w/sport/appearance
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 05:18 PM
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So TectiteE, when you say "Sport" in your signature, you mean appearance package?

Also do you have 4matic? I thought you alluded to it in an earlier post. Is 4matic the equivalent of a sport suspension? If not, how do you get order a sport suspension in an E320?
lol, i didn't even noticed that. i meant appearance package, it comes with the airmatic suspension. no 4matic though. to get the airmatic you can order it by itself too.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 05:21 PM
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well, I pick up the car listed in my sig tomorrow! Lots of new deliveries these days. Except my sig is wrong, I have silver not pewter (didnt like gold undertone). Good luck to us all
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 07:21 PM
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Please post pictures

Brav, TectiteE,

Looks like one of you already picked up your E and one's picking up tomorrow. Please post lots of pictures. My car is still 3 weeks away from delivery, but would love to see some pics in the mean time!
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