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Old Apr 9, 2002 | 09:40 PM
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Question How Much Premium do you think we will have to pay ?

I am putting a $1000 to order an E320 with command. Just curious as to how to how much of a premium i have to pay over MSRP for this car.. ?
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Old Apr 9, 2002 | 10:21 PM
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There is no way you should pay any premium over MSRP for a 2003 E320. These cars will be everywhere by Fall. If a dealer tells you to pay more tell him to take a hike!
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Old Apr 9, 2002 | 10:29 PM
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There is no way you should pay any premium over MSRP for a 2003 E320. These cars will be everywhere by Fall. If a dealer tells you to pay more tell him to take a hike!
I hope that is the case... i will be going to Ray Catena MB in Jersey and i hope to put my deposit down on a 2003 E320.
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Old Apr 9, 2002 | 10:30 PM
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By the way... know any MB dealers of good repute?
Or am i okay with Ray? Pardon the rhyme...
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Old Apr 9, 2002 | 11:27 PM
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Re: How Much Premium do you think we will have to pay ?

Originally posted by Silver_Lana
I am putting a $1000 to order an E320 with command. Just curious as to how to how much of a premium i have to pay over MSRP for this car.. ?
When I put down the deposit, my dealer gave me in writing something that said the car would be delivered at MSRP, even if the market was allowing the car to be sold at a rate above suggested retail. Didn't think this was a big deal at first, but maybe it is with all of this talk about the car selling above MSRP... never thought this to be likely...
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Old Apr 9, 2002 | 11:29 PM
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By the way Silver_Lana, are you going for the Diesel engine that you mentioned in an earlier post??
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 02:19 AM
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Right now there should be no premium but come August/Sept there will be a long waiting list for the e class.At that time people will be paying $2/3 k minimum to jump the line.I do think people like myself are waiting to see how much a E500 will be with certain extras and if it is over the top and DVD NAV IS NOT AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY then I will walk and buy elsewhere.BMW 7 series will not however be getting my business as this is one strange car that will be a depreciation disaster.
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 09:02 AM
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Why not MB Manhattan?...I have had very good service with them.

My understanding is that they never charge a premium on a new car due to their relationship to MBUSA...they certainly have not with me.
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 09:02 AM
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Originally posted by bankerscot
...waiting to see how much a E500 will be with certain extras and if it is over the top and DVD NAV IS NOT AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY then I will walk and buy elsewhere.BMW 7 series will not however be getting my business as this is one strange car that will be a depreciation disaster.
I test drove the 7 series, and I will say that that is one fast car. However, the electro, gizmo, over-the-top, how-do-I-operate-this-stuff, made me immediately say "no thank you". That car is suited for someone who is "technically" literate, and I consider myself to be one of those, yet I hated the technical feel of the inside. Also, during the test drive, while I was waiting at a red light, I was fiddling with that big silver knob on the console between the driver and passenger seats. When the light turned green, the car would not go. Somehow, while fiddling with that knob, I had put the car in some type of "lock" mode that is equivalent to "park" -- I was nowhere near the gear shifter!?! That car is going to have problems reaching a large-scale audience!!
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By the way Silver_Lana, are you going for the Diesel engine that you mentioned in an earlier post??
I wish i could.. but i doubt my impatience will allow for that.. lol
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Old Apr 10, 2002 | 09:13 AM
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I forgot.. DVD Navi will not ba available immediately... so what are my options... wait it out with a quickly depreciating Acura CL type S.... or buy something else... C Class (?) to hangon to value for the mean time although i will probably loose as much in value with the new car though... grrr.. i hate decisions like this...
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I see you've decided to get a MB huh! Congrats! So what are you going to be doing with your Acura? Going back to your original question if a dealer were or put a premium i'm guessing it'll be around $5-$10k.

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I see you've decided to get a MB huh! Congrats! So what are you going to be doing with your Acura? Going back to your original question if a dealer were or put a premium i'm guessing it'll be around $5-$10k.

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Thanks man.. but i wont be paying any premiums.... anything over MSRP is a No-No for me.
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I think that once the new E-class starts rolling out on dealers lot and they have sufficient inventory, you won't see any premiums.
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I think that once the new E-class starts rolling out on dealers lot and they have sufficient inventory, you won't see any premiums.
Thats right.... besides if they try that with me, i would tell them where to stick that V6 engine...
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i think mbna has a policy on not over charging. at least they did with the c
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Thats right.... besides if they try that with me, i would tell them where to stick that V6 engine...
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