Price for a 2005 E320 CDI
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Price for a 2005 E320 CDI
Going to get an E320 CDI Euro Delivery in March, aprox March 18-28...
From Bill Ussery in Miami FL.....are these cars going under MSRP....can they be purchesed cheaper in other parts of the country (doing Euro delivery, so does not really matter where we purchase it fron anyways, except maybe dealer relations, but we have purchesed the last two Mers from them).....
From Bill Ussery in Miami FL.....are these cars going under MSRP....can they be purchesed cheaper in other parts of the country (doing Euro delivery, so does not really matter where we purchase it fron anyways, except maybe dealer relations, but we have purchesed the last two Mers from them).....
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Originally Posted by AEsco48
Going to get an E320 CDI Euro Delivery in March, aprox March 18-28...
From Bill Ussery in Miami FL.....are these cars going under MSRP....can they be purchesed cheaper in other parts of the country (doing Euro delivery, so does not really matter where we purchase it fron anyways, except maybe dealer relations, but we have purchesed the last two Mers from them).....
From Bill Ussery in Miami FL.....are these cars going under MSRP....can they be purchesed cheaper in other parts of the country (doing Euro delivery, so does not really matter where we purchase it fron anyways, except maybe dealer relations, but we have purchesed the last two Mers from them).....
There's a standard 7% off list for ED. I think some folks here have negotiated down more than that.
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Price for a 2005 E320 CDI
You can not get the CDI delivered to a California dealer, even if you do ED. It can only be delivered to a state which will allow you to register it. I have been through this with my local dealer with no luck, So I just ordered one out of state and had no problems. There are ways around all the California Law BS. Hope that this helps
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the car has to have 7500miles to get into califonia, hence it will no longer be "new" then. (check these out before doing them)
1) register it out of state at say your friends house, change your license to there,etc. Real pain. THEN, after 7500miles of driving - move the registration, your license,etc back to califonia.
2) if you know someone who can turn back mileages, they can also turn them up. register the car out of califonia, put the mileage up to 8000 miles, register it, then get it turned back to down.
3) apparently if your car breaks down and cannot be fixed out of state, and a mechanic certifies this, you can buy ANYTHING and to get back home to califonia. Hence a 100$ car, drive/tow it to Arizona, drain the oil and let it run and die. Get the mercedes mechanic to certify that it cannot be fixed (sign the paper) and then drive your new CDI home.
people do these things to get VW TDIs into the CARB states all the time
1) register it out of state at say your friends house, change your license to there,etc. Real pain. THEN, after 7500miles of driving - move the registration, your license,etc back to califonia.
2) if you know someone who can turn back mileages, they can also turn them up. register the car out of califonia, put the mileage up to 8000 miles, register it, then get it turned back to down.
3) apparently if your car breaks down and cannot be fixed out of state, and a mechanic certifies this, you can buy ANYTHING and to get back home to califonia. Hence a 100$ car, drive/tow it to Arizona, drain the oil and let it run and die. Get the mercedes mechanic to certify that it cannot be fixed (sign the paper) and then drive your new CDI home.
people do these things to get VW TDIs into the CARB states all the time
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Originally Posted by Messerchmidt
the car has to have 7500miles to get into califonia, hence it will no longer be "new" then. (check these out before doing them)
1) register it out of state at say your friends house, change your license to there,etc. Real pain. THEN, after 7500miles of driving - move the registration, your license,etc back to califonia.
2) if you know someone who can turn back mileages, they can also turn them up. register the car out of califonia, put the mileage up to 8000 miles, register it, then get it turned back to down.
3) apparently if your car breaks down and cannot be fixed out of state, and a mechanic certifies this, you can buy ANYTHING and to get back home to califonia. Hence a 100$ car, drive/tow it to Arizona, drain the oil and let it run and die. Get the mercedes mechanic to certify that it cannot be fixed (sign the paper) and then drive your new CDI home.
people do these things to get VW TDIs into the CARB states all the time
1) register it out of state at say your friends house, change your license to there,etc. Real pain. THEN, after 7500miles of driving - move the registration, your license,etc back to califonia.
2) if you know someone who can turn back mileages, they can also turn them up. register the car out of califonia, put the mileage up to 8000 miles, register it, then get it turned back to down.
3) apparently if your car breaks down and cannot be fixed out of state, and a mechanic certifies this, you can buy ANYTHING and to get back home to califonia. Hence a 100$ car, drive/tow it to Arizona, drain the oil and let it run and die. Get the mercedes mechanic to certify that it cannot be fixed (sign the paper) and then drive your new CDI home.
people do these things to get VW TDIs into the CARB states all the time
Interesting that you know these things!
Steve A
