E350 BlueTEC Sport--need buying advice
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E350 BlueTEC Sport--need buying advice
I plan to purchase a 2012 E350 BlueTEC Sport in the next week or so. I have been doing a lot of reading and am confused as to what constitutes a great price or even a fair price. I have priced it on TrueCar and received two bids through a car buying service 1)$56,465 MSRP Final Price $52,523 and
2) $58,875 MSRP Final Price $54,765. I found a car in a local dealer's inventory that I'm more interested in with a MSRP $59,635.
So my question is, can you tell what a fair price is based on the MSRP? Some people advise determining what the dealer paid for the car then adding some amount(profit) to that price, but I don't know how to do that. Do most people think the target price on TrueCar is reasonable? I would really appreciate any advice since I haven't bought a new car since 2005 and a lot has changed. Thank you.
FYI--I live in Los Angeles and will be buying, not leasing the car.
2) $58,875 MSRP Final Price $54,765. I found a car in a local dealer's inventory that I'm more interested in with a MSRP $59,635.
So my question is, can you tell what a fair price is based on the MSRP? Some people advise determining what the dealer paid for the car then adding some amount(profit) to that price, but I don't know how to do that. Do most people think the target price on TrueCar is reasonable? I would really appreciate any advice since I haven't bought a new car since 2005 and a lot has changed. Thank you.
FYI--I live in Los Angeles and will be buying, not leasing the car.
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Right now MB has cash back promotion for E-class, which is $3,000. That means that you may negotiate the best price with your dealer and than apply this offer. I would start from invoice price minus $3K, which I think is already a great price for BlueTec. Dealers not willing to negotiate BlueTec models as well as regular due to high demand low supply of those car.
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I plan to purchase a 2012 E350 BlueTEC Sport in the next week or so. I have been doing a lot of reading and am confused as to what constitutes a great price or even a fair price. I have priced it on TrueCar and received two bids through a car buying service 1)$56,465 MSRP Final Price $52,523 and
2) $58,875 MSRP Final Price $54,765. I found a car in a local dealer's inventory that I'm more interested in with a MSRP $59,635.
So my question is, can you tell what a fair price is based on the MSRP? Some people advise determining what the dealer paid for the car then adding some amount(profit) to that price, but I don't know how to do that. Do most people think the target price on TrueCar is reasonable? I would really appreciate any advice since I haven't bought a new car since 2005 and a lot has changed. Thank you.
FYI--I live in Los Angeles and will be buying, not leasing the car.
2) $58,875 MSRP Final Price $54,765. I found a car in a local dealer's inventory that I'm more interested in with a MSRP $59,635.
So my question is, can you tell what a fair price is based on the MSRP? Some people advise determining what the dealer paid for the car then adding some amount(profit) to that price, but I don't know how to do that. Do most people think the target price on TrueCar is reasonable? I would really appreciate any advice since I haven't bought a new car since 2005 and a lot has changed. Thank you.
FYI--I live in Los Angeles and will be buying, not leasing the car.
You can search for it by title or use my name RSIKR to find threads I contributed to. There is a lot of buying advice in there from many members.
The BlueTec may be a more difficult car to deal on.
Do you qualify for USAA? MBCA?
Read that thread I suggested.
Good luck, let us know how you made out.
