W211 BEAST

Hey Guys,

I'm going to the dealer with my mom in the morning to hopefully get her an E350 Sedan. I don't think we'll be needing any options other than Premium 1 Package. I was wondering if you guys could tell me about how much your paying for your lease and some info, such as miles per year and options.

I haven't been on top of this too much and her car finally died, so I'd really appreciate some help. Tomorrow is her birthday and it would be awesome if we could get a great deal and take the car home. We're going to Fletcher Jones in SoCal.

Thanks,
Danny

ghstudio

Just to get you in the right ballpark, a P1 E350 should be in the $550/mo range with 12K miles...36 mo lease...no money down up front, just pay the first months payment plus any legally required fees (registration, taxes). Be sure to get MB maintenance rolled into the lease price. My guess is that your dealer's first number will be closer to $700/mo and they will try to convince you to lower that payment by making a high up front payment. Don't do it!!!! There is an active MB leasing forum at

http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/dir...index=.ef9dd79

GMBZ

Looks like you are in SoCal. You should be able to get well under $500 with just reg fees and lease acq fee for drive off. Also take a look at Edmunds.com Mercedes lease forum - people report & discuss all of their deals there.

Cal

You may have missed the Dec. firesale as MB was practically giving the E-classes away. (As GMBZ stated, they could be had for well under $500/month with no money down.) Check to see if the Jan rates are still favorable.

blkacr05

you are absolutely right. new e class owner (happy as a pig in sh*t)
i got mine right before the new year. on the 29th to be exact. with covering taxes and dmv i am paying 413.50 for a E350 4matic with p1 and (sport package ) amg package 12k lease 24 month. i am extremely happy i did it. love everything about it. makes me want to trade my jeep in and get another MB. wouldnt know what lol.
pics from the day i picked it up

blkacr05

and not to lie the only way i got that price was because i have a friend that is a car broker. he put everything together and i went into the dealership with the paper showing it. they matched price and i signed away.

BenzE350

You need to treat your car broker friend to a nice dinner / drinks.

At $413/month you are paying Honda prices for a MB.

blkacr05

yeah the price was so good my brother in law picked one up the next day also. believe me i have to pay for his services lol but well worth it without a doubt. one dealership turned me away and told me that those were c class numbers. closest they got me to it was 578. said thank you and walked out.

Cal

blkacr05,

Great looking car, and most importantly, awesome deal!! You did well indeed. Helps to know someone who has all the numbers (MF, residual), manufacturer's incentives, etc. to get these types of deals. Yeah, your friend deserves a nice dinner. At that price, I would probably pick one up too even though I don't need it. BTW, the other nice thing about this is that it is such a short lease. You won't be stuck with it for long in case you get bored of it or prefer the facelift coming out soon. In a year and a half or so, MBFS will have specials and asking you to turn it in early for another MB with many other incentives available then.

BenzV12

Great car , happy driving
Now to mention , you scored a great deal too

1985mb

blkacr05 can you share the details such as MSRP, selling price, residual, mf, etc?

blkacr05

hey sorry for being away for so long. i went away and then locked myself out of the forum with too many log ins and got new password. well lets just say between being dumb and not having time this is when i got back. sorry. msrp was just under 62k with all options. selling price 48k and change. not sure what the money factor was. with 1800 down monthly payment came to 413.50 car was bought on dec 29th. oh and it was 69% residual

blkacr05

just tinted car and stuff gonna put pics up. also had to order another car lol. ended up ordering 2013 335is coupe. got that for a steal also. had to do it. actually the dealer wasnt too happy but they wanted the sale.

blkacr05

K-A

WOW man! That's $14K off! I got $10K off my E in mid 2011, can't believe how continually more they keep discounting these cars. Looks like you reaped the rewards.

Wig

We can't get anywhere near to these deals in Canada. Makes no sense to me at all.

Do any Canadian members know of a dealer in the GTA / southern Ontario that will give a decent discount?

threeMBs

Most people in the US can not get close to those deals as well. These are "one offs" that most dealers will laugh at. Under $550 a month with zero down for a 36 months (or less) is just silly low for cars with MSRPs in the high 50s. The only way those numbers are adding up is when "they" heavily discount a car while artificially keeping the residual high.

K-A

I think actually lots of people get those crazy deals out here. MBUSA practically gives away E-Classes for some lame reason.

When I was cross shopping before January I was hearing of people getting UNDER $500 a month with practically no drive off on E350's. It's ridiculous.

cdigiovanni

700, 2013 E350 4matic p2 window sticker was 68k

blkacr05

to be honest this is the first i heard and had a deal like that. you think about it a car of 60k that is leasing for mid to low 4's is crazy. makes you think how much some of these car companies should really be leasing their cars for. i know that mb tends to give a lot of rebates just cause they want to sell.

mbuster25

It's SO GOOD to have connections

blkacr05

yeah he really helped with these 2 car purchases. you know whats funny is i remember the salesman telling me "i cant believe we are leasing it for this price. i just leased one out 2 days ago for 650 with 3k down" i told him he should call them back and apologize and offer them something back.

snakeslayer

Definitely shop different dealers. First one I priced was over $200 more per month for the same lease on the same exact car as the dealer I bought it from. There is way more variance in lease prices than what they will try and tell you.

ghstudio

If you do lease, consider adding mercedes (not third party) maintenance to your lease. Many dealers allow you to residualize the cost which can save you 100's of $s. Also check if multiple security deposits will give you a lower money factor (interest rate).

If your dealer doesn't understand both of the above, find a different dealer