mrtrance

Nice deal. Looks like it was discounted 20% off MSRP plus base MF so dealer did not pad it either. I saw other deals where the discount was there, but dealer marked up the MF. So it seems like they are dealer in SoCal doing 20% off right now.

Were u able to get that price on first contact with them without much haggling?

vanbozen

it was a grind. Tried to get them to discount the acquisition fee, but the did not budge. MB Torrance was pursuing hard, and had better color combos, but I was tired of the process and just settled with van nuys. The sales associated hated me by the time we closed the deal.

vanbozen

I also got the to throw in some key chains and the finishing touch protector for free.

GregTR

I hope it was worth it!

2006_C350

of course it was, why do you think he did it? If the sales associate and manager doesn't hate you after the deal then you overpaid, and even then you still probably overpaid because no dealer will do a deal with a loss.

GregTR

Man, I sure hate shopping at Walmart, I overpay for everything!

Dema

I just curious how are you going to deal with 27 months lease in term you pay registration for entire year but drive 3 months only? I assume it is simple dealer catch to get you off lease earlier and buy another car.

GregTR

If you want to save 0.65% of the value of your car then sure, you should get out of the lease at 24 months, otherwise just keep it and pay the registration fee which is around 0.65% of the value of the car. A 2 year old E350 is worth about 65% of its new price so you're looking at what, $250? Are you guys really this frugal/cheap? I'd be more concerned with having to replace all 4 tires before my lease is up to the tone of $1K+.

I truly find it entertaining that the most important part everyone is concerned with on this board is how cheaply one can get one of these cars and what's the least amount of money you can get away with spending on them.

Maybe a used Toyota is more up these people's alley...

Arrie

Three German car manufacturers are under tax evasion investigation in Greece in Europe. These three are MB, BMW and Opel.

The Greek inspecting office claims that these car manufacturers sell their cars to Greek car dealers way lower priced than they should. They call it dumping.

As an example in one European economic news paper is mentioned that a S500 is sold to the dealer for EURO 22500 while the car is sold in Greece to the public for 4-times that. Another example is mentioned a BMW X3 sold to Greek dealer for EURO 12000 while the consumer will pay 3-times that to own one.

And we wonder how some people can get so big discounts on these E-class MB cars.

If the info in the news paper article is true for the low cost MB sells the cars to Greece it kind of takes the bottom out of this all as what quality we really pay for. I don't think MB sells cars to anywhere under the cost to make them so what kind of quality car is it really if it is so cheap to make that a S500 can leave their plant for that low money and they still make profit with it?

Reading this info makes me not want to pay anything for a MB any more...

GregTR

From the article:


Sounds like they're "selling" these cars low on paper to reduce tax liability and not because that is their true value or cost. If your assumption was true the state would have no case.

vrhaines

Kind of confused. Ran through this thread and it seems like these deals are all out on the west coast. When I was dealing on my 2011 E350 earlier this month, the dealer said he couldn't touch those kind of numbers and a lease on a '14 would be in the 6's for a 4matic with an MSRP in the low 60's.

Any help here? I might even consider trading my car back in to get up into a new one if there are any negotiating tactics? Any one on this thread actually buy one? Numbers?

Thanks!

njzprettyboy

these deals do seem to be apparent on the west coast and in fl, but they are there in the NE as well. I emailed a handful of dealers earlier this week and have 2 close to 25% off msrp on a 14 e350 4matic. I guess they need to hit their quotas for the month so every car counts....will update once the deal is finished

anant369

Which dealers are you working with? I am in NJ too and none of them seem to even come close to these West Coast deals.

vrhaines

Confirmed that local Pittsburgh dealers won't touch this deal. I tried. Any tips??

GregTR

Suck it up and pay what your market dictates/asks. Or walk away and get something different. Or get a used car. Or maybe don't buy anything at all and drive what you currently have. The options are endless.

Whining about it won't make any difference. The question is what is that car worth to you and is that in line with what the dealer is asking for it. If it is, you'll end up with a new Benz and your dealer with a sale. If it isn't then no deal will be made. Simple as that...

vrhaines

I'm content with my '11 E350 but hell, if that deal was to be had locally I had to give it a shot.

ddeliber

I think I am missing something here. I got quoted $11k off a $62k MSRP e350 in Boston (in 5 min by the way so I'll bet there is more room there). To me, $4k is worth a couple hr drive to NJ. Is there something wrong with this?

Arrie

Is this on a lease or buying the car?

GregTR

There is no deal that is better than keeping your current car, period.

ddeliber

I didn't think it mattered, but the $11k off quote that I got is for a purchase.

Arrie

I thought it matters as with the lease you don't own the car unless you pay the residual value of the car, which depends on how much the car was driven. Or something like that. I don't know for sure as I never leased a car nor do I intend to do so in the future.

$11k off of the MSRP sure is a good deal when buying the car.

ddeliber

I think about a lease as buying the car and agreeing to sell it at a specified price (residual) within a mileage range (and condition etc) after an agreed on term, but only paying the difference between the sale price and the residual (plus interest and leasing fees etc). I never leased a car before so what do I know, but you still need to agree on the sale price. Why would that be different?

I also thought that $11k off was good... that was until someone posted 25% off in NJ.

Dema

Thank you for naming me a cheap guy. It is so easy to offend people over Internet no reason to be scared . So I can name you a cheap guy too, unless you willing to travel to some place and have a real fight.

GregTR

WFT man? Are you trying to "fight"? You're being pathetic...

Oh, and I not only called you cheap I called you self entitled as well...

I used to think that BMW owner image was the worst kind and while I loved my E90 I hated the image that came with the ownership. Now I'm beginning to wonder whether the MB image is any better or just as bad in a different way. Maybe MB owners aren't as pr-ickly as BMW owners but you sure are a whiny bunch with your panties in a twist...

vrhaines

Fact.