2024 AMG EQE SUV Experience
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Aw shoot, I might buy one. Used 2024 AMG EQE SUVs are already showing up for $30K less than new with < 10K miles. My 2023 EQE 500 SUV with less than 10K has depreciated about $50K and there was only a $20K difference between them when new so it's almost like I'd be getting a one year newer model for free. Hmm...
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Aw shoot, I might buy one. Used 2024 AMG EQE SUVs are already showing up for $30K less than new with < 10K miles. My 2023 EQE 500 SUV with less than 10K has depreciated about $50K and there was only a $20K difference between them when new so it's almost like I'd be getting a one year newer model for free. Hmm...
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Realistically I don't think me driving an EV will offset the carbon from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. But there's also little doubt in my mind that most of these wars are about resources not ideological differences and oil has been the war mongers' main cash cow.
Anywho, I'm buying one to embarrass all the hellcat owners at cars and coffee. Those things are sloooow!
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I guess I'll hijack the thread a little with this video. He echos my feelings for the most part. Also found it kinda funny how Norway went full electric by selling the rest of the world oil. Like Bjorn Nyland on YouBoob says, "holy macaroni!"
I didn't get around to calling the guy about that horse today, maybe tomorrow. Wish it was for sale at the closet MB dealer where it'll get serviced and not an hour drive away. Ugh!
I didn't get around to calling the guy about that horse today, maybe tomorrow. Wish it was for sale at the closet MB dealer where it'll get serviced and not an hour drive away. Ugh!
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I guess I'll hijack the thread a little with this video. He echos my feelings for the most part. Also found it kinda funny how Norway went full electric by selling the rest of the world oil. Like Bjorn Nyland on YouBoob says, "holy macaroni!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqUuHQsfg7I
I didn't get around to calling the guy about that horse today, maybe tomorrow. Wish it was for sale at the closet MB dealer where it'll get serviced and not an hour drive away. Ugh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqUuHQsfg7I
I didn't get around to calling the guy about that horse today, maybe tomorrow. Wish it was for sale at the closet MB dealer where it'll get serviced and not an hour drive away. Ugh!
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I checked this morning and they took another 2K off the price of the AMG. If they give me a decent trade-in I'm gonna do it.
Problem is it's also a different dealer network so I might not get offered loaners when I go in for service. And even the closest dealer is still 30 minutes away. I don't want to have to bum rides or take an Uber back and forth. If Mercedes would compensate them for loaners this wouldn't be an issue.
Problem is it's also a different dealer network so I might not get offered loaners when I go in for service. And even the closest dealer is still 30 minutes away. I don't want to have to bum rides or take an Uber back and forth. If Mercedes would compensate them for loaners this wouldn't be an issue.
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I checked this morning and they took another 2K off the price of the AMG. If they give me a decent trade-in I'm gonna do it.
Problem is it's also a different dealer network so I might not get offered loaners when I go in for service. And even the closest dealer is still 30 minutes away. I don't want to have to bum rides or take an Uber back and forth. If Mercedes would compensate them for loaners this wouldn't be an issue.
Problem is it's also a different dealer network so I might not get offered loaners when I go in for service. And even the closest dealer is still 30 minutes away. I don't want to have to bum rides or take an Uber back and forth. If Mercedes would compensate them for loaners this wouldn't be an issue.
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Yeah, MB of Houston North offered me a loaner even though I didn't buy my 500 there, but they fixed my issue so fast I didn't need to use it, so free plug for them!
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Yeah, MB of Houston North offered me a loaner even though I didn't buy my 500 there, but they fixed my issue so fast I didn't need to use it, so free plug for them!
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Anywho, dealer offered me 48K for my EQE 500 SUV with 7400 miles (100K new). It would have been 41K to upgrade to the AMG EQE SUV with slightly more miles. Porsche just released their Macan EV and there's a white one with a 92.5K MSRP I can get for about the same difference so think I might go that route instead.
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Aw shoot, I might buy one. Used 2024 AMG EQE SUVs are already showing up for $30K less than new with < 10K miles. My 2023 EQE 500 SUV with less than 10K has depreciated about $50K and there was only a $20K difference between them when new so it's almost like I'd be getting a one year newer model for free. Hmm...
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AMGRonin and amelen both say they've had this issue in this thread: https://mbworld.org/forums/g-class-w...63-values.html
Anywho, dealer offered me 48K for my EQE 500 SUV with 7400 miles (100K new). It would have been 41K to upgrade to the AMG EQE SUV with slightly more miles. Porsche just released their Macan EV and there's a white one with a 92.5K MSRP I can get for about the same difference so think I might go that route instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFnsbp2NBCs
I'm a little ticked because it should have come out 6 months ago when my EQE SUV was worth 20K more and it's a 2024 so it'll be last year's model just two months from now... like Porsche felt I wasn't loosing enough in depreciation or sumptin'.
Anywho, dealer offered me 48K for my EQE 500 SUV with 7400 miles (100K new). It would have been 41K to upgrade to the AMG EQE SUV with slightly more miles. Porsche just released their Macan EV and there's a white one with a 92.5K MSRP I can get for about the same difference so think I might go that route instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFnsbp2NBCs
I'm a little ticked because it should have come out 6 months ago when my EQE SUV was worth 20K more and it's a 2024 so it'll be last year's model just two months from now... like Porsche felt I wasn't loosing enough in depreciation or sumptin'.
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In many cases, I agree, in some I disagree. When trading in my 2019 E300 for my EQE, I got $35k for a car with 46k miles on it, from the dealer. I could've probably gotten 38-40k private, but with the trade tax difference, and the amount of effort involved, it wouldn't have been worth the small difference. Considering what I paid for the car in the first place, I think retaining 60% of its value in approximately 4 years and 46k miles was actually pretty decent given the class of car it is. I generally drive too many miles for a lease to be worth it. The EQE has of course plummeted in value, but I hope to keep them for quite a while, to where the logarithmic resale curve makes sense after a fair bit of time. We will see.
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The Porsche won't depreciate anywhere near the Mercedes. However it also won't lease at nearly such low prices either. If you are buying I would 100% get the Porsche. Owning a Mercedes is a waste of money (ICE or EV) - perhaps with the exception of the G and AMG SL/GT Sportscars.
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I texted the Porsche sales guy I had spoken to previously when the 2024 Macan EV was supposed to be available at 7 AM. Got no reply so retexted him at 9. Sent pics of my Mercedes and answered a bunch of questions. By 3 PM still hadn't received a trade-in offer. I texted him again and he sent me pictures of cars in the parking lot and said they were real busy. I told him to forget it and they can keep their @#%^ Porsche. And you know, the Mercedes dealer's "internet sales manager" was acting like I'm an idiot for buying an EV too, but if I insisted on wasting my money he'd be happy to take it. I think I'm done with all these buttholes.
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The MB dealer with the AMG EQE SUV is an hour drive away, each way, through downtown traffic. I'm only willing to do that for a good deal, which this wasn't. Porsche dealer is only 20 minutes away though so might have been a good idea to drive there just to see who'll be the first to offer to help. I don't think I got the most motivated sale person online.
Anywho, I'm done car shopping. There's really nothing terribly exciting in EV-land right now, at least here in the USA. I definitely would have bought a Yangwang if I lived in China though.
Anywho, I'm done car shopping. There's really nothing terribly exciting in EV-land right now, at least here in the USA. I definitely would have bought a Yangwang if I lived in China though.
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The MB dealer with the AMG EQE SUV is an hour drive away, each way, through downtown traffic. I'm only willing to do that for a good deal, which this wasn't. Porsche dealer is only 20 minutes away though so might have been a good idea to drive there just to see who'll be the first to offer to help. I don't think I got the most motivated sale person online.
Anywho, I'm done car shopping. There's really nothing terribly exciting in EV-land right now, at least here in the USA. I definitely would have bought a Yangwang if I lived in China though.
Anywho, I'm done car shopping. There's really nothing terribly exciting in EV-land right now, at least here in the USA. I definitely would have bought a Yangwang if I lived in China though.
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Possibly... but I also think a lot of these dealers and sales reps got a little cocky after the pandemic and part shortages. The used car market has changed a lot since then. I told him I'd still be interested if they came down some on the price so ball is in his court. If I never hear from him again then oh well...
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I texted the Porsche sales guy I had spoken to previously when the 2024 Macan EV was supposed to be available at 7 AM. Got no reply so retexted him at 9. Sent pics of my Mercedes and answered a bunch of questions. By 3 PM still hadn't received a trade-in offer. I texted him again and he sent me pictures of cars in the parking lot and said they were real busy. I told him to forget it and they can keep their @#%^ Porsche. And you know, the Mercedes dealer's "internet sales manager" was acting like I'm an idiot for buying an EV too, but if I insisted on wasting my money he'd be happy to take it. I think I'm done with all these buttholes.
so basically don’t let them assign you a sales person. Read the reviews and reach out to a good one.
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All dealerships have **** sales people. I had a similar experience to you with Champion Porsche. Then what I did is read their Google reviews and found a name of a sales person that people raved about. Then I called that guy. He answered his phone on his day off, and texted me all the information I wanted. Great sales person. Also have some really good honest advice on their EVs and price risk.
so basically don’t let them assign you a sales person. Read the reviews and reach out to a good one.
so basically don’t let them assign you a sales person. Read the reviews and reach out to a good one.
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All dealerships have **** sales people. I had a similar experience to you with Champion Porsche. Then what I did is read their Google reviews and found a name of a sales person that people raved about. Then I called that guy. He answered his phone on his day off, and texted me all the information I wanted. Great sales person. Also have some really good honest advice on their EVs and price risk.
so basically don’t let them assign you a sales person. Read the reviews and reach out to a good one.
so basically don’t let them assign you a sales person. Read the reviews and reach out to a good one.
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I'm not so sure the general manager at Porsche would be any different. Seems to just be the way they do business. You need to have a history of buying their pricey cars to even get on the waiting list for some of the new models. I guess they're trying to be more of a "boutique" automaker with all the options and customization. Drives me nuts a little, like taking a girl shoe shopping, quite frankly. So might not be the brand for me anyways. The Macan EV sure is a pretty car tho.. *sigh*
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The Porsche won't depreciate anywhere near the Mercedes. However it also won't lease at nearly such low prices either. If you are buying I would 100% get the Porsche. Owning a Mercedes is a waste of money (ICE or EV) - perhaps with the exception of the G and AMG SL/GT Sportscars.
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The discussion on the depreciation of these vehicles is a first-world problem. A car is not an investment and any expenses associated with ownership are just part of the deal (Interest, sales tax, depreciation, property tax, maintenance, registration, etc.) If you want a certain vehicle and your finances permit you to purchase/lease it, then by all means do so. Life is too short to worry about depreciable assets. Years ago, the value of a new car would drop 20% or more when you exited the dealer showroom. Many people will own a car "until the wheels fall off" so only their current expenses are relevant. YMMV
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