I'm just relaying what one dealer told me. Seems like no one knows at this point. I'm sure a lot of 550 buyers were told they would be delivered much earlier than they really were. I know of someone else who has their G63 at the port and is supposed to be delivered by December.

 

 

Thanks for posting your build, haa!

So, if I took delivery of your awesome (to put it mildly!) 2019 G63 ED1 where I live, including WSST (10.2%), plus EFW 7/100 ($7,100) and A/B service 4/50 ($2500), the grand total would be $204,471. Realistically, I bet I've probably left some $'s out, too, that I am inadvertently overlooking. Certainly might be able to whittle away at the EFW and A/B costs, of course. But hey, once we are in this arena, that's pretty much chump change.

My 2019 G63 will be a little bit less coin, coming in at a grand total of $197,142, including all of the goodies (sales tax, EFW, and prepaid A/B service) I added into your configuration, haa.

I can tell you for sure, my off-roading fun with a nearly $200k vehicle will not be happening. The factory stock equipped, high speed 149 mph, low profile tires (with the Z10 package) on the factory AMG 22-inch gangsta rims, will not be replaced with any rubber of the ilk of big huge BFG mudders. Any imaginary 4x4 rock crawling on my part will be strictly limited to my reservation demand needs, which I'd guess is true for 99% of all G63 owners, unless the vehicle is 3+ years old, if not even older than this!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The news about G63 being delayed until Jan-Feb are 100% true.

 

 

If that is true on a next year release, then someone on here is welcome to my car as I will be canceling the order. Iridium silver on black all options checked.

 

Well, look at the upside, glass half-full aspect of this G63-freeze dilemma. Those of us who have recently placed G63 orders previously were anticipating delivery of a MY2019 G63 about August/September 2019. Happily, we can now possibly look forward to having our orders automatically bumped into MY2020 G63's! Production of MY2019 G-wagons in Austria will probably stop about June 2019. I'm right on the ragged cusp of things, as production of my recently ordered G63 (2 weeks ago) will be about June 2019, best case. So, hopefully, if my order for a 2019 G63 gets auto bumped into a MY2020, my delay for a MY2020 G63 will be extremely minimal, given that my MY2019 G63 would have otherwise delivered in August/September 2019. I would guess my bumped out MY2020 G63 would possibly be delivered about late Oct 2019, maybe early Nov 2019. No big deal, as this would only be a few short months of difference, for an all-new model year, vs/ buying "last year's" 2019 model, baby! The 2020 G-wagon may (fingers tightly crossed!) have the beautiful new MBUX system with touch screens, just like the new 2020 GLE will have. The roof mounted MBUX cameras automatically determine if the driver's vs/ passenger's fingers are approaching the MBUX screen, and are highlighted accordingly. Check this phenomenon out on YouTube videos featuring the 2020 GLE. As your finger approaches the 12.3 inch MBUX screen, the appropriate targeted icon on the screen automatically highlights. Very cool, and handy. The 2020 GLE MBUX (which will eventually make its way into the G) is even better than the new A-Class MBUX. If MBUX hopefully does become available on 2020 gwags, perhaps at least on the upscale G63, the extra little short wait will be well worth it, IMHO. It's almost unbelievable that MY2019 gwags are stuck with Mercedes now long in the tooth COMAND system. Check out the kluged-up mess of trying to navigate through your music using the ancient COMAND system, especially with its non-touch screen paired with your iPhone Xs Max. Kind of like using DOS to navigate your iPhone. Not so good, but this is IMHO, JM2C, and YMMV.

 

 

Just write it off anyway, you can explain it as a delay to your field auditor (if that ever occurs). You can always negotiate a way lower number anyway (just have to appeal - the IRS wants it off their desk) So no ones screwed, ain't America Great!

 

Not sure that is allowed on the Section 179 write off, vehicle has to be put in service that year. Has anyone heard if bonus depreciation will stay for 2019?

If it is indeed a next year release then it makes plenty sense to wait and go with a MY20 car. If I were to bet the new G won't see the MBUX system for another 2-3 years.

 

A lot of dealers are afraid to confirm the delay not to **** off the customers (again) with bad info. But that's the reality.

Is one way to find out if i'm right or not. I've been on this forum for a while now and never put fake info.

 

 

 

Come guys, we all know why they are holding up the new G63s. They are trying to move out the stock of 2018 G63s of course. Bentley did the same thing with the Bentayga.

The 2019s are complete redesigned and a huge change, yet the pricing is close to the same as the older models. Who is going to buy the old model for approximately the same money if a new model is available?

"It's all ballbearing these days boyz, maybe you need a refresher course"

 

Yup, you may be on to something here, Sarlox. The 2019 G550 base msrp is $124,500, juxtaposed to the 2018 G550 base msrp was $123,600. The delta is not even 1%, just 7/10's of 1%. Then too, compare the 2 vehicles. Literally a night and day difference.

 

Agree. There are still a few hundred new '18 G63's listed right now. Even if they discount the '18 10%, I think the '19 is too big of a change for most people spending that much to care about a $15-20k difference. They have been having issues with certain testings to meet US regulations, but I assume MB knows what they're doing and should have anticipated these issues.

 

Yeap, it's a dance right now, but that's ok, they should be given some leeway in order to get the best ROI and keep providing constant upgraded awesome vehicles for us car nuts to enjoy and better our time on this rock

 

Correct, it must be purchased in the specific tax year. Accountant will require the bill of sale. As far as the IRS is concerned I doubt there is any latitude. Bonus depreciation is good until 2022.