MSRP+20K for G63
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2021 GLE63s
MSRP+20K for G63
Hi folks,
I've been a long term customer with many cars bought from one of the local dealerships here and I told them that I had an interest in a G63 a few months ago. They called me today and offered me a G63 (black on black, nicely spec'd) for 20K over MSRP only.
I'm thinking of trading in my 2021 GLE63s (bought before prices went crazy), I think I paid 20K less for how much it sells used now, so if anything, I could very easily get all the money I paid back for the GLE63s (and then some) in a trade and then drive the G63 for a little bit and trade it in after.
My goal was to talk to the dealer and just have a simple agreement, I'll keep ordering them and trade them back in and so long as they pay back a reasonable value (FTR, G63's are like +120K MSRP here) -- then we'll keep doing this.
Anyone else work something like that with their dealer? Financially it would be okay with all the payments and everything, just dont want to end up with a surprise at the end. Of course, the dealer trusts me in this case cause I can walk out of the dealership and sell it somewhere else for 100K profit.. so I'd like to leverage that relationship and pretty much drive a G63 for very little (since I lease all my cars)
I've been a long term customer with many cars bought from one of the local dealerships here and I told them that I had an interest in a G63 a few months ago. They called me today and offered me a G63 (black on black, nicely spec'd) for 20K over MSRP only.
I'm thinking of trading in my 2021 GLE63s (bought before prices went crazy), I think I paid 20K less for how much it sells used now, so if anything, I could very easily get all the money I paid back for the GLE63s (and then some) in a trade and then drive the G63 for a little bit and trade it in after.
My goal was to talk to the dealer and just have a simple agreement, I'll keep ordering them and trade them back in and so long as they pay back a reasonable value (FTR, G63's are like +120K MSRP here) -- then we'll keep doing this.
Anyone else work something like that with their dealer? Financially it would be okay with all the payments and everything, just dont want to end up with a surprise at the end. Of course, the dealer trusts me in this case cause I can walk out of the dealership and sell it somewhere else for 100K profit.. so I'd like to leverage that relationship and pretty much drive a G63 for very little (since I lease all my cars)
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Sounds like somebody backed out and they offered a car to you--if you're a long term customer seems like they should offer you an allocation that you can build to spec?
A lot of people have that arrangement where they continue to swap out G's. I don't think I'd do it if I had to pay an ADM each time though.
I may be wrong but I don't think Mercedes will let you sell a leased car to anybody but a Mercedes dealer. With all that said, I don't think you can make $100k on a 2022 in today's market, but if you can go for it--just know that dealer won't ever sell you another G or any other car. Okay maybe an A-class.
Overall your plan sounds fine but I think you need to temper expectations both on your GLE trade-in value and how easy it will be to just swap G's out like they are shoes.
A lot of people have that arrangement where they continue to swap out G's. I don't think I'd do it if I had to pay an ADM each time though.
I may be wrong but I don't think Mercedes will let you sell a leased car to anybody but a Mercedes dealer. With all that said, I don't think you can make $100k on a 2022 in today's market, but if you can go for it--just know that dealer won't ever sell you another G or any other car. Okay maybe an A-class.
Overall your plan sounds fine but I think you need to temper expectations both on your GLE trade-in value and how easy it will be to just swap G's out like they are shoes.
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When I bought my X7 a couple months ago, I signed a document agreeing not to export the vehicle for a period of 2 years. If I did, the dealership could collect $100K from me plus attorney fees. The agreement also makes me liable if I sell the vehicle domestically, and the buyer exports the vehicle. With this degree of exposure, I'd be reluctant to sell the vehicle to anyone other than a BMW dealer during this 2 year period. I intend to keep the car for 4-5 years, so it's no big deal to me.
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Hi folks,
I've been a long term customer with many cars bought from one of the local dealerships here and I told them that I had an interest in a G63 a few months ago. They called me today and offered me a G63 (black on black, nicely spec'd) for 20K over MSRP only.
I'm thinking of trading in my 2021 GLE63s (bought before prices went crazy), I think I paid 20K less for how much it sells used now, so if anything, I could very easily get all the money I paid back for the GLE63s (and then some) in a trade and then drive the G63 for a little bit and trade it in after.
My goal was to talk to the dealer and just have a simple agreement, I'll keep ordering them and trade them back in and so long as they pay back a reasonable value (FTR, G63's are like +120K MSRP here) -- then we'll keep doing this.
Anyone else work something like that with their dealer? Financially it would be okay with all the payments and everything, just dont want to end up with a surprise at the end. Of course, the dealer trusts me in this case cause I can walk out of the dealership and sell it somewhere else for 100K profit.. so I'd like to leverage that relationship and pretty much drive a G63 for very little (since I lease all my cars)
I've been a long term customer with many cars bought from one of the local dealerships here and I told them that I had an interest in a G63 a few months ago. They called me today and offered me a G63 (black on black, nicely spec'd) for 20K over MSRP only.
I'm thinking of trading in my 2021 GLE63s (bought before prices went crazy), I think I paid 20K less for how much it sells used now, so if anything, I could very easily get all the money I paid back for the GLE63s (and then some) in a trade and then drive the G63 for a little bit and trade it in after.
My goal was to talk to the dealer and just have a simple agreement, I'll keep ordering them and trade them back in and so long as they pay back a reasonable value (FTR, G63's are like +120K MSRP here) -- then we'll keep doing this.
Anyone else work something like that with their dealer? Financially it would be okay with all the payments and everything, just dont want to end up with a surprise at the end. Of course, the dealer trusts me in this case cause I can walk out of the dealership and sell it somewhere else for 100K profit.. so I'd like to leverage that relationship and pretty much drive a G63 for very little (since I lease all my cars)
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agree - doubt people have that arrangement. The dealer will do whatever they can to squeeze you
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When I bought my X7 a couple months ago, I signed a document agreeing not to export the vehicle for a period of 2 years. If I did, the dealership could collect $100K from me plus attorney fees. The agreement also makes me liable if I sell the vehicle domestically, and the buyer exports the vehicle. With this degree of exposure, I'd be reluctant to sell the vehicle to anyone other than a BMW dealer during this 2 year period. I intend to keep the car for 4-5 years, so it's no big deal to me.
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2021 GLE63s
Thanks for the input everyone. For the record, I don’t intend on flipping it or sending it to some other dealer. However, I’m hoping to at least be able to trade it in for close to how much I paid for it, and I’m wondering if that’s usually the case (or how close do people get to how much they paid for it when they trade it in for another one?)
