NY MB dealership says no negotiation on pricing?
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NY MB dealership says no negotiation on pricing?
I went to a Mercedes dealership today in ny to look at a used car and was told that there is no negotiation possible on pricing for ANY vehicle there. Can this be possible? If I kept haggling with the guy would they let it slide and knock some bucks off for me?
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They have a car with extremely low miles that I want but are asking 4k over the blue book value. It's 8yrs old and has 10k miles. Is there any way I can get them to lower the price/purchase that particular car from a different dealer? Is that 4k premium worth it for such low miles? How many more years can I expect to get out of a 8yr old MB?
Originally Posted by Josh K
Go to a different dealer.
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Originally Posted by crolph1907
It's 8yrs old and has 10k miles. .... How many more years can I expect to get out of a 8yr old MB?
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Originally Posted by RBrenton88
MB Corporate forced the dealers into the no-discounting policy on new cars a few years ago. But that is pure baloney on the used lot.
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Originally Posted by RBrenton88
MB Corporate forced the dealers into the no-discounting policy on new cars a few years ago. But that is pure baloney on the used lot.
It's even more bizarre to hear about a used car having a non-negotiable price
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A few years ago, MB raised the dealer cost of each model while mandating a no discounting policy. Some dealers would discount on the sly, but at risk of corporate finding out and punishing the dealer in some fashion (possibly through allocation of popular models). They may have relaxed this policy in the mean time after hearing enough complaints from sales staff who's margin was cut substantially. If you look at back issues of Curt Rich's newsletter:
www.curtrich.com
...you can find his thoughts on the matter. e.g. working many more hours to make the same take-home.
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...you can find his thoughts on the matter. e.g. working many more hours to make the same take-home.
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Originally Posted by RBrenton88
MB Corporate forced the dealers into the no-discounting policy on new cars a few years ago. But that is pure baloney on the used lot.
Not so sure about that....I got 7k off my wagon and 8k off my E350..
Dealers here WILL discount....
The Dealers make MORE on Resale cars than on New ones!.....
find another dealer ...its not the Only one out there!
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Originally Posted by crolph1907
I went to a Mercedes dealership today in ny to look at a used car and was told that there is no negotiation possible on pricing for ANY vehicle there. Can this be possible? If I kept haggling with the guy would they let it slide and knock some bucks off for me?
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Well son, what to tell ya... YOu know you are buying a new Mercedes-Benz at a dealership for meanimum of 30k I mean 300-500 not gona make a difference, if it is for you you probably need to rethink your idea to buy a Mercedes. Don't forget you not at a fleemarket pal!
Well son, what to tell ya... YOu know you are buying a new Mercedes-Benz at a dealership for meanimum of 30k I mean 300-500 not gona make a difference, if it is for you you probably need to rethink your idea to buy a Mercedes. Don't forget you not at a fleemarket pal!
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They are bullsh*tting you and taking you for an idiot. I would take an act like that as an insult and go off on whoever tried to tell me that and go to another dealer who will show me some respect and would be better to deal with. Come on, a used car dealer that doesn't negotiate?? Unless that place was Carmax you're being taken for an idiot. Negotiation is the way business is done. I don't like to deal with people who don't have any integrity and will lie to me.
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