Dtextransplant

Anyone have any luck purchasing a GL320 in Dallas. As you know we only have 2 Dealers (Park Place and Ewing) I want a car from Park Place and they want close to list. Any advice?? BTW....Any issues with the overall quality? I have a older ML and it is a POS.

Thanks

boxboss

My advice is get a post Feb 07 build. Your chances of getting the intercooler hose problem are much less with a 3/07 on build - and that problem is a major one IMO.

Dtextransplant

Thanks!! Believe it or not, the Dallas Monopoly has none available except late rones. I was told by the Sales Rep that Park Place has the fastest turn over of MB's in the US

boxboss

A couple of other things. Dealer "in stock" models tend to be limited in options. If you decide to order, be prepared for ~5 month wait. You'll be looking to get an '08.

Dtextransplant

oh boy.. 5 months with a 2000 ML with no warranty (big trouble)

boxboss

Right! Better opt for an in stock, or try to find a dealer that has an early build date available that you could get an put some options on. Try Ft. Worth. BTW, I lived in FW in the late 70's to late 80's.

Dtextransplant

Thanks for the advice !! Park Place now owns that one too

oknish

Funny how the Sales Manager at Fletcher Jones in Newport Beach told me the exact same thing when I was looking. Except he said that Fletcher Jones had the fastest turnover and that is why they are #1 in whole US. This same dealership also told me that MB does not build find Distronic with Keyless Go. I know that to be wrong now since I am driving one of those "never built" ones.

Morale of the story is to take the dealer claims with a lump of salt.

Underwhelmed

Just bought a 450 from Park Place. Had to order and took only a month (they changed an allocated car). I dealt with all of the DFW Park Place dealerships and they did give different #'s. Ewing had the best price by a small margin but I went with the larger dealer network for (hopefully) better service options.

FWIW, the cars Park Place keep in stock are weak, equipment-wise - I'm looking to buy another MB and will have to order it too. They say that the more optioned cars don't sell as well. Maybe it is the Dallas penchant for wanting to look wealthier than you are? Or maybe somehow the margins are better on the cars the way they order them.

Dtextransplant

Park Place service department is awesome. What % off of list price did you get? I am told the car has 6%

Thanks for your help

Underwhelmed

I was told 6% also (by Every dealership I contacted - including ones in lubbock, austin, san antonio and houston). I got about 3.5% (was about 1k more than Ewing). Standard "internet" discount is 3%. I had thought that I would have done better, but ordering the car and needing it here by this month may have impacted that some. I know people have done better with cars on the lot.