newyorktoLA

I went to see my local dealer inventory for fun and saw that Mercedes Benz of Valencia in California has a Gl450 Black with Nappa Black Leather. The MSRP on the car is $116,390. Does anyone know how the price could be so high or how the GL has Nappa Leather????

way2evil

Is it used? There was a line of GL called platinum or premium or something but there is no way in hell the sticker was 116k.

StevethePilot

Who owned it before?

QuadBenz

The GL450 Premier Editions had Nappa leather on the seats, dash, and doors, but the MSRP on ours was around $81,000. No idea how it can get that high.

MKW

I wonder if the computer hiccuped and the price was somehow printed in Canadian dollars. If not , the buyer will take a $65K " haircut" ( wholesale value) the moment he drives it off the lot.

newyorktoLA

It is a brand new 2010 vehicle. It has never been owned before. The VIN shows that it is a 2010.

way2evil

Call the dealer and ask them?

Mikeee

Maybe a european car. You can fully customize the cars in the EU including nappa and everything else.

StevethePilot

That'd be interesting, because whoever buys it - unless they're a diplomat (and that can happen) - can't drive it on public roads because it's an import. Something like that anyway. I checked it out a number of years ago and something about importing a car that's not sold here - you have to basically convert it to a car that'd be sold here. Bumpers, mirrors, windsheild, suspension, etc. Unless it was built (at least at the time I checked) before 1977 I think it was.

Anyway, did anyone call the dealer and ask? Not that the speculation isn't a nice diversion, but seriously, let's just find out the facts. Volounteers?

way2evil

Just called. They have no idea what this guy is talking about.

newyorktoLA

Who did you talk to? Here is a screen shot of the MSRP on their website.

way2evil

I'll call back today with the stock number. The person I talked to obviously wasn't interested enough in calling me back.

Brocktoon

Well, the picture is obviously a 550, to begin with. Maybe it is bling'd out with some aftermarket wheels or something? It is impossible to configure a 450 that high, even in Canada.

Could also be a price error on the site, or could also be somehow mixed up with a G wagen... never know, they usually just have some girls at minimum wage entering website updates at most dealers anyway. Mistakes will be made.

Kate0506

My GL450 even with it being loaded with pretty much every option, only had a sticker of 79. Haha, this is interesting...
I e-mailed the dealer about the car, and they replied with " The Vehicle is ready to sell! When would you like to come in and see it?"
...Idiots.
I replied, asking why the vehicle cost so much.
Waiting on a reply...

newyorktoLA

Brocktoon, the website says GL450, not 550. The picture doesn't matter. :/

Brocktoon

Yeah, my point exactly. The price is wrong, the picture is wrong, who knows what car they are actually trying to sell. Why assume the writing is right and the picture is wrong? Something is wrong.

Kate0506

Receieved an e-mail back. The person said he didn't know where I got the price from. I received an e-mail previously saying that the car was 116,390... I sent him a screenshot of the e-mail. I bet it's a mistake...