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2013 GL450
Blk/blk
Appearance package
P2
Lightening package

$750 month
$2600 down
7500 miles yr
36mo lease

I got $3000 off , corporate discount.. Is this a good deal?!?

Will post pics soon! Glad to join the GL family. I gave up my 2010 E550, kids getting bigger.

Mbenz260e

Sounds like a great car!

What was the MSRP? Money Factor?

Looking at it, ballparking the options that seems like a really good deal compared to what I am seeing...

aeggroup

Just got mine yesterday :

2013 GL450 Lunar Blue, P2, Lighting package, Lane tracking package, Rear DVD, Panoramic Roof, Appearance package
MSRP about $78K
10K a year, 24 months
$720 a month , Due at sign in $2K ( Bank fee, 1st payment and DMV)

Used fleet and MBCA discount. Dealer bought my 2011 GL350 for $47K.

Mbenz260e

Congrats sounds like a well loaded truck! Wish I was able to see lease deals like that down here, but ended up purchasing...

aeggroup

Thanks. I originally wanted Bluetec, but there are no cars available from inventory, it takes 2 months waiting time to order to get it, so I decided to go with gasoline this time. May be in 24 months will come back to diesel again.

Mbenz260e

Yeah I am a diesel guy but would have considered a 450 for lease if the terms were right.

teeth

Lightening package... hmmm... does that reduce the weight of the car...or protect it during a thunderstorm?

aeggroup

It was probably special order

Mbenz260e

Pretty sure it's some kind of backup energy source for the fluxcapacitor in case you get stranded in the 50s....

cookstar

Its actually a technology that Dr. Emmet Brown is Using to go into the future.

aeggroup

Poor guy. The simple spelling error inspired us to create new theory of MB technology

KaranArora

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KaranArora

correction

getting a lease deal on 2013 gl450

msrp - 75k (p1 with parking and light upgrades)
12k/yr miles
0 down
$750/month
36 months

is this a good deal --- please give thoughts...

wamochi

That sounds like a smokin deal!

norcalifornia

Wow! How did you get such a good deal? Was a trade-in involved?

Axxlrod

How are you guys leasing $80K vehicles for $750 per month with minimal drive-off amounts?

octurbo

Good question. I would like to know the answer too. My buddy is just coming off a lease for a $65k Audi s5 vert and his lease was $1,100/ mo for 3 yrs.

medphreak

I'd love to know as well

MB Guy

I didn't know you can lease a vehicle with less than 10k miles a yr. The only reason I want this SUV is for family trips. I will inquire about 7.5k miles a yr and see how it goes.

wamochi

you can do even less than that. porsche sometimes has 5,000 annual miles

in any case, the only thing it changes is the residual value %. the rest stays the same. and usually, the incremental cost is very small. it's like buying a soda. a small 16 oz will cost you $1.50, medium 20 oz $1.60 and large 32 oz $1.70.

so the same goes with leases at the various mileage increments. the residual value from 12k to 15k usually is about 2%, so you are talking about paying a small amount per month more to tack on another 3,000 miles per year, or 9,000 over the life of the lease.

so i wouldn't expect you to see difference in monthly payment shift hundreds of dollars. it would be in the tens of dollars most likely.

wamochi

some audi's have incredibly bad residuals. like REALLY bad. in particular, low volume models and their S's have bad residuals. like in the 40%-50% range. their bread and butter autos like the A4 have very good residuals though.

so you might be able to get several thousand off MSRP on an audi, but then the residual may be so freakin low that your lease payment is still very high. that's why with leases you can't just focus on the price off sticker. the manufacturer residual is just as important. you can get a $90k porsche 911 coupe for less than $1000/mo for 24 months lease because the residual is in the 70's.


the residual on the GL450 is fair, pretty decent at this time (GL550's take another 6% hit i think). money factor is ok too, nothing special but not outrageous. but still, to get a low lease payment like that you are talking about a sizable discount off sticker.

terp97

77k msrp
8k off
2k down
12k miles per yr
48 mths
3 yr maintenance
$838 per mth

Walidtik

Is this a GL 450? any loyalty specials that you know for current GL owners?
Also, I think 8000 off is pretty good but not clear to me where that put you against invoice pricing.
I am in the north east with lease is about to expire I a couple of months. MBUSA does not have any incentives for current GL owners going to another GL! I find that very surprising and it shows lack of care on MB side but I might be wrong and not aware of what is really out there.
Any advice would help.
Thanks!

terp97

i'm also a USAA member and programs may not be out until later in the year since the new 14 are arriving. Winter event should be the next program pricing. good luck.

Walidtik

Thanks for the feedback. I contacted a dealer in Boston by phone. They adviced to wait until Sept.
I assume an aggressive sales person would offer buying the 2011 GL 450 now especially it has only 10K miles and make a deal on a new lease. No rush as I enjoy my ride.
The focus now will be to find a good deal for a new 2014. Any good advice on a great dealer would be helpful.