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Old 03-23-2013, 12:42 PM
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MBCA Discount Change

I received an email that as of 4/1/2013, they are decreasing the discount from $ 1000 to $ 500 and that one cannot combine this discount with any Fleet Discount. What a shame...
Announcement came 9 days before the change in discount program!
Very poor in my mind.
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Originally Posted by captivabenz
I received an email that as of 4/1/2013, they are decreasing the discount from $ 1000 to $ 500 and that one cannot combine this discount with any Fleet Discount. What a shame...
Announcement came 9 days before the change in discount program!
Very poor in my mind.
Yeah.....I got it too.....fortunately, I got mine in before the change and got the 1k from MBCA and 3k from USAA . Unfortunate, but honestly don't know of any other car club that gets you any discount on a new purchase......I know I was amazed at the 1K.
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Originally Posted by blittle
Yeah.....I got it too.....fortunately, I got mine in before the change and got the 1k from MBCA and 3k from USAA . Unfortunate, but honestly don't know of any other car club that gets you any discount on a new purchase......I know I was amazed at the 1K.
BMW car club does and rebate depends on the model...
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Still a great deal for $49 annually in dues.
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I got my $1000 discount also on March 25. Very nice little surprise. I agree, don't know of any other car club that'll save you that amount of money.
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I use fleet discount and if I can't combine MBCA with Fleet - MB Club lost me as a member. I don't need their magazine for $45 per year.
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I use fleet discount and if I can't combine MBCA with Fleet - MB Club lost me as a member. I don't need their magazine for $45 per year.
I like the magazine and if it saves me $955 on the price if a car, all the better. Did you sign up to read the magazine or to just save $955? If you liked the magazine before why not now?
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I like the magazine and if it saves me $955 on the price if a car, all the better. Did you sign up to read the magazine or to just save $955? If you liked the magazine before why not now?
Read the first post. It's not $955 anymore. I don't see anything special in that magazine for $45 a year.
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I did see that they are lowering the discount to $500 as of April 1 but what's wrong with getting a $500 discount to read a magazine that does have some nice articles? If you're buying a MB I really don't think $45 a year will break you. Just saying.
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MBCA + USAA no longer allowed?

So you can no longer combine a MBCA discount of $500 with the USAA discount? Both are fleet discounts and cannot be combined?
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MBCA also gets you 5% off all service at most dealerships.
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MBCA also gets you 5% off all service at most dealerships.
I went to my dealer and asked for this discount. They said - we've never heard of it.
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Originally Posted by aeggroup
I went to my dealer and asked for this discount. They said - we've never heard of it.
From MBCA's website:

As a Mercedes-Benz Club of America member, the presentation of your membership card may entitle you to 5%, 10% or (up to) 20% off parts, service and accessories from U.S. and Canadian Mercedes-Benz dealers. Call your local Mercedes-Benz dealer in advance to confirm their participation in the Mercedes-Benz Club of America dealer discount program.

http://mbca.org/benefit/discounts-me...ce-accessories

I don't think many MBCA members take advantage of this and as a result, the service advisers don't know about it. When I first mentioned it a couple years ago, my adviser had to "go check" if they participated and sure enough, they did.

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