wizardbird

Just ordered my first GL450. Got lots of tips from this website that saved me $$$. So I want to share my experience.

Started at $2000 fleet program only and ended up with over $5000 off MSRP.

Vehicle is en route for delivery next week.

Key specs:
- Premium package
- Lighting package
- Appearance package
- Panorama sunroof
- Parking package
- Lane tracking package

The spirit is:
- Don't listen to the "new model" sales pitch. Negotiate negotiate negotiate.
- Good deal is usually at year-end or month-end.
- Go shop for lowest possible loan rate (unless you pay in full). Dealer won't do that for you. They make money on rate difference.

shap07s550

What was the percent off MSRP? Was the $2000 fleet program part of the $5000 off MSRP ?

vdubpower

just noticed the new 2015 ditched the v8 tt for a v6tt....did the base price go down??

wizardbird

Between 6 - 7%. You don't need the fleet program at all.

wizardbird

It went up.

aeggroup

I got 6% off of MSRP on my ordered 2015 GL350. Fleet is not included and will be applied at the time of sale. I think it's possible to get better deal when you order GL450.

medman2k1

Best I have been able too in florida for a gl 550 designo msrp 98155 car is 2k off plus 2k AMA fleet

So about 3% total

43221B

This is what, your third GL in less than four years? I hope you are getting a big discount. The dealership must love you.

wizardbird

Nice! My dealer wouldn't take my fleet.

aeggroup

Why ? As I understand any dealer must take your fleet.....no ?

swdrdave

I'm pretty sure it is the choice of the dealer according to fab. He seems to know everything.

fabbrisd1

Accepting fleet discount is at the option of a dealer - however, generally for the MB dealer it's a smart choice - for example - on "most" MB fleet discounts dealer gets 50% of the discount back to the dealer from MB - so your discounts "costs" the dealer 50% face value .

There are no additional "incentives" from MB to the dealer on GL's... so with limited supply thru the balance of this year.. "most" dealers need to use their noggin on what they have available and how best to meet their local market demand... GL availability in the case of 450's is forecasted/built with planned MB sell-out by Dec 31... 550's, 350's planned by MB for close to sell out by 3rd/4th week Sept thru year end

FormerGLdriver

In a fit of insanity MB decided to make the vehicle anemic while raising the price. Drove it yesterday, and while that V6tt is a fine engine, it's not a good engine for a 5400 pound vehicle. Anyone that's not getting 10-15k off the MSRP for 2015 is getting ripped off IMO.

LOL, there's a sales pitch about the new, far inferior engine? That's a good one!

vdubpower

arent the horse number/torque numbers very similiar

i know with the m278 engine its tunable as per one likes it,

i wonder how the tuning numbers are for this v6 TT, what are the big companies coming out with

FormerGLdriver

As noted in another thread the 4.7 liter was under reported. Even so, it's official numbers are 406 ft/lb at 1500 rpm and 362 horse. The new 3 liter is coming in way under torque, 369, and at 1800 rpm. There is also the real world usable torque that you only get from displacement. Drive the two and you'll see anyone that thinks this new V6 is even close is fooling their selves. As I said, highway pass? Better in the 2012 normally aspirated V8. This V6 is a dog compared to the other engines.

It's not a bad engine; it's just the wrong engine for this vehicle.

vdubpower

yeah its very interesting, my old 2006 yukon denali 6 liter 335 hp375tq moves quite well without hesitation when changing freeway lanes or passing, not even needing to downshift its 4 speed auto tranny and that thing is quite heavy

but when driving my brothers ford flex, 3.5 L tt 6 cylinder, with more power the ford just didnt seem confident in moving its butt