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Old May 31, 2020 | 02:20 AM
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Looking at a CPO 2016 GLA45 - advice needed!

Hello All,

I've been lurking around here a while now and as I'm lucky enough to have a free company car for my job (+ gas!), I've been looking at getting a fun, weekender that I can enjoy for a couple of years - the GLA45 came to the top of the list. I love quirky, uncommon, fast cars and this checked all of the boxed. I recently has a W203 C55 that I kept for a half a year but needed to sell when it became a money pit. So here are my two options:

1) CPO MY16 GLA45 (29k miles, $32k) - sold by a dealer in the San Diego area. I went to drive yesterday and it was nearly immaculate! Also was Night Black with the Night and AMG Aerodynamic Package was equipped + performance seats

2) Private sale MY16 GLA45 (35k miles, $28k) - still has 6 months remaining on CPO warranty, is owned and maintained by a owner who doesn't drive it enough in Iowa. White with CF, Night Package and essentially fully loaded. Also has the Red Cut Performance seats.

My question is this - which option seems best to you and do you think I could find a buyer to take it over if I got sick of it within a year. Thinking of getting a loan and not going through MB on the CPO.

Thanks everyone







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Old Jun 3, 2020 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by andyberger87
Hello All,

I've been lurking around here a while now and as I'm lucky enough to have a free company car for my job (+ gas!), I've been looking at getting a fun, weekender that I can enjoy for a couple of years - the GLA45 came to the top of the list. I love quirky, uncommon, fast cars and this checked all of the boxed. I recently has a W203 C55 that I kept for a half a year but needed to sell when it became a money pit. So here are my two options:

1) CPO MY16 GLA45 (29k miles, $32k) - sold by a dealer in the San Diego area. I went to drive yesterday and it was nearly immaculate! Also was Night Black with the Night and AMG Aerodynamic Package was equipped + performance seats

2) Private sale MY16 GLA45 (35k miles, $28k) - still has 6 months remaining on CPO warranty, is owned and maintained by a owner who doesn't drive it enough in Iowa. White with CF, Night Package and essentially fully loaded. Also has the Red Cut Performance seats.

My question is this - which option seems best to you and do you think I could find a buyer to take it over if I got sick of it within a year. Thinking of getting a loan and not going through MB on the CPO.

Thanks everyone






its your car man

since you are really close on the choices,
the forum could help, if you posted the full options list.
"Fully loaded" is something Bert Weinman would say.

what is on there will dictate the percieved value in money, and resellable

for me, its a very ala carte kinda thing with a merc, not at all like a asian good better best, best+nav, take your pic

so, the list...............
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Old Jun 5, 2020 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by meicalnissyen
its your car man

since you are really close on the choices,
the forum could help, if you posted the full options list.
"Fully loaded" is something Bert Weinman would say.

what is on there will dictate the percieved value in money, and resellable

for me, its a very ala carte kinda thing with a merc, not at all like a asian good better best, best+nav, take your pic

so, the list...............

Yes...the list.....

I think the private sale GLA45 (the $69k White example) is the better example...despite having more miles and less CPO warranty left...




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Old Jun 8, 2020 | 01:46 PM
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The LSD is a huge improvement if you can find one that has it... Otherwise both of those cars look nice!

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Old Jun 12, 2020 | 06:13 PM
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GLA 45 is nice, but not necessary
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