Pre-order Discounts?
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Pre-order Discounts?
New to the forum here so I hope some of you may be able to help.
Are dealerships offering pre-order discounts on the GLC300 yet? Or is everyone paying/negotiating near-MSRP prices?
Located in the Midwest (US). We are looking to replace a 2012 GLK350 as the warranty is expiring this month. Not willing to pay full-MSRP, but we're also not expecting huge discounts like the C-class buyers are achieving now. Having said that, this vehicle is not a Range Rover or Porsche so discounts should still be feasible IMO. However, I'm not in-tune with Mercedes dealerships as much as I am with BMW, Acura, Lexus, etc.
Any advice or input would be appreciated. If there's already a price discussion thread somewhere please post it here if you don't mind!
Aaron
Are dealerships offering pre-order discounts on the GLC300 yet? Or is everyone paying/negotiating near-MSRP prices?
Located in the Midwest (US). We are looking to replace a 2012 GLK350 as the warranty is expiring this month. Not willing to pay full-MSRP, but we're also not expecting huge discounts like the C-class buyers are achieving now. Having said that, this vehicle is not a Range Rover or Porsche so discounts should still be feasible IMO. However, I'm not in-tune with Mercedes dealerships as much as I am with BMW, Acura, Lexus, etc.
Any advice or input would be appreciated. If there's already a price discussion thread somewhere please post it here if you don't mind!
Aaron
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New to the forum here so I hope some of you may be able to help.
Are dealerships offering pre-order discounts on the GLC300 yet? Or is everyone paying/negotiating near-MSRP prices?
Located in the Midwest (US). We are looking to replace a 2012 GLK350 as the warranty is expiring this month. Not willing to pay full-MSRP, but we're also not expecting huge discounts like the C-class buyers are achieving now. Having said that, this vehicle is not a Range Rover or Porsche so discounts should still be feasible IMO. However, I'm not in-tune with Mercedes dealerships as much as I am with BMW, Acura, Lexus, etc.
Any advice or input would be appreciated. If there's already a price discussion thread somewhere please post it here if you don't mind!
Aaron
Are dealerships offering pre-order discounts on the GLC300 yet? Or is everyone paying/negotiating near-MSRP prices?
Located in the Midwest (US). We are looking to replace a 2012 GLK350 as the warranty is expiring this month. Not willing to pay full-MSRP, but we're also not expecting huge discounts like the C-class buyers are achieving now. Having said that, this vehicle is not a Range Rover or Porsche so discounts should still be feasible IMO. However, I'm not in-tune with Mercedes dealerships as much as I am with BMW, Acura, Lexus, etc.
Any advice or input would be appreciated. If there's already a price discussion thread somewhere please post it here if you don't mind!
Aaron
I do not expect huge discounts like the C's have been getting but I also will not pay MSRP for a car that will be flooding the market soon.
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13% off on the C is impressive. Once my Lexus lease is up I may have to look into C450/C300 for myself.
5% seems reasonable to me for a newly released vehicle from MB. We test drove a few Mercedes this past week and the salesman was pretty adamant that negotiations will be limited on the GLC. Understandable I suppose, but 4-6% off should still be possible IMO. I'll probably go ahead and email a few other dealers this week to get a better idea of the wiggle room.
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Current: '19 E450 Cabriolet - Past: '19 C300 Coupe, '12 SLK350, '16 E350, '14 C250 (x2), '09 CLK350
The GLC will have tremendous demand, especially in suburban areas (like where I live) where GLKs are a dime a dozen. Turned in GLKs are crowding dealer lots like crazy around here. I wouldn't expect big discounts on it until late 2016, early 2017.
I don't know if I'd bite on the deals for C classes right now...I will consider it next year but still too many kinks in the W205 dept...quality issues abound. And crossing my fingers they'll integrate the nav better in the refresh
I don't know if I'd bite on the deals for C classes right now...I will consider it next year but still too many kinks in the W205 dept...quality issues abound. And crossing my fingers they'll integrate the nav better in the refresh
