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It is offered, but that limits you to black upholstery and no heated steering wheel. After learning the Espresso Brown/Magma Grey is not a two-tone seat, I will be changing my spec to that today. See the preliminary DOG & my updated spreadsheet (attached) for all the US options.
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My sales guy checked with MBUSA and that is what he was told. Also, it's the same on the German configurator and catalog. Is not consistent with the nomenclature for the two-tone seat options like Black/Tartufo & Black/White nor does it match the photos on the Daimler Media website.
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My sales guy checked with MBUSA and that is what he was told. Also, it's the same on the German configurator and catalog. Is not consistent with the nomenclature for the two-tone seat options like Black/Tartufo & Black/White nor does it match the photos on the Daimler Media website.
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601 Black MB-Tex w/ DINAMICA inserts. I had this in my '06 and liked it. One downside is you cant get seat ventilation with it (and of course no leather smell). Trying not go over $80k.
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Thanks for the spreadsheet. I do want E-ABC, before i got S63, i tried S560 with MBC, its dose a amazing job. The way i want without MBUX technology pack and energizng pack already 81k. After those two pack, high likely hit 85k, which about 1,150 dollars per month for leasing.
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No doubt it will be a great system. My only worry is fixing the damn thing out of warranty (I tend to keep my cars a full model cycle) - not a worry if you're leasing.
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Greg on your spreadsheet what is the DB0PKG for $1,050?
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Dealer cost is a complicated figure and varies with incentives. There are always sales incentives that vary by dealer and manufacturer. The actual dealer cost on a Luxury car should be at least 12-15%. Invoice used to be in the 12% range but was halved to 5-6% to help the dealer with margins. Some dealers base the salesman's commission on how much he gets over invoice. Depending on a lot of things like Allocation, Trade allowance and of course new model intro.... it's hard to judge. Since I don't have a relationship I will get a proposal from several.
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Curious how this crowd perceives the competition from the other Germans, specifically the G05 X5 and MKII Q7.
I'm not sure what to expect of this GLE and it's hard for me to handicap it to what I see as its closest competitors. Currently I think I would lean towards the Audi versus the BMW, but the new GLE is an unknown quantity for me, and I'm unsure if I should wait for it or not.
I'm not sure what to expect of this GLE and it's hard for me to handicap it to what I see as its closest competitors. Currently I think I would lean towards the Audi versus the BMW, but the new GLE is an unknown quantity for me, and I'm unsure if I should wait for it or not.
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Looks good either way.Greg on your spreadsheet what is the DB0PKG for $1,050?
Must for the Snow Belt, I'd say. Following translated from German:
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I will be anxious for reviews, but that won't tell durability. May be a good candidate for extended warranty, which I've never done before. I have found Mercedes to be good about out-of-warranty goodwill assistance within the first year or so after.
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So far, Max official warranty is 5 year. and normal Airmatic dose have good life time. but i dont know how the E-ABC. usually first model year always have small problems and manufacture fix and improve in next model year.
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Curious how this crowd perceives the competition from the other Germans, specifically the G05 X5 and MKII Q7.
I'm not sure what to expect of this GLE and it's hard for me to handicap it to what I see as its closest competitors. Currently I think I would lean towards the Audi versus the BMW, but the new GLE is an unknown quantity for me, and I'm unsure if I should wait for it or not.
I'm not sure what to expect of this GLE and it's hard for me to handicap it to what I see as its closest competitors. Currently I think I would lean towards the Audi versus the BMW, but the new GLE is an unknown quantity for me, and I'm unsure if I should wait for it or not.
I have no Audi experience, but looking at the Q7 it's a similar size, but down 44 hp compared to the 450. Same as X5 in terms of engine & suspension technology. Options are a little more limited (no 21" wheels with air suspension). and I get the sense it is a little more expensive, but hard to do an apples-apples comparison. Plus it's been out for 3 years now, I believe.
It all comes down to personal wants, likes & needs and you just have to compare as best you can, which is tough with the GLE not being out yet. I'm guessing they will do a tour of dealers with demo models of the GLE sometime in the next month or so.
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Curious how this crowd perceives the competition from the other Germans, specifically the G05 X5 and MKII Q7.
I'm not sure what to expect of this GLE and it's hard for me to handicap it to what I see as its closest competitors. Currently I think I would lean towards the Audi versus the BMW, but the new GLE is an unknown quantity for me, and I'm unsure if I should wait for it or not.
I'm not sure what to expect of this GLE and it's hard for me to handicap it to what I see as its closest competitors. Currently I think I would lean towards the Audi versus the BMW, but the new GLE is an unknown quantity for me, and I'm unsure if I should wait for it or not.
The X5 is nice but would be my 3rd choice. Good luck, most of us could be happy with all the choices.
If you will own the car for a few years what’s 2-3 months to get what you want without possible “buyers remorse later”. I was going to wait until I could get some seat time in the GLE but probably won’t.
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Beautiful looking seats. I like the 885A White/ Black Nappa leather seats but my wife doesn't care for black seats. I also like the 958A Black/ Magmagrey Exclusive Nappa leather seats but again, the wife. I'd consider a black GLE with the 885A interior if she'd be willing to give a go. But we'll most likely go with designo Diamond White with a 204A Espresso Brown/ Magmagrey interior. We have the designo Expresso Brown interior in our GLS and she loves it.
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Does the Expresso Brown look like the pictures or is there a slight reddish look? I need to go back and look at that color again.
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It looks great in our GLS so I would expect the shade to be the same. But I understand your question, I feel the pics make it look a little brighter than it looks in real life.