benzmonkey240

Hi new member here. My wife is hot to purchase a 2016 GLE350 and I am having a tough time finding comparable vehicles on the market for price comparisons. The subject vehicle has the AMG exterior sport package, designo napa leather package. Best I can determine is the AMG package gives us the 20" sport wheels and black trim. Standard 3.5l fuel injected engine. The truck is also a CPO. The list price is about $5,000 more than anything else that I can find online. Nothing else available lists the AMG package and designo as options so I am not comparing apples to apples. I am trying to determine a fair price to pay for it. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Packrat555

https://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/cpo/i...DA5JB1GA745528

Is it the While one in Charlotte listed at $53K? It looks to be quite loaded including Distronic and all the active stuff. I have been looking at ML CPO's for some time and you hardly ever see one optioned like this. Maybe the occasional Designo leather or AMG but the Distronic seems a rare option. I would offer $48K and be prepared to work back to 50-51K. Looks like you are paying additional $8k.

But if your wife is hot like you say she is you might want to help here get this car before someone else does. Good Luck

benzmonkey240

Thanks for the reply. Yes, that is the one. You have confirmed what I was suspecting about the options, with only one day of research. We spent 3 hours at the dealer yesterday afternoon pricing out a build for a GLC 300 and the salesmen showed us this car as an example of the Designo interior and black trim. Next thing you know, we are test driving and talking numbers on the 350. The initial dealer offer was the list price shown online. I wasn't in a position to negotiate since I had not researched the 350 and it was late, so we put a deposit on it with the plan to return on Monday to finish up. If we can strike a deal at $53k-$54k (out the door), she'll be driving it home tomorrow. If not, there are several well appointed, low mileage 2017 CPO's that I want look into in the same price range.

One thing I am having a hard time with is figuring out what the AMG Sport package give you. We went for a second look today and I noticed the calipers are bigger and have Mercedes stamped on them. So upgraded wheels and brakes. Anything else with the AMG package?

Oh yeah, I think my wife is hot b

BACnMercedes

If my memory is correct, the AMG package gave the 350 a more aggressive front end and maybe some different side rocker panels. It also changed the rear exhaust area. The night packge made you add the AMG package first and then it blacked out the front grill, roof bars, chrome around the windows and a few other areas. And that looks more like the optioinal panio black wood trim than it does the antracite popular wood.
See if this link/brochure below helps.

https://dealerinspire-brochure.s3.amazonaws.com/612.pdf

Also ask them to give you the vehicle master inquiry (VMI). They can delete the previous owners names and addresses if that bothers them that much on the VMI. Also I'm not sure if you are interested in Apple Carplay but if you are, the car has to have a manufactured date after Feb. 1 2016 to have it factory installed.
That's a nice looking interior by the way!
Good luck.

fabbrisd1

Very nice rig - see attached options breakdown - confirm end-date of CPO warranty April 1st 2021 - look closely at tread all 4 tires - CPO replaced either front pair or rear pair of tires - check the "other" non-replaced pair to see how much tread and whether that existing pair are even left-to-right - they had touch-up paint repair - and at least one scuff wheel repair - look close and recheck.

From my side - once you look "close" and have no issued - then ask about Free 2yrs PPD Maintenance - then wrap it up and be happy !

benzmonkey240

Good information folks. This has been a crash course on the GLE! Very nice driving vehicle and sharp looking. If successful this will be our first Benz.

Tbone8771

Dont expect that dealership to get aggressive with regards to pricing.

BACnMercedes

EXACTLY!!!!!

I didn't want to call them out because it only matters if you are happy with the deal.
Good luck!

benzmonkey240

Well, so far no deal on this vehicle. My wife has looked at a couple of '17s with under 10k miles that she likes just as well and are at the same price point. The AMG package is not super important to her. The designio interior is what grabbed her attention. In any event, the '16 is still a possibility, but she is digging into the '17s at a different dealership. I know what my afternoon/evening is shaping up for...

You guys nailed it about that dealership. They dont seem willing to get aggressive. Good for them I guess.

benzmonkey240

Just got a text from the spouse. The '16 is off the table. She's onto the '17s with very low miles.

Tbone8771

Are you local to that dealership?

benzmonkey240

Yes

Tbone8771

Sabates owns/partners with several dealerships across the country and will show that inventory on their website, but don't go to the local shop and hope to get help with any listings that are not at their local lot. Even though it lists on their website and it seems like they would work with you, they wont and to their credit they will be very upfront about it in the showroom.
The Hendrick dealerships seem to be a little better about it. They have 2 in town and another in Durham and their internet sales people seem to be interested in helping even if the car you are looking at is at another location.

benzmonkey240

2017 GLE 350
The deed is done.

benzmonkey240

My wife worked out the deal on her own. She and I agreed on where she needed to end up and she got there. She is a successful RE broker. Negotiating is not new to her. It was fresh off the truck, so it has to go through the CPO inspection and detail. They hope to deliver it to our house tonight. I'm excited for her. This a '17 4Matic with 6,800 miles and loaded up with options. Thanks for the help. I will be checking in from time to time.

BACnMercedes

Good looking SUV. Congratulations!

Tbone8771

Congrats. I have a 2017 as well.
Dealers love it when they can take a car off the truck and off the lot in the same day.

drwolf

great looking truck, did it come with the P2 package?

benzmonkey240

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Thank you and yes, P2 package. We're enjoying the car so far. Getting the front side windows tinted this week.