GLE 53 Coupe vs Standard Inventory
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GLE 53 Coupe vs Standard Inventory
I’ve spent the past few weeks searching for a 53 coupe and one thing that caught my eye was that the actual inventory ratio of 53 Coupe to Standard was over 10 to 1 easy. Is the 53 coupe that much more popular or am I reading this backwards in that the reason for the low standard inventory is that it is more popular?
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You are not alone, someone else notice this too:
https://mbworld.org/forums/gle63s-gl...-much-suv.html
Reason might be not everyone wants the SUV coupe style as they want more headroom in the rear or they don't like the design hence why the standard ones are all sold leaving the coupes in the inventory.
https://mbworld.org/forums/gle63s-gl...-much-suv.html
Reason might be not everyone wants the SUV coupe style as they want more headroom in the rear or they don't like the design hence why the standard ones are all sold leaving the coupes in the inventory.
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Sometimes dealers don’t have a say in that. Like manufacturer will tell them I have x number of this model. Take it or don’t and they usually will take it especially when the pickings are slim. That’s exactly how you can end up with a minimally optioned flagship model, or an AMG vehicle missing say performance exhaust.
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SUV inventory
Coupe inventory
It's worse actually. There seems to be about 1 SUV for every 25 Coupes. No wonder I'm waiting since September 2021
Coupe inventory
It's worse actually. There seems to be about 1 SUV for every 25 Coupes. No wonder I'm waiting since September 2021
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I guess it kind of makes sense since the 53 is the only way to get the coupe, at least as of now. Still though, I don’t think they would be making this many coupes unless they knew the 53 coupe far outsells the 53 SUV.
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That's an interesting imbalance.
I wonder if the opposite is true, that the SUV is more popular, and all the available full size chassis are going to the 63s and 580s.
I wonder if the opposite is true, that the SUV is more popular, and all the available full size chassis are going to the 63s and 580s.
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. Especially, the SF benz dealership had the audacity to ask 26K markup on a 6000 mile demo GLE53 SUV (owner used it apparently). He didn't budge even a grand and was confident he'll sell the car by the end of the week for that price! Apologies for the rant! The wait for my SUV continues...
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I went through the same thing. I found one at msrp but I had to travel 100 miles away. Just call around and tell them straight up I’ll buy today at MSRP. Good luck.
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The first job of the buyer is to convince the seller that they are willing to buy NOW, if they can get together on price.
Phone calls are less effective than standing there, checkbook in hand, "payable to" line filled, just waiting for that number.
I know it's a virtual world now, but one thing hasn't changed - The Green River Act is in effect in most States. Meaning - If the customer didn't enter the seller's premise during the dealing, they have three days to return the product. This Act was first implemented to protect against slimy door-to-door salespeople who disappeared after the sale.
It's still a Thing. It applies to cars as well as vacuum cleaners.
It's putting CarVana in a pickle. Real Dealers don't want that complication - they want their delivered cars to stay delivered.
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You're probably right but I definitely don't think it's the two models you mentioned. No signs of the 63 or 580 yet. Compared to 9 GLE53 there seems to be 1000+ GLE350 available across US. So, maybe the chassis is being diverted to the more popular ones. But, aren't their margins higher on the expensive models . Especially, the SF benz dealership had the audacity to ask 26K markup on a 6000 mile demo GLE53 SUV (owner used it apparently). He didn't budge even a grand and was confident he'll sell the car by the end of the week for that price! Apologies for the rant! The wait for my SUV continues...
. Especially, the SF benz dealership had the audacity to ask 26K markup on a 6000 mile demo GLE53 SUV (owner used it apparently). He didn't budge even a grand and was confident he'll sell the car by the end of the week for that price! Apologies for the rant! The wait for my SUV continues...Yep, it's called "negotiating."
The first job of the buyer is to convince the seller that they are willing to buy NOW, if they can get together on price.
Phone calls are less effective than standing there, checkbook in hand, "payable to" line filled, just waiting for that number.
I know it's a virtual world now, but one thing hasn't changed - The Green River Act is in effect in most States. Meaning - If the customer didn't enter the seller's premise during the dealing, they have three days to return the product. This Act was first implemented to protect against slimy door-to-door salespeople who disappeared after the sale.
It's still a Thing. It applies to cars as well as vacuum cleaners.
It's putting CarVana in a pickle. Real Dealers don't want that complication - they want their delivered cars to stay delivered.
The first job of the buyer is to convince the seller that they are willing to buy NOW, if they can get together on price.
Phone calls are less effective than standing there, checkbook in hand, "payable to" line filled, just waiting for that number.
I know it's a virtual world now, but one thing hasn't changed - The Green River Act is in effect in most States. Meaning - If the customer didn't enter the seller's premise during the dealing, they have three days to return the product. This Act was first implemented to protect against slimy door-to-door salespeople who disappeared after the sale.
It's still a Thing. It applies to cars as well as vacuum cleaners.
It's putting CarVana in a pickle. Real Dealers don't want that complication - they want their delivered cars to stay delivered.
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I’ve spent the past few weeks searching for a 53 coupe and one thing that caught my eye was that the actual inventory ratio of 53 Coupe to Standard was over 10 to 1 easy. Is the 53 coupe that much more popular or am I reading this backwards in that the reason for the low standard inventory is that it is more popular?
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The coupe wheelbase is about 3 in shorter than the SUV. Which of course affects cargo room and, really noticeably to me, headroom both in rear and front.
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