PilotAlan

Hi all,
My 2011 C300 is in the shop, and they gave me a 2012 GLK to drive.
I like it! A lot, actually. Too much for my wife's comfort.

My salesman has a CPO 2012 with 950 miles, Comand, P1, backup camera. They will sell it to me for $35k.
The owner decided to get an ML and traded in the almost new GLK.

What do you think? I don't know what they go for, and KBB/Edmunds don't have any data on CPO prices for 2012s yet.

dmbolp

Sounds high to me. In early August I got a brand new 2012 with P1, heated seats, iPod integration, 4 years maintenance for $35,880 which was the SRP before the $5,200 worth of options that I claimed I didn't want anyway.

dgiturbo

Build one on MBUSA and compare prices for exact options. That will give you some idea. Is it 4Matic? What other options?

PilotAlan

Oops, sorry.
Yes, it's a 4matic, P1, Multimedia package (Comand, rearview camera, etc)

A 2012 new comes out to $45k, Edmunds TMV for new is $41k
A 2013 on Edmunds books at $45, TMV $42.5

There's no used car data on KBB or Edmunds to try to get an idea of actual values.

DMBOLP, you got a 2012 GLK with P1 and Command, new for $35k? Was it a 4matic?
That's smoking, considering it's over $10k off the sticker.

dmbolp

No Command or 4matic, just the options I mentioned above.

dgiturbo

I'm gonna say that with 950 miles, a better CPO warranty than new (to 100K miles I am guessing?) and 10 grand under MSRP, it sounds like a good enough deal if the features and options are what you want.

Plus 2012 comes with the traditional fuel injection, as opposed to the 2013 with their direct injection. 2013 is the first year for this motor in a US GLK, and the ML peeps are having strange issues with this new engine.

As a comparison, I paid around $46? for my '12, adding Towing, Harmon Kardon, Appearance, Panorama, Bi Xenon, Parktronic and MBrace to the one you are considering.

PilotAlan

Hmmm. Good to know, thanks much.
Thanks for the heads-up.

I think if I can get it down to $32k I'll pull the trigger.
It's not like I NEED a GLK, I have a perfectly good Mercedes with my name on the title.

khom

There aren't many '12 GLKs CPO out there, majority are dealer loaner vehicles at around 10k miles.

These 1 year old cars average about 34k asking price, you should be able to talk off another 2k with a little haggling, but 1-owner cars they are not.

grane

If you lease it or buy it until the wheels fall off get a 13. Expect 7-10% off MSRP, even more after the Euro nastys and fiscal cliff happens.

You have a paid for car, keep it and wait.