2014 GLK Ordered - Pricing?
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2014 GLK Ordered - Pricing?
What would be a great deal in relation to invoice on a fully loaded, custom ordered 2014 GLK350? It has nearly every option. Brings the MSRP into the low $50k's.
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my rule of thumbs on a well supplied car like GLK, 10% is minimum discount off MSRP. Be ready to start with 15% off and talk to 10% and if not, walk out.
And be sure to ask online dealers and drive to different dealers. Tons of Benz dealer around Irvine, OC or LA. If you have some time to wait for the car, wait till they give you at least 10% off.
Think about this: the european delivery is already 7% off and then waive the destination charge which is $950 that's almost 2% if the car is MSRP at 50k.
You get almost 9% if you buy a 50k GLK. And dealer has other incentives like the volume of the overall car they sell... so another 1% isn't much of asking.
And be sure to ask online dealers and drive to different dealers. Tons of Benz dealer around Irvine, OC or LA. If you have some time to wait for the car, wait till they give you at least 10% off.
Think about this: the european delivery is already 7% off and then waive the destination charge which is $950 that's almost 2% if the car is MSRP at 50k.
You get almost 9% if you buy a 50k GLK. And dealer has other incentives like the volume of the overall car they sell... so another 1% isn't much of asking.
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my rule of thumbs on a well supplied car like GLK, 10% is minimum discount off MSRP. Be ready to start with 15% off and talk to 10% and if not, walk out.
And be sure to ask online dealers and drive to different dealers. Tons of Benz dealer around Irvine, OC or LA. If you have some time to wait for the car, wait till they give you at least 10% off.
Think about this: the european delivery is already 7% off and then waive the destination charge which is $950 that's almost 2% if the car is MSRP at 50k.
You get almost 9% if you buy a 50k GLK. And dealer has other incentives like the volume of the overall car they sell... so another 1% isn't much of asking.
And be sure to ask online dealers and drive to different dealers. Tons of Benz dealer around Irvine, OC or LA. If you have some time to wait for the car, wait till they give you at least 10% off.
Think about this: the european delivery is already 7% off and then waive the destination charge which is $950 that's almost 2% if the car is MSRP at 50k.
You get almost 9% if you buy a 50k GLK. And dealer has other incentives like the volume of the overall car they sell... so another 1% isn't much of asking.
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Don't stop with the options - you still have more than $10,000 left. I used NADAguides.com and got up to a whopping $64,605 
Seriously, how may dealerships do you have in your area? I'm in a bit of a quandary, being out in Hawaii, with only one dealership on either of two islands, but both owned by the same family. It would be nice were I to be able to pit two or three dealerships against each other.
balticgreen has several in his area and would be a good person from whom to seek advice on negotiating your price.
Seriously, how may dealerships do you have in your area? I'm in a bit of a quandary, being out in Hawaii, with only one dealership on either of two islands, but both owned by the same family. It would be nice were I to be able to pit two or three dealerships against each other.
balticgreen has several in his area and would be a good person from whom to seek advice on negotiating your price.
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Well, due to the plethora of options we picked, we had to custom order the car. It is on the boat and on it's way here. I of course have the option of just not taking delivery.
With a custom order, it's difficult to pit one dealer against the other.
With a custom order, it's difficult to pit one dealer against the other.
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I'm asking because I will most likely be doing the same thing in a few months, although we could just end up picking one up off the lot. There's a lot to be said for a visit to the dealership knowing that you'll be driving off in your new Mercedes at the end of that visit
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You apparently haven't talked price yet and the car is already on its way. That means it will be harder since the ordering dealership is now the only dealership that has what you want or can easily get it. I guess you could refuse the car and then have another dealership try to trade for it but there are problems with that and it's risky. The dealership that ordered it will smell what's going on and they might outright refuse the trade if they are confident they'll sell it to someone else, or confident that you'll come crawling back, at which point the price will suddenly go up. Plus, did you put a deposit down with the ordering dealership and is it refundable? If you gave them non-refundable money, you'll need to add that sunk expense into your calculations of the best deal.
The other alternatives are online pricing like Edmunds and TrueCar. Many dealers will scoff at those sources though. I, myself, have found that they are sometimes accurate and sometimes definitely not accurate. My GLK that's on order, for example, I negotiated much better prices at multiple dealerships compared to what those sites said was a good price.
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The deposit is refundable and I will walk away and they can try to sell a fully loaded (almost every option) GLK to someone else.
I also have a 2014 S550 on order and will be ordering a G63 soon, so yeah, the dealer will lose all that business not giving me a great deal.
I also have a 2014 S550 on order and will be ordering a G63 soon, so yeah, the dealer will lose all that business not giving me a great deal.
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Deposits are always refundable. But that being said, always throw it on a CC as that way if the dealer were to really be unreasonable it's a quick call to the cc company to initiate a charge back.
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I'm sure it depends on laws in different jurisdictions, but deposits are not always refundable in all areas for any reason. In some places, if you back out of a deal on which you put a deposit, you might lose the deposit. Now, if the other party is unable to provide the product or service, that's different and they owe you your deposit.
And yes, put it on a credit card if a deposit is required. Even if everything is fine, at least get the points or cash back or whatever you get from using the card.
And yes, put it on a credit card if a deposit is required. Even if everything is fine, at least get the points or cash back or whatever you get from using the card.
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Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm going to ask for 15% off the MSRP and am in no hurry, and will walk away without it.
