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No they didn’t mention anything about pricing, except I did notice
that the SA kept repeating the MSRP that had the VIN. He emailed me a copy. I was shocked because the total was $108k.
I think the MSRP is high becuase they were not sure what is the 2022 GLA base price will be at that time of ordering. So they just put in a 99999 as a place holder.
As far as i know, theres no 2022 GLS pricing yet (supposed to be released in September but it didnt). My guess is becuase they need to calculate how much "more" they need to set due to all the parts shortage and demands..etc...
So the 2022 GLS pricing is out. My crook dealership refused to sell it back to me now and told me I need to pay 12k above MSRP despite what i had in the sales agreement back in Feb 2021 for 3k below MSRP.
They basically told me to fk off and can refund my deposit if i like. "Take it or leave it".
They wasted my time from Feb 2021 but I kind of saw that happening in July when they sold my 2021 car to another customer. I filed a few BBB complain against them, and ordered a Tesla and another GLS from another dealership instead.
The dealership i went to is Silver Stars Mercedes in Long Island City and the salesman is Cliff Chen. Never ever go to that dealership.
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Originally Posted by takkie
So the 2022 GLS pricing is out. My crook dealership refused to sell it back to me now and told me I need to pay 12k above MSRP despite what i had in the sales agreement back in Feb 2021 for 3k below MSRP.
They basically told me to fk off and can refund my deposit if i like. "Take it or leave it".
They wasted my time from Feb 2021 but I kind of saw that happening in July when they sold my 2021 car to another customer. I filed a few BBB complain against them, and ordered a Tesla and another GLS from another dealership instead.
The dealership i went to is Silver Stars Mercedes in Long Island City and the salesman is Cliff Chen. Never ever go to that dealership.
I have dealt with many MBs dealers over the past 20 years from all over NY, NJ, CT, and Long Island. And I have also purchased my MBs from some of these dealers. SilverStar Motors is the smallest dealership I have ever encountered with the least unimpressive showroom. They also have the smallest inventory and have the slowest service time. With that said, however, I previously worked with a good salesperson there before and had a good service adviser. But that was some time ago.
They sold your first order to another customer who was more than willing to pay a big premium above MSRP, versus selling it to you at a $3K discount. For that second order, that $12K premium is now "standard" for some dealers because they have customers willing to pay that premium. In economics, we call it price equilibrium. The final price is what the seller is willing to sell and what the buyer is willing to pay. It is as basic as buying stocks and toilet paper. By the way, I am an economist.
Sometime in February, I posted a cautionary message to the forum that the chip supply and automotive parts lack of inventory would make MBs a sellers market. I also advised everyone to just purchase whatever you can find in the lot and forget about ordering a custom car because it aint going to happen. Heeding my own advice, I cancelled my order with MB Manhattan and bought my GLS from Seattle, Washington. Yes, I had to pay $2,500 to ship it from across the country. I did have to convince them to sell it to me, as they would rather sell it to their local / usual customers in the area. Since I was willing to pay - zero discounts -, I was able to convince them.
Good luck.
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Last edited by Paxfobiscum; 10-19-2021 at 05:17 PM.
fortunately, my sales associate honored a deal we agreed to in january for a car that was delivered in may when the supply pretty much went dry. they're a volume dealer and had only 2 other GLSs on the lot the day i took delivery. i didn't put any money down, nor did i sign any papers, but he did remind me that i got in at just the right time. i fully expected him to renege on the deal and he didn't. if i need another mercedes one day, i won't hesitate to go back, nor would i hesitate to send prospective buyers to him. perhaps this is the long game he's playing.
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Originally Posted by takkie
So the 2022 GLS pricing is out. My crook dealership refused to sell it back to me now and told me I need to pay 12k above MSRP despite what i had in the sales agreement back in Feb 2021 for 3k below MSRP.
They basically told me to fk off and can refund my deposit if i like. "Take it or leave it".
They wasted my time from Feb 2021 but I kind of saw that happening in July when they sold my 2021 car to another customer. I filed a few BBB complain against them, and ordered a Tesla and another GLS from another dealership instead.
The dealership i went to is Silver Stars Mercedes in Long Island City and the salesman is Cliff Chen. Never ever go to that dealership.
Originally Posted by jomama
fortunately, my sales associate honored a deal we agreed to in january for a car that was delivered in may when the supply pretty much went dry. they're a volume dealer and had only 2 other GLSs on the lot the day i took delivery. i didn't put any money down, nor did i sign any papers, but he did remind me that i got in at just the right time. i fully expected him to renege on the deal and he didn't. if i need another mercedes one day, i won't hesitate to go back, nor would i hesitate to send prospective buyers to him. perhaps this is the long game he's playing.
You got your car just at the cusp of the supply problems. Had that car been delivered to your dealer two months later, they would probably have charged you a premium.
By the way, these salespersons are simply following orders from the GM of the dealership. They don't really have a choice if the GM tells everyone to slap a $15,000 premium to all car sales regardless of initial agreements and even with deposits. At the end of the day, the dollars paid to them are the same green color regardless of who the ultimate buyer will be.
You got your car just at the cusp of the supply problems. Had that car been delivered to your dealer two months later, they would probably have charged you a premium.
By the way, these salespersons are simply following orders from the GM of the dealership. They don't really have a choice if the GM tells everyone to slap a $15,000 premium to all car sales regardless of initial agreements and even with deposits. At the end of the day, the dollars paid to them are the same green color regardless of who the ultimate buyer will be.
fwiw, they were asking for $15k over on the 2 other cars on the lot the day i picked mine up in may (one was an AMG). when i went in january there was no less than a dozen 450s as i checked to see if any of them fit my specs.
Pretty happy with my 450 that I received in March, but thought about an upgrade to a 580 with E-ABC. However, the prices I saw were 15 to 30K over MSRP, but understandable given the shortage of these cars. So decided to wait for the EQS SUV next year and give that a test drive.
Not yet. Bet they are scrambling to figure it out though.
Got a call from my SA yesterday that my car that was ordered in March, built in July now, still hasn’t shipped. Looking at a *possible* December delivery now.
Got a call from my SA yesterday that my car that was ordered in March, built in July now, still hasn’t shipped. Looking at a *possible* December delivery now.
how do you know it was build in July? Did SA gave any screenshot?
My SA gave me a screenshot of internal system which shows production date at 15th Oct. I ordered as well in March, not sure when I will get mine delivered.
how do you know it was build in July? Did SA gave any screenshot?
My SA gave me a screenshot of internal system which shows production date at 15th Oct. I ordered as well in March, not sure when I will get mine delivered.
I don’t have any proof other than the list price doc he sent me showing it was built and had a VIN. He first stated that it was built July 5th, then he said August and the other day said July again. Can I ask for the screenshot that gives more detail.?
I don’t have any proof other than the list price doc he sent me showing it was built and had a VIN. He first stated that it was built July 5th, then he said August and the other day said July again. Can I ask for the screenshot that gives more detail.?
May be you can. Mine was suppose to be build in July but coz of Beige interior, it got delayed to Aug, Sep and then finally as per the screenshot he gave me, it has production date of 15th Oct.
I still am waiting for confirmation for delivery date, which may be another 2 months.
I see the GLS580 being unavailable for the 2022 model year has forced MBUSA to finally offer the AMG package on the GLS450! Look it what it took for them to do this. Ridiculous, as it should have been done years ago.
We placed our order in August, and were told it would be built on October 19, then delivered in November. I got a call on Oct 21 from the salesman telling me that the vehicle was on a truck headed to Houston! So my schedule was better than I expected. I had been out of town, and had to return early. While driving into Houston from the east on I-10 yesterday we passed a car carrier loaded with GLS’s. I briefly got excited, but ours wasn’t on it.
Just ordered ours about a week ago after the dealer gave my late Nov build date to a higher paying buyer. We used a broker who got us MSRP. New date isn't until 3rd week of Feb with delivery in middle of march. If this falls through I'm going to start taking the bus.
Why would they complete the build
for them to sit at the plant knowing they cannot ship?
has anyone else been waiting for almost a year? I ordered a GLA in March of 2021, it has been built since August 5, 21 and still not shipped. How are they dealing with this nationwide when people
order cars today???
10-07-2021, 02:20 PM
