GLS markup does not seem dealer driven
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2022 EQS 580 4matic, 2022 GLS 450
GLS markup does not seem dealer driven
I just bought a 2022 GLS to backup my EQS for long road trips. I got a very decent trade in price on an MSRP sale price from my local MB dealer. When I got home, I was looking through loose paperwork in the glove box and found a preprinted window sticker showing a $199 nitrogen air charge (what a scam) and an $8000 market adjustment on the price of the car. My dealer completely ignored this sticker and did not apply those markups. This seems to have been printed somewhere else not the local dealer. Are all of these outrageous market adjustments being driven by the manufacturer and not really by local economic pressure on the dealers?
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C450, GLS 63 and a few other things
I just bought a 2022 GLS to backup my EQS for long road trips. I got a very decent trade in price on an MSRP sale price from my local MB dealer. When I got home, I was looking through loose paperwork in the glove box and found a preprinted window sticker showing a $199 nitrogen air charge (what a scam) and an $8000 market adjustment on the price of the car. My dealer completely ignored this sticker and did not apply those markups. This seems to have been printed somewhere else not the local dealer. Are all of these outrageous market adjustments being driven by the manufacturer and not really by local economic pressure on the dealers?
If the manufacturer wants to raise prices, they can just raise the MSRP, no need for anything else.
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2022 EQS 580 4matic, 2022 GLS 450
The car actually did not come from another dealer and the preprinted window sticker had my local dealer printed on it. Maybe they had a change of heart and decided not to use it. It's odd they didn't even try though; I've never found this dealer to be all that altruistic.
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The car actually did not come from another dealer and the preprinted window sticker had my local dealer printed on it. Maybe they had a change of heart and decided not to use it. It's odd they didn't even try though; I've never found this dealer to be all that altruistic.
1) Customers are Local
2) Will Service with Particular Dealer
3) Have a Good Trade In
4) Repeat Customer
I'm assuming you fall into number four and maybe number one considering you bought an EQS.
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GLS63, E43, SLK350
That's actually a typical dealer adjustment.
I recently collected the data from with 4+ dealerships of Washington and Oregon State in June.
2022 GLS450 Mark up 10k-15k for in stock ones. Negotiable to <7k5.
2022/3 GLS580 order just reopen. No number yet.
2021 GLS580 USED. Mark up ~10k
2022/3 GLS63 AMG Mark up ~50k
I recently collected the data from with 4+ dealerships of Washington and Oregon State in June.
2022 GLS450 Mark up 10k-15k for in stock ones. Negotiable to <7k5.
2022/3 GLS580 order just reopen. No number yet.
2021 GLS580 USED. Mark up ~10k
2022/3 GLS63 AMG Mark up ~50k
