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Winter event for GLE

Old Nov 9, 2015 | 07:24 PM
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Winter event for GLE

I'm currently in the market for possibly a new GLE400. The dealer wrote me an email saying the "winter event" is going and I can get a good deal.

I've never had a Mercedes before so what exactly is the "winter event"? Is it dealer cash, a larger discount, or a favorable lease rate or financing rate?
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:08 PM
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Just so you know - availability on the GLE400 overall is quite "tight" - with strong demand against limited availability.

Iff you are considering moving forward before Christmass - for the right colors/interior/features I would suggest you start research shopping now so that you can find out of the GLE400 is the right fit for you - and so that you can secure the righ GLE400 you want.

Incentives on high-demand/tight-availability models is relatively slim - nature of the best - but the reason GLE400 are tight - is they're grrr8t..
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:29 PM
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Just so you know - availability on the GLE400 overall is quite "tight" - with strong demand against limited availability.

Iff you are considering moving forward before Christmass - for the right colors/interior/features I would suggest you start research shopping now so that you can find out of the GLE400 is the right fit for you - and so that you can secure the righ GLE400 you want.

Incentives on high-demand/tight-availability models is relatively slim - nature of the best - but the reason GLE400 are tight - is they're grrr8t..
Any idea when the cutoff date is for ordering?

Looking at dealer inventories for a GLE400, i noticed that there wasn't as many as the GLE350s, but I assumed this was due to the 350 being a more popular price point, and not that the supply was limited in any way.

I have an idea on colors, but obviously the dealers don't have the exact combos I want, and many have more options than I think I want. I still have more research to do on the options.

What do you think about the performance of the GLE400 in terms of handling and acceleration? I know you said they're "grrr8t".
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 12:21 AM
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So if you order the car now and wait 3 months to get it, will you be able to lock in the price and the current incentives?
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Old Nov 11, 2015 | 11:32 AM
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All incentives - including Fleet Discounts - are announced/set at the beginning of the month for vehciles delivered that month.

That said - the most common delivery scenario is one of two frameworks at time of order - to be clearly understood/written at time of order : "dealer discounted price + agree to add available/qualified incentives month of delivery"- or "agreed price including all available/qualified incentives for month of delivery".

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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 05:29 PM
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Which framework would you use

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Which of the two frameworks for ordering would you use. I'm likely ordering on Saturday.


I know I will qualify for their Fleet pricing.


thanks and regards


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Originally Posted by fabbrisd1
All incentives - including Fleet Discounts - are announced/set at the beginning of the month for vehciles delivered that month.

That said - the most common delivery scenario is one of two frameworks at time of order - to be clearly understood/written at time of order : "dealer discounted price + agree to add available/qualified incentives month of delivery"- or "agreed price including all available/qualified incentives for month of delivery".

Keep the beat !
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 05:52 PM
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Fab


Which of the two frameworks for ordering would you use. I'm likely ordering on Saturday.


I know I will qualify for their Fleet pricing.


thanks and regards


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They promised me fleet too when I filled out all the paper work I was denied from their Corp office
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 03:19 AM
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They promised me fleet too when I filled out all the paper work I was denied from their Corp office
How could that be the case? I don't think you would qualify for fleet for the first place unless you work for one of the companies on the MB fleet list.
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Another question for the esteemed Mr. Fab in the same vein...

I'm in the market for a lease on a GLE300d. I have top tier credit. The money factor on my just ended lease of a 2013 GL350 delivered in Nov 2012 was 0.00160. I'm told that the current "Winter Event" lease rates for the GLE apply only to the GLE350. When ordered, I was promised "Best money factor without markup at the time of delivery."

What money factor should I expect for delivery this month?

Thanks.
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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 10:13 PM
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How could that be the case? I don't think you would qualify for fleet for the first place unless you work for one of the companies on the MB fleet list.

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