Where do USAA incentives come from?
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Where do USAA incentives come from?
USAA offers incentives to new car buyers, some MB up to $2,500.00. I wonder who coughs up this money. Is it the dealer or MBUSA? I ask, because if it is the dealer, then you can probably get the same deal with or without USAA, if you drive a hard bargain. If it is MBUSA, then the USAA incentive should be in addition to anything negotiated with the dealer, right? Same would go for the MB Club of America, which I believe offers incentives on new MB, after you have been a member for over a year.
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USAA offers incentives to new car buyers, some MB up to $2,500.00. I wonder who coughs up this money. Is it the dealer or MBUSA? I ask, because if it is the dealer, then you can probably get the same deal with or without USAA, if you drive a hard bargain. If it is MBUSA, then the USAA incentive should be in addition to anything negotiated with the dealer, right? Same would go for the MB Club of America, which I believe offers incentives on new MB, after you have been a member for over a year.
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you have to buy car thru USAA and one of its no haggle dealer...
so you pick the car - they show the price based on dealer price and any and all discounts.
so you pick the car - they show the price based on dealer price and any and all discounts.
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That is not true. The USAA discount Streamliner is talking about is available at all US dealers. I have used it several times (I want to say it was around $4500 for my last S class- but that was in 2015). It is on top of all other discounts and rebates and is paid by MBUSA. I don't know if USAA reimburses MB for part or all of the discount though.
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I have not used it as USAA dealers are hours away from me but I do use their online shopping tools to research models and pricing
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In my experience, this is true; however, all the dealers I have contacted would not accept the USAA certificate AND combine it with an MBUSA program. They would accept one or the other but not both. I continue to find CPO extremely low mileage (under 2,500 miles) 1-2-year-old models an unbeatable buying opportunity. I'm continually amazed that so many people would purchase any MB vehicle and offer it for resale after putting less than 2,500 miles on it. I'm a buy it and drive it for 10 years kind of guy - I average 5-7 thousand miles per year on my cars.
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In my experience, this is true; however, all the dealers I have contacted would not accept the USAA certificate AND combine it with an MBUSA program. They would accept one or the other but not both. I continue to find CPO extremely low mileage (under 2,500 miles) 1-2-year-old models an unbeatable buying opportunity. I'm continually amazed that so many people would purchase any MB vehicle and offer it for resale after putting less than 2,500 miles on it. I'm a buy it and drive it for 10 years kind of guy - I average 5-7 thousand miles per year on my cars.
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OK, so let’s take this a bit further: you order a car from a dealer and at that point, the dealer agrees to an 8.5% discount. Then, when the car arrives, you give them your USAA certificate and get another $500.00 to $4500.00 off, depending on the incentive offered at that time, correct? So, if MBUSA is covering the cost of the USAA incentive, what do we feel the chances are that you can also get some “Customer Retention” money that MBUSA has promised?
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OK, so let’s take this a bit further: you order a car from a dealer and at that point, the dealer agrees to an 8.5% discount. Then, when the car arrives, you give them your USAA certificate and get another $500.00 to $4500.00 off, depending on the incentive offered at that time, correct? So, if MBUSA is covering the cost of the USAA incentive, what do we feel the chances are that you can also get some “Customer Retention” money that MBUSA has promised?
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USAA offers incentives to new car buyers, some MB up to $2,500.00. I wonder who coughs up this money. Is it the dealer or MBUSA? I ask, because if it is the dealer, then you can probably get the same deal with or without USAA, if you drive a hard bargain. If it is MBUSA, then the USAA incentive should be in addition to anything negotiated with the dealer, right? Same would go for the MB Club of America, which I believe offers incentives on new MB, after you have been a member for over a year.
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OK, so let’s take this a bit further: you order a car from a dealer and at that point, the dealer agrees to an 8.5% discount. Then, when the car arrives, you give them your USAA certificate and get another $500.00 to $4500.00 off, depending on the incentive offered at that time, correct? So, if MBUSA is covering the cost of the USAA incentive, what do we feel the chances are that you can also get some “Customer Retention” money that MBUSA has promised?
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Oh, you can be sure I will ask. I will be hitting them with everything I can find. However, knowing where the discounts come from, I’ll know when they are BSing me and when they are not.
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So now that we've cleared that up....