bluejae

(originally i posted this in the w220 forum by mistake)

i'm trying to assist my parents in purchasing a preown from the dealership. they found one that they were interested in and we're thinking of going sometime in the next few days to look at it.

http://mercedesbenzfortworth.parkpla...426&store=1656

how much negotiation room are there for preowned cars? especially coming from a dealership, i'm assuming won't be much since it may come with some warranty.

i think the last time they tried to negotiate a price on a preowned S550 2009, they wouldn't take $2k off the sticker... i'm not sure if that was lowballing it on my parent's part though...

any advice would be great...

bluejae

went by the dealership today and looked at a 09 s550 with about 24k miles... sticker said $75k but online price was $69k... after some negotiation... the guy was telling me how his cost was 67.5 and couldn't go lower because he had to make money on the sale too... we were shooting for like 65k and they couldn't do it...

then i tried to make a deal on a 2010 new S550 because i've heard that a good deal could be had with dealer incentives and trunk money and what not... we picked a car with the car with the right color and packages we wanted... it was for $103k online... and i was trying to shoot for 80k which i've read some other places it was possible... but another guy ended up joining us and was telling me how that kind of mark down might be found somewhere else like the east coast... but park place texas can't do anywhere close to 20k off... he was willing to do 10k off at first...

after some more talking and stuff, we said 88k and they took a while to figure out whether they could do it... then they came back with a quote on paper with 88k on it... and with all the taxes and fees it showed 94k... and asked if we would take this right now... we didn't give a definite answer and wanted to see if they would give it to us at that price... in the end, they were willing to give it to us at 88k, but we decided to look into a few more options and also perhaps a 08 or 09 s63...

if we could have gotten a better deal on the s550, probably have it right now...

cracker123

you should get 20K off that car. Park Place is not known for deals. Just get out of state / new york / fl / california. There is no need to stick in texas. You can get the car cheaper elsewhere.

bluejae

that's what i was thinking today after i left... i figured, if we're getting a new car... maybe it's possible to deal with another dealer in another state...

problem is finding one... i hope i can find some help here on mbw =)

since i've never purchased a car from another state... how would it go?

papers signed and sent by fax or fedex i'm assuming? credit checks over the phone shouldn't be that hard with the appropriate info...

i guess i'll look around for dealer sites in other states...

AHall

Try Ewing in Plano. I have heard of them giving better deals than Park Place.

bluejae

thanks, i'll give it a try

mhr24

Yeah, I was looking at a 2008 and 2010 S550 and the price on the 2010 was more than I could get a new one and the 2008 was $65K and the dealer couldn't budge anymore.

You can definitely find a new one for $25K off it just takes a little time. If you are willing to go to look into California, call South Bay MB or Anaheim MB. I know a few people on here have gotten $25K-$28K off from both of those. Or you can call fleetrates, I was quoted $23K off from them up front and they will arrange delivery.

bluejae

thank you... i will check into them.

NH_Clark

along with the advice above.. I'd stay away from the S550 in the picture. Those rims aren't OEM and frankly, I'd be concerned how much "abuse" that car might have taken.

I got my '09 2 months ago for a little over $60K, 4matic, P3+AMG+Prem Leather and CPO w/ 20k miles. Now, this was in the Boston area.. so maybe discounts are higher on the east coast, but I don't imagine they are that much deeper than some other area of the country.

bluejae

when you purchase a car out of state, do you pay their taxes or your states taxes? one dealership i talked to said mine... another dealership informed me right away that i had to pay their state taxes before even telling me if they had the car i was looking for...

CarboyS

My family recently purchased a Bimmer out of state (NY) and we paid our state's (MA) taxes.

bluejae

ic... yeah... i talked to another guy and he said it's my states tax that i would pay...

also, do most people talk about car pricing as "out the door"?

does that mean with taxes and fees included? i've been negotiating with the list price before taxes...

bluejae

is it possible for them to add in the rear power window shades and/or the illuminated door sills? or does it have to come from the factory with these options?

i'm wondering if it's possible to work it into a deal

right now i'm getting $82.9k before taxes. with p2, amg sports package, and pano roof.