should i get an s65
12-17-2005, 04:57 PM
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should i get an s65
Dealer has an S65 available for a few months now. Anxious to move it. List was $172k, invoice is something like $161k. Supposedly MB can give them a helping hand. I suspect they would be willing to sell below invoice but I wonder by how much. Is $150k a good offer or can i get even better than that?
12-17-2005, 05:12 PM
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Try 142k$ and see where you can get 
Especially considering a new body style is already out and being touched up by tuners the W220 is old school
Especially considering a new body style is already out and being touched up by tuners the W220 is old school
Old school rules !!
12-17-2005, 05:14 PM
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I still would only lease the S65....it's price is dropping like a rock. Would hate to buy it for 161, then want to buy the new S65 and have the value be like 125. Let MB eat the Titanic sized depreciation. Course if money is no object.....(in New York eeze)....doe worrrrrry booouutt it.
12-17-2005, 05:17 PM
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Old school rules !!
I'm just saying that the dealers don't like to keep a lot of money tied up in old inventory while a) moving into the new year and b) getting a new model line out.
12-17-2005, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Jakpro1
I still would only lease the S65....it's price is dropping like a rock. Would hate to buy it for 161, then want to buy the new S65 and have the value be like 125. Let MB eat the Titanic sized depreciation. Course if money is no object.....(in New York eeze)....doe worrrrrry booouutt it.
If you have a company ... go for it, if not you may want to consider owning it.
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I have had the same debate, and I've decided to wait for the NEW (W221?) S65. The new S has all the best of Mercedes new-fangled engineering marvels incorporated into it that it would just be an absolute shame to buy a current-model one now. And if you're looking at a -55 you should go ahead and move up to the -65 if money isn't an issue. Can you get into the available one and favorably trade into a new one? That would be the question that I'd be asking....
12-18-2005, 08:15 PM
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Eh, W221 sucks. Real men don't drive cars with column shifters. :p
Yeah, I would want a little more till the W221 makes its official debut at showrooms. Then the prices of the W220s would drop further.
Yeah, I would want a little more till the W221 makes its official debut at showrooms. Then the prices of the W220s would drop further.
12-18-2005, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by simontam0
Dealer has an S65 available for a few months now. Anxious to move it. List was $172k, invoice is something like $161k. Supposedly MB can give them a helping hand. I suspect they would be willing to sell below invoice but I wonder by how much. Is $150k a good offer or can i get even better than that?
What color is it?
12-19-2005, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by simontam0
Dealer has an S65 available for a few months now. Anxious to move it. List was $172k, invoice is something like $161k. Supposedly MB can give them a helping hand. I suspect they would be willing to sell below invoice but I wonder by how much. Is $150k a good offer or can i get even better than that?
12-20-2005, 12:15 AM
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I offered something much lower than $150k and that didn't take. My guess is thing can be had for something between $140 and $150k (at this point anyway). Where did you see a new CL65 selling for $135k?
btw, someone asked the color. it's black.
btw, someone asked the color. it's black.
12-20-2005, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by vinamg
I've seen CL65s selling @ $135k new. Your offer should be much lower than $150k.
12-20-2005, 12:45 AM
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i can tell you right now that you can get a 2006 CL55 for <$120k. I was interested in that as well but it doesn't bode well for a "family" car, hence the S65! I can't imagine a CL65 at $135k. that would be incredible.
12-20-2005, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by simontam0
I offered something much lower than $150k and that didn't take. My guess is thing can be had for something between $140 and $150k (at this point anyway). Where did you see a new CL65 selling for $135k?
btw, someone asked the color. it's black.
btw, someone asked the color. it's black.
12-20-2005, 02:08 PM
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Even 150k for a benz is too much. You can get a Maserati Quattroporte for less money and get another car for the rest. Benz is an awesome car, but its not any close to ferrari/bentley range >> 150k
