Hi,

My dealership keeps emailing me about deals on 2020 S63's. I have no interest in a newer one so I thought I'd keep my 2018 forever (in theory). My buddy just bought a 2020 S63, black on black with the red brakes and is over the moon about it. He said it's got these amazing carbon fiber body parts from MB that came with the car. WHAT? They didn't offer them with my car but in the end, so what, right? It's just cosmetic goodies. He traded in his 2019 S560 to get his car and the dealership bought it sight unseen from him from 1500 miles away and are only charging him $1000 to truck it down to them, and they're sending the car to him, his new S63 with 11k miles... for free by closed car truck carrier. Wow. His new car had an MSRP of $177900 and he's getting it for $139k, $19k less than they were asking 2-3 mos ago for this same car. WOW.

Then another buddy just bought a 2020 black/black S63 coupe with 950 miles. Looks amazing.

I'm not trying to keep up with the Joneses or... am I?

Is there any significant, compelling reason to trade in or sell my 2018 in a custom paint - Designo Graphite Metallic for a new car? The only reason for me would be to get a car with the gold colored carbon ceramic brakes so I don't have to deal with all the brake dust and I think they look cool. There isn't even 1 for sale like this in the US now, with these brakes. I guess I could just buy upgraded dust free brake pads for my current car, right? Adding the gold carbon ceramic brakes to my current car would be $16k+, too much money for me to part with for this car just for this upgrade.

The 2020 seems like pretty much the same exact car as the 2018 I have, unless I'm wrong? I bought it new so it was quite expensive (paid $177,345 for it. $10k off MSRP). I also bought a Continental full cover warranty for 10 yr/100k miles on my existing car. Thoughts?

 

Keep it, unless the money is burning a hole in your pocket. Same car essentially

 

Thank you! I wondered if I was missing anything huge. The sales manager that called me offered me a very low amount for my car, $79k, in the email. I told him that the lowest dollar figure asking amount for this car online is around $98k - $104k with the same mileage as mine and condition. He said, "oh, yeah... we could pay more then". Hahahaha. Yeah, I guess there's no compelling reason to switch then. Cool. You just saved me a BOAT LOAD of money, sir.

 

Any time a dealer is emailing or reaching out to you it is to help them make some money. You hit the nail on the head, they were gonna hit you way low on the trade and also get a new car sale out of the deal. Easy money for them if you say yes

 

Wow 25% off I would say he did very well if the new body style doesn't bother him.
Damn I wish I knew they were that desperate.

 

No...... insane waste of $ for literally the same car. Unless you switched body style because you wanted 2 doors vs 4 or a convertible vs coupe I see 0 reasons to trade. If anything maybe thrown some performance modifications on it. Give it a ceramic coat and rekindle the love for it again.

 

Thanks! Great idea. I should have my detail guy put a new ceramic coat on it. It's been 3 years and 1 month since he originally did it when it was new. He does a much better job of detailing than I would so it would be worth it, I think. Unless I change my mind to save some bucks and do it myself!

Plus, I'm saving up for this 2021 Porsche Turbo S so the extra $50k I'll save by just keeping my car can go towards this one below when I decide to make the move. I'd have to trade in my 2012 which I still adore...for it and it would still be $170k out of pocket. Ouch. I may just wait 3 years till they depreciate by $60k or so and get one then. I only want silver with black interior, I'm sure it will be easy to find this simple color combo.









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