SL/R231: 2016 SL 550 Prices?
#1
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2016 SL 550 Prices?
I know the 2016 DOG for the new 550 is out but any word on the pricing as yet?
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#4
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Would observe mbusa site already has special lease deals on '16 SLs
Clrly not selling well: have had several new '13-'14 SL65s and viewed 'em as best cars ever, until S65 Coupe arrived: but one's opinion of any car's merits is often irrelevant vs sales/profitability
But arguably SL (or S Coupe) faces same problem of many (realistically) 2-seat $100-250K sportscars/commuters: a decidedly niche mkt in era of $100K++ SUVs: even >$100K sedans are under fire from similar-cost SUVs
Porsche is now offering 12mos lease payment buyouts if one leases another new 991.....and many repeat P (or MB) buyers have done numerous 24mos leases over past several yrs....figure out that cycle time and what that suggests abt how desperate are mfrs to move >$100K toys
Grt times for consumers as these new cars are arguably cheaper than ever and on iPhone like cycles, subsidized by mfrs w/vast overcapacity and facing lots of competition to attract the relatively limited universe of affluent consumers who judge the price/engineering/fashion tradeoffs in disparate ways
Clrly not selling well: have had several new '13-'14 SL65s and viewed 'em as best cars ever, until S65 Coupe arrived: but one's opinion of any car's merits is often irrelevant vs sales/profitability
But arguably SL (or S Coupe) faces same problem of many (realistically) 2-seat $100-250K sportscars/commuters: a decidedly niche mkt in era of $100K++ SUVs: even >$100K sedans are under fire from similar-cost SUVs
Porsche is now offering 12mos lease payment buyouts if one leases another new 991.....and many repeat P (or MB) buyers have done numerous 24mos leases over past several yrs....figure out that cycle time and what that suggests abt how desperate are mfrs to move >$100K toys
Grt times for consumers as these new cars are arguably cheaper than ever and on iPhone like cycles, subsidized by mfrs w/vast overcapacity and facing lots of competition to attract the relatively limited universe of affluent consumers who judge the price/engineering/fashion tradeoffs in disparate ways