Just came back from my dealer Autohaus in Pompano Beach, FL
right there in the middle of the showroom a brand new Silver/Charcoal 230 SL-55, listing price $189,900!!!!!
Outrageous!!
Anybody interested?

now that is crazy... literally...

They bought it from another dealer and supposedly paid a $35,000.00 premium for it.

$135,000.00 Approx.List Price
$ 35,000.00 Premium
$170,000.00 Total
{Actually less, since they paid dealer cost plus $35,000.00}

I'll take two, put it on my VISA

WOW!! Just think of all those frequent flyer points you'll get !!!

Regards,

...... Bear

Where do you get $135k? List is $112k plus options, etc.. Should come out to around $129.

No thanks. I'll pass and take a Ferrari 360 at that price.

are these cars really trading on e-bay or are dealers selling to each other

Probably a bit of both. One dealer could list on eBay and let his buddy at another dealer know.

This way when dealers purchase vehicles from one another, it is more anonymous.

Saw it this weekend when I was getting my E500. They told me they have already sold 3 at that price. I think they are the worst in the area with premiums. There are plenty of others around asking 159000 and even a few thousand lower for the same car. I imagine in a more rural area you could find one even cheaper pretty easily.

3!!?!?! WOW!?!?!

I trust your experience at "Pompus" House went well?

u never know, there is a sucker born everyday

Heh, that's nothing. Fletcher Jones down here in Newport Beach want $242,000 for one of their SL55s....

Heh, that's nothing. Fletcher Jones down here in Newport Beach want $242,000 for one of their SL55s....

A quarter million for an SL-55, here we go!

Is that possibe to want double sticker, can u say crack head,

I trust your experience at "Pompus" House went well? [/QUOTE]

They do roll out the red carpet when you buy a car from them. Not a good place to find a bargain though.

Tis all about supply and demand. Do we think they are nuts? Maybe. But the person who has the money, and does not want to wait, or search for would not think they are nuts.

Also, the supply and demand for L.A. will differ from Florida and other places. Obviously the same goods, and services cost different depending on the region you are in.

The same holds true when I sell diamonds. Supply and demand...

Who are we to call them crazy when people are paying the price they demand for the supply that they are given?

Would I pay that much? Of course not, but who am I to tell a dealership how to run their business when they are obviously making $$$.

Besides, when you are worth $100 million what is $200k other than the principle?

SL55 once again u have wise words, supply and demand and fear and greed make the stock market go, and they apply to most everything in life

You are a gentleman and a scholar..

ohoh oh.. what can i be?

when i was at autohaus the other day i did not see a silver one but a black one was reduced to 189,999. I am not suprised since autohaus always has higher prices than other dealers. for a good example when i was buying my c230 autohaus had it in a 6 speed with not one option.....then i went to MB of Ft. lauderdale and they had one (mine now) with alot of options and an auto for 6 grand less than autohaus!!!! thats alot for a c230. i called autohaus after i bought my car from ft. lauderdale and told the salesmen what car i got with what i had in it and he did not even believe me.

Speaking of how people will overpay simply because the money means nothing to them, when the BMW Z8's firts came out one of the SoCal dealers had one on the showroom pedestal for $225,000 (when MSRP was around $135,000).
The guy that came in and bought it said he needed it ASAP as a gift for his daughter.
Whatever.

Highest rumoured Z8 sale was here in the bay area at ~350k.

Makes you feel kinda good, getting one for 220k less

--Dan

They have 2 Z8's at the dealer closest to me and another 2 20 miles from here. All around 120k.

120 new? Hmm, maybe I can talk my dealer down - mine's to be at MSRP. The last few days of waitign are killing me...

--Dan