SLK/R171: European Delivery available on '05 SLK?
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European Delivery available on '05 SLK?
Anyone know if dealers are presently taking European Delivevery orders on the 05 SLK, and if so when one can at the earliest pick one up in Europe. I note on the European Delivery brochure that the 04 SLK's are entitled to a 5% discount when purchased through European Delivery. Anyone heard if this discount will continue for the 05 SLK?
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Thanks Felix. I guess I should have been more specific. I was curious as to US Spec SLK's being picked up under MBUSA's European Delivery Program. Currently one gets a 5% discount for the 03 model
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Update
The European Delivery Discount on the 2004 SLK is now 7 percent. It may also include a discount of same amount on the options too, unlike recent past when the 5% discount only applied to the base price. However, as to the new body style 2005 SLK350 coming out this fall in the U.S. it does not appear any discount will apply. Maybe this is because Mercedes USA intends to value price it at introduction for all early buyers? It seems in the past that when a new model was being introduced Mercedes would sometimes add features and or options that increased the new vehicle's value while trying to keep the price similar so as to be competitive in grabbing market share in the market itself. Then later we would see price increases. This seems to be the recent history with regard to the price increases that got added to the newest body style SL and SL55 for this model year.
