IT's only $14,781 over invoice
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IT's only $14,781 over invoice
I drove a Tectite Grey E55 at a Houston Dealer. All I can say is WHOA!!! It is an incredible 4-door sports car. I am now officially in the I can't wait for my 2004 column! I loved the color combination. Only problem is the MSRP is $85,200 and they want $99,981. I asked why and they said its one of the hottest cars going. They said it was bought from another dealership. Obviously some of the dealers best customers are other dealers. They told me the wait is 1.5 years for a new one.
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sounds like the moron I talked to yesterday. went in to order an 04 E55 and my salesman (new guy) went to a more seasoned salesman (sleezebag) to get some info and came back to me and said that it would take about 18 months to get and be $20K over invoice. I looked him dead in the eyes and said thats a lie, I'd be ordering an 05 in that case, informed him that MB frowns on any one that 'ordered' a car paying more than MSRP. My salesman then went to the GM and came back and said I was right about the price and said I would get the car first quarter of 04. later that afternoon he called me and said my car was to be built in September (still don't know for sure if he's got his facts straight) and I would get it first quarter of 04. I laughed and told him if it's built in Sept 03, I would get it in November at the latest and he was shocked to hear that!! I really wonder where they find these people. My dream is to find a salesman that knows more about the car than I. So, I'm still waiting for MBUSA to issue pricing on the 04's and see if there are any late added options because as of now my car is - $777777. 
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The local dealer sold a "used" E55 (100 miles) last week for $18K over MSRP. They bought it from a broker for $6K over, and tacked another $12K on top of that. It only lasted around 2 days on the showroom floor.
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Originally posted by norb
Try the new Sugarland dealership, that's where I'm on the list for their first 2004 E55. I could have gotten an 03 with no wait, but wanted the nav, yes, I'm a ***.
Try the new Sugarland dealership, that's where I'm on the list for their first 2004 E55. I could have gotten an 03 with no wait, but wanted the nav, yes, I'm a ***.
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Tell these greedy dealers to STICK IT
hey guys,
tell these greedy ***** dealers to stick it. there is not a car made that warrants paying more than the manufacturer is asking. the new E55 is a great car ...but don't let your excitement about it make you grab you ankles and beg for more!
tell these greedy ***** dealers to stick it. there is not a car made that warrants paying more than the manufacturer is asking. the new E55 is a great car ...but don't let your excitement about it make you grab you ankles and beg for more!
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2004 E55
I recently ordered an 2004 E55 (2 weeks ago) with my option list for delivery around Jan 04 (my preference). This was ordered via MB Laguna Niguel by my salesman who defected from House of Imports, Buena Park. This is a very busy AMG dealer and I was still promised MSRP. I do not understand why customers think they have to wait 18 mo. or pay over MSRP for their 55. They just need to find the right dealership and salesman!!
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Well before the new Sugarland dealer opened, Houston only had 2 dealerships. One is Star and they don't give a crap about volume, very laid back dealership, could care less if you bought a car from them or not. Smallish independent dealer. Houston Greenway and Houston North are both owned by AutoNation and they are high volume, but they are run like a GM dealership. Your money talks at those places.
I'm hoping Sugarland will be different. They open on July 15.
So you see, in Houston at least, its hard to find a good dealer.
I'm hoping Sugarland will be different. They open on July 15.
So you see, in Houston at least, its hard to find a good dealer.
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Originally posted by Poursha
The local dealer sold a "used" E55 (100 miles) last week for $18K over MSRP. They bought it from a broker for $6K over, and tacked another $12K on top of that. It only lasted around 2 days on the showroom floor.
The local dealer sold a "used" E55 (100 miles) last week for $18K over MSRP. They bought it from a broker for $6K over, and tacked another $12K on top of that. It only lasted around 2 days on the showroom floor.
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Originally posted by Pkorkis
I remember when my dad was getting his 2001 CL600, the Mark-up was RIDICULOUS. We went to Fletcher Jones, and they had a CL600 with about 50-100 miles on it, and they were charging $180-190k. Such a joke! And MB of Laguna Niguel was the same. Both absolutely ridiculous. So we went to House of Imports, where my dad is friends with one of the salesmen, and we still had to pay $20k over the price, but that wasn't bad considering that we had to pay about $130-140 total for a brand new one with every damn option available, whereas the other ones with no sport package were going for $190 with 100 miles on them. So insane...dealerships will rip your ***** off if you don't know what you're doing...its horrible.
I remember when my dad was getting his 2001 CL600, the Mark-up was RIDICULOUS. We went to Fletcher Jones, and they had a CL600 with about 50-100 miles on it, and they were charging $180-190k. Such a joke! And MB of Laguna Niguel was the same. Both absolutely ridiculous. So we went to House of Imports, where my dad is friends with one of the salesmen, and we still had to pay $20k over the price, but that wasn't bad considering that we had to pay about $130-140 total for a brand new one with every damn option available, whereas the other ones with no sport package were going for $190 with 100 miles on them. So insane...dealerships will rip your ***** off if you don't know what you're doing...its horrible.
my friends dad has a cl600 bought it in ct for msrp...only car worth paying over sticker has a prancing horse on it, but thats just me
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Don't mean to get trivial, but...
that ai't $14000 over invoice. That's about $20,000 over invoice (considering that the car has about $7k in it at MSRP pre-holdback). Just so we get our terms right.....
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Re: Don't mean to get trivial, but...
Originally posted by allenjdmb
that ai't $14000 over invoice. That's about $20,000 over invoice (considering that the car has about $7k in it at MSRP pre-holdback). Just so we get our terms right.....
that ai't $14000 over invoice. That's about $20,000 over invoice (considering that the car has about $7k in it at MSRP pre-holdback). Just so we get our terms right.....
