HBerman

2023 E63S Ordering Guide:

https://mbworld.org/forums/attachmen...uide-en_us.pdf

040-Black
149-Polar White
197-Obsidian Black
595-Nautical Blue
831-Graphite Grey
922-Cirrus Silver
992-Selenite Grey
996-Cardinal Red
799-Diamond White
297-Selenite Grey Magno
593-Starling Blue Magno

Wassaby

You missed two colors because they are special order MANUFAKTUR Custom
255 - Olive Metallic
904 - Dark Blue

HBerman

I skipped these because the vehicles in the listing that had those colors showed sold. Thanks for completing the list. Maybe one of those wagons will become available.

wgnlust

Greetings,

I’ve been a visitor on this forum for a while and decided I should join. I greatly appreciate all the info that’s been posted.

Confession: I don’t own a MB

I placed an order for a wagon in June of 21.

After what seemed like an eternity of ‘on again off again’ shenanigans it seemed as though there was hope: production had started. I’ve had my spec printout on my desk forever. Most recent version dated July of 22.

No shock – They didn’t build it.

I’ve come to realize being in the great lakes (Central Region?) has not helped me.



Denial wasn’t really an issue, but I’m definitely stuck in anger stage.

The recent spreadsheet from Wassaby and related comments from others were encouraging.

I’d be open to any insights/suggestions from any of you with more experience. I’m resigned to being somewhat flexible on color/options, can’t stomach a FE and ADM makes me sick. Do I start calling dealerships with inbound vehicles? I’ve talked with a few, but not being local isn’t really working in my favor.

Sorry for the saga, thanks in advance. (Feel free to throw some stones too, my wife has been for the past 14 months)

I.T. Guy

My $0.02 being local doesn't matter. What's the issue that's not working in your favor? If you know you want one, call dealer, send them money, have them ship it/go get it. I got my previous wagon by cold calling dealers. At least you have a list! You are way ahead. Start dialing! Don't delay!

HBerman

There are 10 non-FE cars available at various dealers. I posted the DOG to help you decode the options and colors. The spreadsheet shows the telephone number of the destination dealer and their location. I would look at the inventory and then call the dealer(s) to inquire about completing a transaction with you. No idea about ADM, but it's worth the effort. Good luck.

HBerman

I called a couple of the dealers that had a car on the list. In all of the cases, they wanted an ADM of $25K or more.

ocdbroker

^^^Hoping to sell $15-$25k over to break even from likely $15-$25k loss they'll take on Final Editions.

Igooz

The large/east coast dealer that offered me an FE wagon for $50K-$75K sold it immediately...and they are looking for more through swaps. To the right person and in the right market $200K is nothing.

de8ger

Screw them, wait for next year and get FE at 30% off then.

de8ger

My local dealers have four FEs sitting there for months and not moving, offered me at lower than MSRP price already.

Igooz

Four wagons? Please post the dealer's name. I only know 1 very high-volume dealer as I posted above, and they only got 1 FE wagon.

de8ger

The lowest FE wagon price I know is $10k off MSRP from an out of state dealer. I will post once they offered $50k off some time next year.

Igooz

Sounds good, thank you and good luck. I hope that you get a great deal.

However, as you know, you did not answer my question!! And I know what that means.

de8ger

Obviously it is going to be harder for me to get a good deal if I shared dealer name. It's not hard to find out anyway. Just try to call them one by one, I already shared more than I should.

HBerman

FE MSRP is already 25% more than an equivalently equipped non-FE. I suspect that there will be an MBUSA price adjustment similar to what was done with the AMG SL63 cars that also sat on the lots. Time will tell.

ska597

https://www.thedrive.com/news/its-ov...c63-e63-models

Uh oh…looks like the V8 has officially gone way of the dodo bird if we’re to believe the words of Mercedes-AMG CEO Michael Schiebe. The previous reports were clearly propaganda meant to stir conversation.

silver63

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...g-e63-s-wagon/

ocdbroker

^^^Appears a broker bought to flip. Should be interesting. Not sure if they payed below MSRP or not but now the end buyer will have to pay $5k BaT fee on top of purchase price. There's simply no room here. My best guess for this auction is 'Reserve Not Met' with final bid less than MSRP.

*My guess is they bought below MSRP and set reserve at roughly MSRP.

Igooz

I agree with OCD^ except that my guess is that it will take more than $200k to meet reserve on this one. There are so few E63 wagons that unless you need to dump the car, you can take your time and not give it away.

Anyhow, all good… I am pleased that I have my ‘21 in the colors that I want.

HBerman

The listing shows CCB'S. The US FE wagons did not have that unless this was a special build.

ocdbroker

Listing perhaps misleading stating 'composite braking system' in description. No ceramic brakes on this car.

ocdbroker

Let's play a fun game. Give me your prediction on highest bid and whether or not reserve is met.

I'll be exceedingly generous and say $165k high bid, reserve not met.

Closest without going over is the big winner (of what I don't know).

HBerman

I'm going at $150,000, reserve not met.

ocdbroker

Reached out to MB Seattle as it appeared they had a non-Final Edition for sale. Turns out it is indeed a FE. Here's their reply to my inquiry. 😂

"The market adjustment is 100k over the MSRP which is 177k. I can tell you that we are willing to work to make a deal but you give me a counter and I can see if my manager is willing to entertain."