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1) Gx470 has 3rd row optional seats whereas Ml500 does not
2) Cost of Maintenance - Which one is going to be more expensive?
Any other pros and cons that I should consider?
I appreciate your input//thx/bob
I'm looking to buy an ML350 in the Philadelphia (Devon/Westchester)
area. From the postings here, I should expect $2500 or more off sticker price.
(I'm basically looking for something basic with the comfort, sunroof,
and trim packages, NAV, heated front seats and ent system.)
So far dealers are offering between $1K and $2K off MSRP.
Thanks for any advice and any dealers to focus on.
Bharat (Opus)
Dealer took $2,000 off the top, then $11,000 for trade-in (total of $13,000 off the $47,000).
Trade - early 99 ml320 (built 8/98), sunroof, leather, heated seats, 84,000 miles..Considering the age of the trade, I thought $13,000 off total was a good deal.
I planned to finance the balance at 4.65% for 60 months but they offered a lease.Never leased before.Not a business owner, can't write it off.
39 months at $653 with $2,836 out of pocket (includes $2,039 sales tax, regis, tags, 1st payment). They would give me a check for the $8,100 balance ($11,000 trade-in minus the $2,836). purchase price at end is $30,772.
Is this lease a good deal? Any reason I should/shouldn't do it?
The trick: I went to the INTERNET dept! It's a given there that you're looking up stuff on-line so the salesperson went to Edmunds and cars direct, figured out their best price and then beat it. More negotiating brought us to me paying invoice (or at least what Edmunds says is invoice).
And I am very happy with the dealership so far as well. Great service. I was seriously not even going to go there assuming they wouldn't deal as well since they're in Beverly Hills but I'm glad I did.
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Anthony D.
The trick: I went to the INTERNET dept! It's a given there that you're looking up stuff on-line so the salesperson went to Edmunds and cars direct, figured out their best price and then beat it. More negotiating brought us to me paying invoice (or at least what Edmunds says is invoice).
And I am very happy with the dealership so far as well. Great service. I was seriously not even going to go there assuming they wouldn't deal as well since they're in Beverly Hills but I'm glad I did.
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Anthony D.
thanks.
I'm trading in my '05 C240 (leased thru MB)
Dealer quoted the C240 payoff is $28,874, the negative equity is $3,874.65 (which will roll over to the new lease)
'06 ML350 (appearnce & sunroof package) MSRP $45,155
Dealer offer is $43,148
--with a 39month lease, 12000 miles/yr, $2,500 cash out of pocket and rolling the negative equity ($3,874.65), the monthly payment is $723.93 ($780.03 with tax based on 7.75% tax rate)
Dealer said these numbers are based on tier one credit(whatever that means) :confuse:
Please tell me if this is a fair/good deal
Thank You
Comfort, trim, entertainment, sunroof, nav, heated seats, rear side air bags, & paint fee. The MSRP is $49650 & they are quoting $46930 plus fees. This is $700 over invoice.
The second car/quote I got was for the same as above but remove the rear air bag and add trailer hitch. The MSRP is $49755 and quoting $46240 which is just below invoice.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
In which state did you buy your ML-350?
Anyone from Washington/Virginia area has bought 06 ML-350 below invoice price?
Parktronic makes it so easy to park. You don't even have to turn your head when backing (as long as you know you are OK to backup). I just watch the indicators on the rear ceiling. As you get close to an object, the indicator lights will illuminate. They start off in yellow and as you get closer the first red light will light up and will start beeping. The next red light gives you a solid tone which indicates that you are 12 inches away from an object. If I choose to back up a little more, I know how much room I have without looking.
It's worth every dime it costs to order this option, you will love it.
Mark
Where are you from. I am also from Sacramento but bought the vehicla from Pleasanton.
We live east of Sacramento. Hands down, we got the best price & customer service from Pleasanton's internet department. I did all the negotiating over the internet, which was very straight forward and took very little time. This was the easiest transaction we ever did. They traded the car from another dealer and it got there in much shorter time than anticipated. We told them when we would be there and the car was waiting for us. Great service. I could not get any of the dealerships around here to budge. So we were very happy to drive a couple of hours for the car and price we wanted.
How do you like your car? What did you get on it?
I have been negotiating on ML350 and am very close to coming to a conclusion. Here is the offer:
Sell Price: $45000 (below invoice)
MSRP: 49000
Residual: 62%
Money Rate: 0.00335
This brings the monthly costs between $720 to $750 at 36 months, depending in 12000 to 15000 miles/year.
Here is the catch, I received an email from MBUSA with a new offer and it sounds like they are using Money Rate of 0.0029, which is much better but at 10000 miles/year.
I am planning to head to the dealer trw or the day after, so if you can response with your feedback ASAP, this will help my decision very much.
Cheers.
IKE :confuse:
Is the upgraded stereo THAT much better than the stock stereo? Is the MB-NAV now user friendly enough to be useful?
Thx.
Mark
It's also my understanding that while you can't prepay an MB Finance loan immediately, you can pay it off after six months.
I don't know whether there is a minimum $ amount or % of the purchase price that has to be financed.
(And that will depend on your "local" market. If there is a critical mass of competing dealerships willing to price aggressively to take a sale away from another (as in DC/MD/VA where Euro/ASC/HBL are at each other's throats) then the discounts can be surprisingly big. (MUCH MUCH MUCH better than Edmunds TMV). In a region where dealerships are spread far apart, you should expect to see much less aggressive pricing.)
The BEST way to get the BEST price is simply to identify the car you want, get a quote from Dealer 1 (telling them you're going to get quotes from Dealer 2 & Dealer 3), and then to just keep making the rounds 1/2/3 (by phone/e-mail/in person -- whatever you prefer) til they stop making the price better.
But, bottom line, what you pay depends on where you are.
You should only pay attention to reports of $3000 off MSRP/$4000 off MSRP/$5000 off MSRP or whatever other number people post IF (and this is a big IF) they are in your local market.
Monthly payment (with 10 MSDs = $5,000) $455.8 (6% tax included). 39 months, 10k/year.
Due at delivery: $795 bank fee + $200 down + 1st month + $200 registration/title/dealer fee.
Very nice car, loving it so far.
The dealer wants $52000 for that car(5% off MRSP)
is there any way I can get it for less, that dealer is the only dealer in the city where I live. The nearest dealer is 4hours drive. How can I bargain, is it a trend to get
5 % only. I didn't feel comfortable in that dealer place, the manger was tracking me in the front door when I entered the second time(he remembered me and came listening to my conversation to another person that work in service dept). Please I need some help in getting a good deal.
Thanks