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Anyhow, my car has the glass roof/sunroof and has the sliding screen cover. I get AWFUL wind noise from the roof when it is open. The roof was a very attractive feature in my opinion when buying the car. Of course, I bought it on a rainy day and it rained the first 10 days I had the car so I had never really tested the roof in a driving state. Anyhow, I can't carry on a conversation or hear my radio at all when it's open. Does anyone else have this problem? I am finding very few places that say they carry a deflector and I'm not even sure this will solve the problem. Does anyone have any suggestions or have you had this issue and corrected it? Thanks so much!
My favorite features are the gear shift, auto phone sync, power lift gate, power seats, and the POSITION of the cruise; and well most everything on the steering column. It's la basic Mercedes with just enough perks to be luxury. And I love the back trunk space. Make sure you buy the hex mat for the trunk. It's INVALUABLE.
This SUV is like a modern wagon. I just love it. I am not toting four kids and their friends anymore, so I don't need a van. This is just perfect since my kiddos now drive. I just need the ability to haul those that live in our home at one time when we go somewhere as a family in one vehicle... which is rare.
Here's a link to a site that makes a decent Hex Mat for the R-Class. Congratulations on your great deal.
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Incidentally, the supply of used R350's in the PACNW has really dwindled in the last 3 months. So we were starting to face slim pickings. This one really seems like a gem though.
And I have SL Active DVD Invisions, but I have the kind that are not in the headrests because I did not want holes drilled in the back of my headrests. My Invisions LOOK LIKE THEY were born there, but they can be removed with no holes drilled in my seat. They were installed by Invision techs with their latest and greatest technology and I don't see them on their website! I only see the 'built in the headset versions. My DVD's are so slim and are the EXACT color of my MB interior seat color and blend perfectly with the headrest. I also have four wireless headsets and remotes so four people can hear if I don't have it coming through the radio speakers. Cool, isn't it?
And for anyone that wants to know. GET THIS KIND. If you do, Invision will transfer this kind to any other vehicle you buy and MATCH IT TO YOUR NEXT VEHICLE'S INTERIOR. The company where you bought it doesn't want you to know. You have to call INVISION for them to do it. Ask me how I KNOW THIS!!! (OK, I'll tell you, they came to my house to switch mine out and did mine to my R-Class to match my interior... for about $250) link title
P01 Package, Panorama Sunroof, Heated Front Seats, Rear Seat Entertainment. Mercedes was offering $10,000 off the car and was able to get the dealer to take off $7465.00. I bought the car for $ 40,750.00 with tax and Doc Fees brought the price to $42,265.00. This is my and my wife's first new car and I hope we did well with the price.
Other than maintenance, I don't see a negative point.
(P01 Package, Panorama Sunroof, Heated Front Seats, Rear Seat Entertainment..)
Is this good deals or I'd better wait for new 2010 MB promotion?
Thank you!!!
My purchase experiance with this car is roller coster. We want the White on Black with P1, Parktronic and Front heated seat. Most dealers in LA don't have exact match and some even said it not possible to find one since most white come with cream interior.... One dealer has Silver/Black with P1 and front heated seat and offer me 13% off MSRP but they have to get it from other dealer (after we did all the finance work and lease return paper work, they told me the car is sold that night and next day it shows up again?!) so need to wait one more day. When I got home, I come to edmunds and checked all dealer inventories and looked for dealer that has most inventories on R-class with sticker >$55k and emailed them for the color & options and also the price I'm welling to pay.
Just 10 mins before my dealer going to bring the Silver/Black car in to dealer lot and before I left my house, I got a call from one of the dealer and they have the color, options and some special options that was truely special ordered and welling to do the same % discount (actually a little more...like 14.5% at the end)!! So I went ahead in got exact car we like...$59K MSRP in White with Black. Options: P1, Front heated seat, Pana-roof, 7-seat, pre-wire ent., PLUS speical options: Rear heated seat, passanger side memory seat and rear sun-shade!! I got luck out since this car is speical ordered by dealer.
We lease the car since the money factor is too good to pass by @0.00134 now.
Thank you so much for your great information!!!!
Can you give me an email for the dealer/salesmen name and you first name? So I can try to get the same deal from them.
Kanley1@yahoo.com
Thank you so much for share.
P.S. Just got Toyota prius II in $20995+fee(best deal we knew so far here) on Jan 16. I did share all information to others here for their purchase. The dealer always asks where my information from (name). after they confirm it, dealer will follow the same price again.
How did you go about finding your RCLASS? Did you do an internet search, go to your local dealer, ect?
We have been looking into purchasing a RCLASS for about a month now. We have been able to test drive a 2009 P1. It is black exterior and interior. The dark interior is lovely but seems to show dirt. With children it may be more practical to have the light interior.
Ideally, we would want a P2 package and rear entertainment. We would want a single sunroof. The panoramic sunroof is great, however, the single sunroof works better for us.
We have started our internet searches. Any advice on how you found your great and impressive deals would be great!
Thanks for the help!
If dealer has the car you want, they will always able to deal range from 10-15%.
The vehicle is in excellent condition, clean and very low miles.
It has the following options:
7 SEAT OPTION;
GLASS SUNROOD(REPLACES PANORAMA SUNROOD);
6-DISC CD CHANGER;
PREMIUM 1 PACKAGE;
The vehicle was certified, and it will have warranty until Feb, 2013, or 100K miles.
I noticed that its retail price in 2008 is $47,625.00.
This is a good deal?
The sales manager is great, good guy, I don't have to haggle at all. He accepted my offer right way, total cost me 1 hour, I drove the vehicle back.
JAY YANG
MAR 6,2010
OK... let's see... I paid out the door, tag, tax, & title I believe $42,500.00, in June of 2008. I've put almost 17,000 miles on my car now.
So, you have to decide whether or not you got a good deal or not yourself. I KNOW I got a good deal at the time. It's relative. I paid more for gas. I would have been happier paying less for gas earlier when I purchased, because right after I purchased, gas shot up to almost $5 a gallon for diesel. I get more miles per gallon than other people I know with the 320 CDI vs 350 R Class. Overall, I love the vehicle. Would I buy it again? ABSOLUTELY.
Me:
Got pretty much everything, P2, navigation, 7 seats, panorama roof...
MSRP: $57k
Paid: $44.7K+tax = $47k.
My Friend:
Got P1, with regular sunroof,..
MSRP: $52k
Paid:Under $39k+tax = $40.5k
So whether you got a good deal or not.... I don't think so based on the year and prices of the R350 you are buying.. you are being ripped off. Plus, the MSRP of $47,625.00 in 2008 R350 is basically no optional equipments.
Again my friend bought a MSRP of $52k for $40.5k OTD in 2008, the one with MSRP$48k you just bought could have been sold as new in 2008 for under $37k OTD.
And now 2 years later, they are selling you a Used with Mileage for $38K OTD. You are ripped off. You should pay no more than $30k OTD for a 2008 R350 with no optional equipments.
Just noticed your last note in the message, kinda funny..... Yes, the sales manager must be very very nice, in his mind, he must be thinking either this guy is out of his mind or what (sorry didn't mean to offend you, but this could really be true what he was thinking), someone is offering $38k OTD, 2 years old with mileages R350 that was sold for under $37K OTD as new in 2008. Yes, he must be very excited in his mind. Once he knew you were offering this outrageous price, he might had bought this car for $27k through employee price then sold you for $38K to net $10k in his pocket, what a nice guy.
Just remember, the dealer will never never stand on your side, they are there for making money. It's your work to do some research how much people are paying.. not to wait until you have bought the over priced used car.
Imaging you could buy a new, no mileage 2010 R350 with MSRP of $52k for under $40K OTD. Why would you buy a used 2008 MSRP of $48k for $38k OTD.
Again, no offensive, this is a very foolish decision. See if you can go back to the dealership and ask for the original sales price of this car, and see if you can appeal it according to your state law if they sell you more than the market price and return it.
It may make the deal looks a little better.
JAY YANG
You should really do some research first, internet is out there.
Thank you for your comments.
I want to tell you something for your information:
One week before I bought my R350, in th week of Feb 26, 2010, I went to MB in Valencia, CA, I wanted to buy its 2008 R350, with 30K miles,(20K miles more than mine) but better options (Naviation, DVD Entertainment..), the vehicle not certified yet. after few time back and forth, I told the manager: "my final offer was 38500.00 USD OTD,(sale price at 35000.00), you certified the vehicle. Please anser me: YES or NOT?" .You guess what? the manager rejected my offer. He insisted on 37000.00 USD sale price, and he did not call me back.Between my offer and his, there is only 2000 USD gap.
That vehicle has very close KBB value as mine
And at Febuary, 2010, R350 was not applicable for 1.99% loan from MB.
Even the dealership in Valencia accepted my offer at 35000 sales price, I have to pay for a high interest rate loan.
If you are right, the market value for such vehicles is 29K, why the dealer in Valecia rejected my offer of 35K USD?
I feel the current market of vehicle was differenct from 2008.
Did anybody in the forum bought a used R350 recently (not in 2008), please posted your purchase experience.
Jay Yang
I don't really know what's your thinking logic in your mind. The user buying experience posted here already told you:
- a NEW 2010, MSRP$59k is selling for $45K,
- I bought a NEW 2008 (in July 2008), MSRP $57k for $45k.
- my friend bought a NEW 2008 (in July 2008), MSRP $52k for $39k
Based on those historical data, the used one 2008 you bought with MSRP $48K could have been sold for less than $37k.
If somehow you find out the original owner's purchased price for your R350 is $36k, would you pay for $38K for a 2 years old with MILEAGES car?
Do you know math?
Spend a bit time on this forums and see how much people are paying. People are sharing their buying experience to help others for better deal.
I have to say you are get a bullish and foolish deal I have ever seen, sorry didn't mean to offend you.
It's not how your offer was accepted or not, the dealer is playing the game. The realistic data won't lie. If someone else in the USA can buy a new 2010 R350 for $37k, why can't you? It's still bothering my head what's in your mind why you would pay $38k for a 2 years old car when you can pay less for the complete new one with new warranty package?
I didn't know there was a $6000 manufacturer discount the time I bought. I got this information from this forum. I might been silly to pay close to MSRP of $57k if I didn't know other's buying experience.
I am trying to give you the buying experience and not to attack or against you in anyway. The dealers you were dealing with has no fault, they are doing business to make money, they set whatever price they want to sell but you as buyer (don't forget in this economy, it's still the buyer's market....buyers drive the deal not dealer) pay you think what's the true reasonable price. No need to came back to me with more reason to support your foolish deal, you are ripped off, that's it, please admit it.
They might have 30 exchange warranty, you might be able to get a new one for less you paid.
This is our first luxury car and we would be very grateful for your help.
The edmunds shows the MSRP is 57K and people are paying 54K in Woodbridge area.
Is this what I can expect?
New 2010 R Class prices paid- a fine reference point but not overly relevant. These large discounts were funded by MBUSA and are not currently available. Even if they were the outlay is still $7k more than zijiangyang; not including additional sales tax, excise tax etc. $7k is pretty good-sized nut.
New Prices paid in 2008 for a 2008. Again, you and your friend got a great deal due to an MBUSA incentive, but the cost of the car to the dealer selling to zijiangyang is what they paid MBUSA Financial or at auction. cars.com lists 60 certified 2008 R's in the entire US, ranging in price from 33,900 to 44,000. THe limited availability of pre-owned certified R Class' lead me to believe that their best-case margin is $3-4k otherwise prices would be lower due to dealerships trying to make a quick $500. I don't think a lot of dealerships are going to lay out $30k+ for a $500 profit (or maybe they would - I admittedly do not know the inner workings of the business).
Keep in mind CPO's cost the dealership money, insurance and required maintenance (which is unlikley less than $500 and could easily be $1500-1800), not to mention the additional year of coverage (brakes and tires are less that 60% wear or new).
I myself am interested in a R CPO but have not seen enough CPO prices paid on this forum to know what a good deal is (or what dealers are paying for these cars ). All I see is a limited amount of inventory.
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So if you still want to buy 2010 model - dealer must give you a reason: HUGE DISCOUNT. Use this info while negotiating with dealers.
Hope it helps.
2010 R350 P1 with PARKTRONIC and PANORAMA sunroof. Asking for $49K, and it has 2K on it.
Some people on this forum has got a brand new at $45K, considering my has 2K mileage on it, I think a $42K would be a fair value. Thank you !
The car is listed at:
http://www.philsmart.com/inventorydisplay.aspx?brw=used&s=used#s=fp&eln=Model&el- v=R-Class&sb=&rs=0&pc=7&pcurr=1&ps=10&els=VehicleType%3A~Price%3A~Make%3A~Model%- 3A
4k off MSRP and MBUSA was giving the dealer 9K back
Edmunds shows incentives
Although I'm always cautious of any car with such low miles. What was the reason, the previous owner got rid of it so fast? Ask for CARFAX history. Were there any accidents or paint work? The warranty starts on the date of first sale. You need to find out the date. Maybe this car is more than a year old, even though it has low mileage. Is this car MB Certified? If yes, than you get automatic warranty extension and history is clear. If not - why?
Ask all these questions directly from Dealer. This will also help to drive selling price down...
Of course, request from more than 1 Dealership and remind them that the deal must be good enough not to wait for 2011 redesigned model.
It's very odd looking to me a) kept only for 2 weeks, b) in a different states....
There is no accident on the car..... This is the link to the car fax history:
http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory/p/Report.cfx?partner=DVW_1&vin=4JGCB6FB9AA1- 02763