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P1 package
Multimedia
Ipod
Wood trim
MSRP 42890 quoted 39500 (500$ below invoice)
MF 0.002
Lease for 39 months/12000 K
Payment: 471$/month, Upfront = 3350 downpayment + 795 Acquisition + First month payment + Tax. Residual value = 55 % at 39 months
2009 C300 Luxury 4MATIC with P1
MSRP - 39850
39 Mo Lease
12,000 Mi/yr
$2480 Down at Closing
$439/mo INCL NJ Taxes
!!!!!!!! I think this was way below invoice.Go get em this month guys as I think Feb may change the residuals lower.....
Can anybody confirm they paid below invoice and about how far below? I am not looking to hammer this dealer I just want to get a good deal. I got about 10% off my current 1999 C280 when I bought it. Can I get about the same now on the 2009???
Thanks
here in GA. Hope this info. helps. BTW, I leased for 39 mos.
After 39 months, the car's value is around $23,500.
With the lease, I paid no money down. Everything was included in my monthly payment of $555. The dealer paid my first month's payment so I will pay a total of $21,090. (38mos x 555.) and the car after the 39 months is worth $23,500, so I could purchase it or just walk away. For me, it was the same as purchasing except my money stayed in the bank. If you add the 21,090 plus the residual value of 23,500, it's basically the same as if I purchased it. Now I also don't care if the car's value declines further over the 39 month period. Either way, the dealer gets his selling price, from you or MB leasing.
I've been following this forum and the general consensus for price paid for a new C300 Sport is around $4-5K below MSRP. But I have no clue where to begin with an almost 2009 C300 Sport with only 300 miles.
Given that it is MB certified, and dealer has this vehicle listed at $37,800. How much should I pay for this vehicle?
TIA
I was offered 2650 below invoice on any c-class I wanted, no matter what accessories etc. For example, I was offered the following. MSRP 40040 invoice 37899
so 37899 minus 2650 is my price then plus taxes and DMV fees.
Penske West Covina, CA and Walters mercedes riverside, ca
edmunds is not very good at displaying manufacturer to dealer incentives cause obvioulsy there ar eincentives goign on right now.
Just purchased 2009 C 300
Ipod
wood trimming
18" AMG wheels
Navigation
for $3,000 below Invoice.
My experience was exhausting. The salesmen are nice when you first meet them but once you try to negotiate with them they are short and rude. It was annoying trying to negotiate with them because all they keep saying is they are not making any money. One exception Fletcher Jones mercedes the best customer service I encountered.
Configured -
2009 C350
White/Beige
Premium 2
Panorama Roof
Multimedia package
18" 5 Spoke AMG Wheels
Good luck!
Where have you gone Joe diMaggio?
MBPro, I had posted my digits in an earlier post and soccer suggested I run them by you. Could you take a look and let me know? I don't feel like I'm getting any decent deal from anyone and am really looking at alternatives now. Noone I've worked with has offered anywhere near 4-5K off invoice. If I strip cars of features I dont need, it seems the MSRP-invoice gap shrinks instead of widens...
thoughts? Suggestions?
You can afford a C Class. Wonderful. A quality vehicle. Can you expect it to be represented by people of similar quality, salespeople with a degree of respect for your intelligence? And vice versa. Can't you imagine every salesperson has suffered every ploy and lie from buyers? Including some of the crazy claims in here.
Did you ever wonder if some BMW salesperson posts crazy numbers in the Mercedes site, hoping that you'll just wear yourself out making yourself crazy looking for the ephemeral deal that doesn't exist? Or the reverse?
Today is the thirtieth. Sales are sparse. Inventories are swollen. Deals evolve from the vortex of supply, demand, and floor expense.If you have not already consulted with a salesperson, call and ask the operator who the top salesperson is. He or she will have more influence with management. Go to the dealer today or tomorrow. Find something on the lot. Smile at your salesperson and say "I could own (lease) this one now. I have been to two other dealers. Please give me your best price. One time. No back and forth. I do not want to meet the manager. Please tell the manager if the first price goes up or down a penny, I promise you I will have to return to the dealer who treated me as I wished."
Maybe you'll get a deal.
A year from now you probably won't remember what you paid.
18" AMG wheels
P2 package
Multimedia/NAV
Ipod
My dealer quoted me $43,850. Please let me know if this is a good price or should i beat him down more and by how much ?
What is the paint?
If not its high.
Same equipment as you want but also had the Panarama Roof.
MSRP $45,840
OTD price $41,486
Your dealer is way too high.
I will use your OTD price to negotiate - thank you. BTW where in GA are you and who is your dealer ?
The dealer offered me a new lease on a Mercedes C300 with a sticker price of $38,070.
I could buy out the last 8 lease payments for 3 lease payments. Stated differently, the dealer will pick up 5 payments.
Based on a sales price of $38,070, I will get a new lease for $635 a month, which is based on a residual of $18,700, and an interest rate of 3.96%. I put no money down, other than the first payment and license, and about $1,800 for the 3 lease payments. I pay 20 cents a mile for every mile over 48,500 miles.
I figure this is a good deal because I have exceeded my mileage now, so I am paying 20 cents for every mile I drive for the next 8 months.. If I turn the car in, I can start over.
I tried to haggle a little on price, but the salesman pointed out he is giving a lot of concessions by buying out the lease early, and waiving the mileage overage. Note that this will be the third car I have gotten from the same salesman.
As an aside, I use my car alot for business, and save my mileage checks. I have about $5,000 set aside in an account from mileage money.
Any thoughts on whether this is a good deal?
I'm looking to buy a 2009 C300 mercedez from Fletcher jones as well. W/ prem 1 pkg, Ipod, wood trim, 18" AMG wheels, and Navigation.
By any chance, do you happen to have the sales person's name who sold you the car? Is it okay if i reference your name? Sounds like you did a great job in negotiating the price for the car. Your help is greatly appreciated!
I want a 2008/2009 C300 Sport with the AMG, iPod wheels so what payment should I be looking at for a similar lease? The last 3 cars I have leased I have put zero down and zero out of pocket (except $100 to MB) at drive off. I could care less if the salesman is making zero money. The dealership needs to sell\lease cars to make their numbers.
Mulitmedia Pkg
Prem Pkg 1
18" AMG wheels
iPod
Grey Met Paint
Leather int
what price should I be looking for? Any comments/assitace would be geat. Thx
C300 Sport
PII
Command/Multimedia
Wood Trim
iPod
Panorama Roof
*Chrome 17" wheels
*Wood Steering Wheel
*Spoiler
*Illuminated Door Sills
*Custom Badging on the back
The last 4 were all accessories that had to be ordered and installed after I bought the car (no C300 in the country had it). It's the wood wheel is listed as "only" avail on the luxury model, but House of Imports will install it on my sport. I got the deal $800 under invoice plus all of the labor on installation was included (I priced it at other dealerships and they wanted between 800-1200 just for labor). So, as I see it, it was $1600 under invoice, with a lot of extra work done to the vehicle. I might have gone elsewhere (FJ maybe) and gotten a little lower on the price, but the service I got at HOI was better than I got everywhere else and worth the few hundred difference.
C300 4 Matic Sport
PKG 2
18" wheels
iPod
MSRP $42,438
MF = .00013
Res = 56%
So, the offers are as follows:
Buy: $2000 down and pay $570 per month for five and half years with 1.9%
Lease: Zero down and pay $530 per month for four years with 15000 mile per year limit and I have to pay $559 when I return the car after four years.
Please advise. Thanks.
Good luck. Also, let the dealers know what you are doing, contacting other dealers. I've done this on my last 3 cars and it works great. I was in and out driving my car within 45 mins.
I think I did OK unless I am missing something? Love the car, great acceleration. Very happy I got the 350 over the 300, higher hp, torque etc. What a sweet ride!
BT
Leased from House of Imports in Buena Park, I recommend contacting every dealer in So Cal with the lowest quote you have received and ask them to beat it. Keep doing so until dealers start telling you they can't match your quote.
Note: Fletcher Jones told me the above deal "could not be done", and hidden costs were sure to arise when I went to complete the paperwork. Fletcher Jones could not have been more incorrect-- not a penny was added to my quoted monthly payment or my drive off.
By the way, I have offered the dealer that I would pay cash for the right price.
C300 4MATIC Sport (black)
Wood Trim
P1
Multimedia
iPod
MSPR (total): $42890
The best deal I got is from Prestige: 39m, 12K/year, $1911 down including 1st payment, $490 per month.
Couple notes from my experience:
- only few dealers give you price over phone or email;
- Globe of Fairfield, NJ – worst experience, sales guy said something like this “how can I talk to you about your new car if I’m not even sure if you are going to buy it today?”;
- Ray Catena – good guys, but the best they gave was ~$530/month;
- MB of Fairfield, CT had the car with same price as Prestige, but they are 65 miles from me;
- Other dealers could not even match the price from Prestige
Thanks.
C350 (white & black)
Options:
P2 package
mulitmedia package
Panorama Sunroof
AMG 18″ 5-Twin-Spoke Wheels
iPod Integration
Color: WHITE exterior, BLACK Interior
LEASE TERMS
MSRP $46,640
Sale Price $41500 (rounded)
Residual Value 52%
Money Factor .00084
Drive off: Bank fee $1095 + DMV $388 + First Month Payment $500 + $1552 Cap Reduction + $261 sales and use tax on the cap reduction + $45 document fee + $9 CA tires fee = $3850 (round to the nearest dollar)
39 months/ 12k miles-per-year
$500 (CA tax included)
and add the tear & wear protection for up to $5,000 damage when i return the car the employees' price = $699, I paid it up front since this item is not taxable, if I rolled it into the monthly, then it will be taxed and charged for interest.
P02 Premium 2
320 Multimedia
427 7 Speed Automatic
413 Panoramic Sunroof
786 AMG 18" %-Twin Spoke Wheels
057 I-Pod integration Kit
731 Burl Walnut Wood trim
MSRP = $ 44,460 Invoice = $ 41,408 Paid = $39,700 plus Tax & license