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Was this a good deal?
MSRP $44,310
2012 C300 4Matic Launch Pkg
Black, P1, COMAND Single Disc, Back Up Camera
24 months at 19,999 miles/ year (dealer said price level for one more mile would increase payment. Is this true?)
$4K down to include all up-fronts, including 1st month, license/registration.
Lease payment is $430 per month including tax. (no trade in, but used USAA discount)
My only regret now is that I put so much down but the monthly is right where I want it.
Had to drive about 2 hrs to Columbia, MO because the Kansas City dealers were not willing to work with me. Well worth the trip.
Could you please post the MF, residual values and any incentives on the C300 4MATIC Sport Sedan.
Thank you,
Luka
Can you please post Mercedes-Benz Financial's January lease money factor and residual value for a 33-month lease of a 2012 C300 4Matic Sport Sedan with 12,000 miles per year?
Many thanks in advance!
If I just go with one of the factory offered leases for january from MB am I getting a bad deal? I don't really follow all of the various factors being analyzed here and used by people for negotiating one-off leases with dealers.
I am not sure about the money factor but it seems pretty low.
Thanks for your help by the way for making leasing process really easy for us.
premium 1, COMAND single Disc, Camera, Keyless Go, Wood
33 mths/10,000 miles?
msrp 44,000 (approx)
Is $359 Lease with 3600 Down on 2012 C-300 4Matic good? MSRP=43,600. 36 Month Lease and 1000 Miles per Month. Leasing Tonite.
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There's $2,000 owner loyalty or $1,000 conquest cash available on this car right now.
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You can go with the officially advertised deal that is available on the vehicle that you want, but you will probably be leaving a little money on the table by doing so. Savvy consumers who are in an area that has a decent level of competition are usually able to negotiate lower selling prices, and in turn lower payments, than the ones that were used to arrive at manufacturers' official advertised payments.
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$1,500 over invoice isn't bad, but I personally would have shot for $500 to $1,000 over if I was in an area that has a decent level of competition.
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From what I see on TrueCar, invoice for this car was $40,854, which means I was almost $1000 under invoice. Can this be right?
(btw USAA was the only discount I was eligible for)
Can you post the money factor and residual value for the C class coupe 15K miles and 36 mos. Are there any Feb incentives also? Thanks.
Can you let us know what the February residual and money factor are for the c class 250 sport sedan at 10,000 miles per year for 36 months? And are there any incentives such as conquest cash this month? I am seeing conflicting references to conquest incentives on dealer sites. Thanks!
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MB Finance's current 36-month, 15,000 mile per year residual value for a 2012 C350 Coupe is 66%.
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There is $2,000 owner loyalty or $1,000 conquest cash on this car this month.
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Have any advice for rescinding the MB prepaid maintenance agreement? I paid $978 for a 36 month 30,000 mile plan that I believe was only $769 as listed on MBUSA. The $978 was added to the cap cost on the lease .MB financial tells me that I can request in writing to dealer and ask for it to be deleted, but they tell me that the balance (buy out ?) will be reduced by $978. The way I see it this does not help me unless I buy out at end of lease? The lease payment does not change.
Can you please provide me with the money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2012 C300 4Matic Sedan with 10,000 miles per year?
If you could advise on any additional incentives that are avaiable as well that would be great. I am currently in a lease for an Audi and I was told that last month there as a $1,000 incentive for switching to a MB.
Thanks in advance.
D
This is really sad that I have to post this, but arrogance is worse than ignorance... Anyway, I have a 2009 E350 and my lease is ending. There is a $2338.09 balance left - (1 remaining payment- and 2 I put to the back of the lease). Unfortunately, MBFS wont honor the 4 payment pull ahead for any of those payments - and since my credit situation has changed, it looks like I am getting hosed on the money factor.
C250 Coupe - MSRP $40825
Selling Price - $39500
Accounting for my neg equity -
Gross Cap Cost - $40595.00
Customer Cash - $2000
Amt Applied Upfront - $1757.54 (I dont know what this means, I am assuming Acq//Doc/etc)
Total Cap Reduction - $242.47
Net Cap Cost - $40,342.53
Residual 68%
36 Month x 12000 miles - $0.20 thereafter
Adj Residual - $27,761.00
Rate/Money Factor - 0.00295
Buy Rate - 0.00255
Sec Dep - 0
Adv Payment - $599.15
Total Cap Reduc - 242.47
Upfront Charges - $1158.39
Due on Delivery - $2000
Base Monthly Payment - $550.69 (before tax)
I noticed the buy rate - they're holding some financing from me. I also haven't told them that I am a USAA member ($1500), but there has to be somewhere else that I am missing out on this deal. I understand my credit isn't very good this time around, 617, but this seems excessive for my 3rd Mercedes.
My calculations are telling me that the financing charge is coming to over $200/mo of that payment! Is there anything you suggest? - or am I just getting taken for a spin.. ? I am supposed to visit the dealership tomorrow at 5pm PST. It's the only vehicle in the area that meets my specs... Please let me know what you think. Its a shame to leave my $0 down $600/mo E class for nearly the same payment on a C....
Thank you!
D
ps- are there any other incentives besides the USAA that I may be missing? and is 36 months the right term?
I had a salesman run some numbers for me. There aren't any C350 Sedans around locally right now (I'm in the Chicago burbs, so there are a lot of dealers, but not many of these cars).
He said the selling price would be MSRP. These are the figures:
- MSRP $46,770
- $1,102 Down (first payment + taxes)
- 39 month lease (I wanted 30 or 33, but he was adamant that the price would be MUCH higher as the sweet spot is 39 months on them right now. I cannot do 39, I get tired of cars way before then.
- 12K miles per year
- Money Factor of .00249
- Residual 61%
- Monthly payment of $739
All of this seems WAY to high. At this point, I could buy the car for $850/month, and would much prefer to do that.
Is this guy nuts? What kind of deals are you folks being quoted on a C350? I thought the lease would be in the $550 - $600 range...not $740!!
Any other offers/incentives out there now? I'm coming from an Audi.
Any help is much appreciated.
Mercedes-Benz is currently providing a $1,000 owner loyalty and conquest cash incentive on this car.
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Is this a fair deal?
2012 MB C300 4Matic Sports Sedan
10K mile/year lease for 24 months
Cap cost is $38,875 (including $1,500 USAA discount)
Money factor = .00167 (based on auto pay)
Residual is 73%
$458.27 per month (including two year scheduled maintenance).
Total due at delivery=$1900 (includes 1st month payment, bank fee, registration, doc fee, tire tax and tax on upfront items)
If you can't get the dealer to lower your money factor, the only thing that you can do is negotiate as low a selling price as possible.
You asked about any other available incentives. Mercedes is currently providing a $1,000 owner loyalty cash incentive on the 2012 C-Class as well.
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The doc fee is something that most dealers charge on every deal. It's more fluff than anything. I doubt that you'll be able to get the dealer to waive it, but you an try.
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2012 C350 Sedan
MSRP: $46,900
Selling Price: $43,900 + $1095 Acquisition Fee + Title/Taxes/Transfer = $45,229
15,000 miles per year
33 months
Residual: 63%
Money Factor: .00225
Total Money Down at Signing: $804.84 (includes first month payment plus misc charges)
Monthly Payment: $643.46
This is much better than other offers I was getting that were at $760ish per month.
After I finalized all these deals, I brought up to her that I should also get conquest on top of this. (Smart shopping, work the deal, then bring in your weapons)
She agreed, so we can assume another $1,000 off of this, plus I'm going to ask for the acquisition fee to be reduced to the standard $795 (thanks to this forum)...so $205 off there.
Before I agree I'm going to also ask for some winter floors mats, and maybe a coffee mug (they did this for me when I got my A4 lease years ago!!).
Car_Man...thanks for the input thus far. Can you provide me with that money factor for this car? Anything else I'm missing here, or do you guys think this is a good deal?
Also, I'm not concerned about the residual because I'm not going to buy the car after the lease. However, should I be concerned with it that it in some other ways negatively impacts this lease?
Last item...I'd like to get this to a 33 month lease. Do you think it will be possible for them to do so without changing any of the terms?
Thanks again!
I have read these boards for years but this is my first time posting. We are attempting to lease an SLK 250 and C250 coupe at the same time.
Do you have the lease rates (residual / money factor) for either 33 or 36 months @ 12,000 miles for both models? I am attempting to be prepared before I make my next trip to the dealership.
Any help you can provide is appreciated.
2012 MB C300 4Matic Sports Sedan
10K mile/year lease for 24 months
Cap cost is $38,875 (including $1,500 USAA discount)
Money factor = .00167 (based on auto pay)
Residual is 73%
$458.27 per month (including two year scheduled maintenance).
Total due at delivery=$1900 (includes 1st month payment, bank fee, registration, doc fee, tire tax and tax on upfront items)
2012 c250 sedan
Palladium Silver/MB Tex
536 Sirius sat radio
S32 COMAND Single Disc Package
MSRP: 37,785.00
Traded in my 07 honda which was appraised at 8k (owned it, so all 8k down)
Added $1k cash down
prepaid $700 for maintenance.
Gross Capitalized cost: 36399 + 1095 acquisition fee + maintenance 1119 = $38613
Adjusted Capialized cost: $29573
Residual Value: $24,289
33 months 15k/year
306/month
I went to the dealer set on purchasing an 09 c300 with 26k miles. they were going to do 25k out the door with 8k on my trade in + 5k cash down, payments were going to be ~200/month. The way i looked at it, in 3 years, i will easily lose that 8k from the honda and could only hope that my 5k was still there, in 2015 how much can an 09 c300 with ~70k miles be worth??. then i realized if i lease a brand new one, yea i pay more monthly, but its a brand new car, and my 5k stays in the bank. when the lease is over, I've lost my trade in value, but that would have been lost no matter which car i was driving.
So. how bad is it...
In general with the lease I Never put anything down.
it seems to be OK.
Here in TEXAS - the lease is higher than most states. We have to pay TAX for the cost of the entire car. In other states - you only pay for the portion that you are leasing.
so without any money down - your lease is around $548
I am looking to lease for my wife and it is around $558 no money down for 7500 miles per year
2012 Mercedes Benz C250 Coupe New
27 Month Lease , $635 per month
Down payment = $5500
Annual Mileage = 12,000
Residual = $30,400.00
Do you have the lease rates (residual / money factor) for either 33 or 36 months 10,000 miles ?
Any help you can provide is appreciated.
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Mercedes is not providing lease support on this, or an other for that matter, 2011 model any longer. As a result, if you want to lease you are better off going with a '12.
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The numbers for an otherwise identical lease of a C250 Coupe are .00225 and 68%.
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It's difficult for me to give you my opinion on this car's selling price without knowing what its MSRP is. That number will show me how large a dealer discount you are being given.
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Mercedes-Benz Financial's March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2012 C250 Sedan with 10,000 miles per year are .00190 and 62%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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The MSRP is $43,370.
Please advise.
Thanks
C300 Black with MB Tex, 12k per year 33 months including Premium, Rear Deck Spolier, Multimedia Package, walnut trim and keyless go.
MSRP $45,510
Discount $4,254
Price $41,255
Prepaid Maint included ($799)
Residual $30,081
Drive off $1,930
Monthly $528.91
Rebate of $1272 for last two pymts on BMW
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am stressing over this!