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I suggest to stay away from this car. You can also call to MB of South Orlando and ask Service manager on what happened. The phone# is in Carfax report. Tell him you are thinking to buy this car and asking for a truthful advice. He can pull the info by the VIN #.
Maybe there is a good explanation - who knows?
I also wouldn't consider it unusual that a car is serviced in the first 1000 miles.. Plenty of things might not get caught during the pre-delivery inspection...
I wouldn't let this CarFax put me off the vehicle... but, if it's at a Mercedes dealership, just ask them to see the vehicle history... That will show the service records and anything else of interest...
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If you're looking to lease, then I would probably wait for 2011 model, because it will have much better residual value, so it will probably lease better than 2010, plus it looks awesome. 2011 model will be released next month in July.
I went to a few Mercedes Benz dealers and some were good, some very money grubbingly bad and what they were passing off as certified pre-owned was sometimes a joke. Do not be afraid to call them out on stuff. Be meticulous. I flew from Houston, TX to Columbus, OH to test drive one Certified Pre-owned that the dealer was beaming about, yet it had cat hair & dirt throughout, fast food oil stains, cracked ipod plug, missing fasteners, crooked steering wheel, torn panoramic roof fabric and scary low milage on the test drive (17mpg vs. 23mpg from all my other test drives, mixed city and hwy). ALL in the same car. Then the sales man shrugged his shoulders and tried assuring me it was in fabulous shape and was offended at the notion that all of those things weren't completely normal and I would be lucky to buy it RIGHT NOW!.......BU BYE! Mind you this was the biggest and nicest MB dealer ship I had ever seen too, not some hole in the wall small town dealership.
got a ticket to Atlanta, GA next day and purchased a real cherry from Carmax of all people.
FYI: Cars.com had the best search parameters for me.
Looking to buy a 2007 or 2008 R320 CDI with mileage below 50K and just trying to get another reference along with TMV.
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Curious what others have paid, $4.8k seems steep. Is this negotiable, I figure the dealer must have some profit built in to this. If so, can we shop around to different dealers or is it best to try to lean on the sales person who sold us the car?
Should i go for the MB or an LR?
Need urgent reply as i need to decide the fate by tomorrow.
regards
R350 2010, P1, Heated Seats, Parktronic, DVD Pre-Wiring, Pano Sunroof
42,995 on MSRP of $57k+
Closed deal last day of the month. I think I got a good deal. Beautiful car.
$1,000 Fleet Discount
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I got an offer for $48500 and the original MSRP was 62K. Is this a good deal on 2010 R 350 with 100 miles on it?
I'm in the northeast and haven't been able to locate a 2010. Edmunds inventory not accurate.
Any other way to see what's truly out there?
Here is the story. The dealer took $1000 deposit over the phone yesterday and I was going to pick up the wagon tomorrow but today afternoon he called me and said the wagon was damaged and I will locate a different one. After a few hours he came back and said that he could offer me a car which is identical to the one I bought and it was used one with 14k miles on it for the same price and 100k warranty for 5 years.
When I asked him yesterday, he told me it only has single digit miles on it. I strongly believe he did not tell me the true mileage earlier and when I asked him for the mileage specifically this morning he came back with this story.
Mercedes Benz of Chicago. Guys be careful when you deal with these type of dealers. I never thought a reputable dealer could do such things.
Anyways, I do have a couple of similar offers from different dealers and will be finalizing one soon.
Please update when you get your new car. I think I might look into a CPO 2008 if I can't find a new 2010.
they are one of the dirtiest dealerships I've ever dealt with, i think crooks. Last year, I gave them 1k deposit on a Mercedes GL320 bluetec, it also had a 10k rebate at the time, we settled on 17k off sticker. Was going to drive up on weekend and do paperwork, drive the car home to michigan.
Saturday morning, I get a call, saying my car (the one with deposit....was "accidenttaly sold"....YEA RIGHT!!). they clearly knew i didn't believe a word of it. but he said, I can get you a car, same one, no problem.... I drove the 4hours. I get there, sure....same car......a year old......with 9k miles. I asked why he failed to mention the mileage and it being USED. he said..."it looked new, thought you'd be fine with it".
Got back in my car.....went to a different dealer...30minutes later, had a new benz. that afternoon, I wrote a letter to Illinois Attorney General and also BBB. Never heard from anyone....but I did contact my MI Attorney General, got a reponse in 2 days. Saying they will speak to IL office on mybelf, and even followed up with me 1 month later, saying IL office is not being helpful. So be careful guys........ I hate MB of chicago.
2008 R320 CDI - 22K miles - 38K plus TTL has extended warranty for 100,000 miles up to 2013 April (P2 Package) - MSRP 58K
2010 R350 Bluetec - 8k miles - 44K plus TTL and the original factory warranty up to 2014 June (P1 package) - MSRP is 61K
2010 R350 (gas) – 6K miles – 43K plus TTL and the original factory warranty up to Sep 2014 (P2 package with lots of nice options) - MSRP $62K
Please let me know what you guys think.
MSRP was $61305 and the sale price was $43700($17605 off of MSRP). The mileage was awesome too. In highways the average was 22.5
Its a CPO so it has warranty till 2013 or 100K miles (whichever is earlier). I purchased extended warranty.
But sale price was $30,900. Tried for 28K-$30K but dealer would not budge. Threw in a 3.19% APR 60 month financing deal and free all weather mats.
can you tell me where you got 2.64 for 60 months? i might refinance.
Also, my dealer said BOA is one of their preferred banks and asked me to go through them instead of going through the bank directly and I agreed. That was the reason why I got 1% less than my current offer.
Anyways, the dealer already pulled your credit report, so it does not hurt to apply with BOA to see how much you get.
Congratulations! You're approved for an Auto Loan. You're approved for the following offers.
Loan Amount Vehicle Term APR1 as Low As
$50,000.00 Used 36 months 2.95%
$50,000.00 New 36 months 2.75%
$50,000.00 Used 60 months 2.85%
$50,000.00 New 60 months 2.65%
$50,000.00 Used 72 months 3.73%
$50,000.00 New 72 months 3.43%
For models 2009 and above, you need to fill ad blue and this would cost you around $250 to $300 per year and also there are some additional charges during maintenance for diesel engines. So, you are looking at $400 per year additional expenses for diesel than Gas. Diesels give 5 miles more than the gas engines, so I did not think I could save money with Diesels.
Again, this is what I was told, so it may be wrong. If you are planning to buy 2008 CDI then there is no ad blue for those engines and you should go for a diesel. But definitely there is a huge difference in driving the R350 and the Odyssey believe me. (I drove my friends Odyssey a few times and test drove a 2011 model as well)
Hoehen Merc, Carlsbad, CA
5 yr/100k bumper2bumper warranty
Majestic Black/Macadami MBTex,
P1, Panaromic roof, Liftgate, Heated front seats, Parktronic (without camera), Power Liftgate, iPod int kit, 6CD Chgr in glove box, Hands free voice ctrl,
7 seat (second row mid) , Cargo Cover.
Traded 2004 Odyssey /w 74k miles for $7000.
Down payment : $5k
BOA pre-app: 3.12% 60 months for used cars.
Dealer broke BofA rate by 0.5 points - and got 2.59% for 60 months.