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please email me the dealer info regarding your purchase.
Thanks
candsyoder@hotmail.com
I have read some posts with regards to ML pricing. Again for the Southern California market the incentives that are going on right now are as follows:
For the ML 320: they are selling for $500 below invoice yes you heard it right below invoice.
For the ML 500: they are selling them for $200 over invoice.
Do your math. If you are interested email me and I will hool you up with the right people and trust I have no incentives whatsoever in referring people to my contacts besides they take care of me whenever I take my car dor service (free loaner and a car wash).
Cheers
R U serious about the price in the DC area.
Up here in NJ you can get maybe 1500-2000 off sticker.
Did u pay cash or finance from dealer?
Please email me w/info.
Thanks,
wpullen@hotmail.com
You've got mail !
Thanks
Good luck shopping!
Craig T.
cthaler@excite.com
Please e-mail me infos of that DC dealer. I am shopping for a new ML and don't mind driving that far.
AC
alconcept@yahoo.com
The Water based paint is much softer than the European paint
Just curious, are you going to lease your 2002?
I've ordered a 2002 ML500 that should be in mid December... Can't wait!
M.
Can anyone comment on whether or not credit cards are accepted as a form of payment for a new vehicle purchase at MB. I would like to take advantage of the cash back saving provided by an American Express CC thereby penning my loan check for Amex as opposed to the MB dealership. Thanks in advance!
I would like to take advantage of the cash back saving provided by an American Express CC
I don't know the answer to your question but the dealer may balk at accepting payment from American Express. AMEX charges a substantially higher fee to the business than other credit cards. The "cash back" isn't free from the dealer's perspective.
If anyone knows or if you find out do tell us about it!
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My salesman said they are not suppose to put the dark cars through the machine to wash them, but rather wash them by hand. I think I will tell the dealer in the future not to wash my car at all when it is in for servicing. I would imagine you can only buff the swirls out some many times, before you go through the clear coat. A free car wash may not be worth the hassle of dealing with the problem.
I believe on my Jeep GC you had to punch the panic button 3 times to set off the alarm. I can only recall setting off the alarm twice in 4 years on my GC.
I am not going to lease, but will purchase using a home equity loan. I got quotes on lease and found that by purchasing on HEL, getting the deduction for the interest, and basing my payment to amortize loan down to the residual in the lease quote that I was saving better than $100/ month. Do your own analysis and see how you would do.
you may be better off paying cash/check & ask them to give you the discount that they would pay the CC company
Good point! Especially since AMEX requires full payment at the end of the month anyway! Incidentally, that's another vendor complaint about AMEX - they take their time making payment to the vendors.
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I will let you guys know how i make out on that front...
My next question, does anyone have a clue as to the incentive received by MB dealerships from the factory on floorplan interest? As i understand it, this is paid by factory to the dealer to offset dealer's floorplan interest cost. Gracias!
I think the term you are looking for is called Dealer Holdback...it is the amount of money the dealer gets paid by the manufacturer for floorplaning and the cost of keeping inventory on the lot.
Specifically, Mercedes holdback is 3% of MSRP so if the dealer sells or pre-sells a vehicle right away and doesn't keep it in inventory they make 3% on that transaction in addition to the profit they made on the deal itself. The only difficulty with this is that the dealer does not get this holdback on a monthly basis so they might not be willing to negotiate it as their profit on a deal for that month. High volume dealers would be more likely to deal this way because they are looking for volume dollars vs. the profit on each transaction.
Dark colors show this much more readily than light colored cars. I won't allow a buffer on a dark paint surface due to this...you have to keep on top of it or the swirls keep coming back...
thanks
I have this same problem with mine. Any solutions yet? Thanks.
I am having the same FM reception problem and I notice some vibrations at higher (>50mph) speeds. I will take it in to have it looked at soon, but wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this and what are the solutions. Thanks - always a helpful board.
The ML paint does seem to be weaker than other MBs that come out to the US maybe its the inefficient curvature that makes the ML suceptable to chips or light scratches.
r
Thanks, Mark
Have you consider a bug deflector? I have the same problem that Robert has I have black opal and boy.. two days after delivery i have two chips already so I installed a bug deflector. Now no more chips and it help to keep the bug out of my winshield.
My '00 E430 has gotten a few chips too. I think the car chips too easily. (brilliant silver)
Mark
On my second SUV, I used a bug deflector and they do help. However, you should look at the shape of the deflector and ensure it is slightly extended around the hood corners for extra protection. After 4 years my Jeep GC had only a couple chips. You also get a lot less bug splatters on your windshield, that alone is probably worth the money.
I just got my ML and have not looked into buying one yet, but I will soon. You might want to check with the dealer before buying one. Be sure to get one that is fitted for your vehicle and not a generic one.
Also, some go on with double-sided tape and some are screwed into the hood, so you may have to drill a couple small screw holes. I have had both, they work about the same, so don't let the tape idea scare you away (I guess drilling holes may be more scary for some!)
mark, yes I have some chips on my bumper but its not noticable at all, but for the hood nothing accept for the first two that I have when my ML is new. Email me and I will sent you a picture.
anyway, I knew you add a tweeter on your front speakers how is it now, still sound oK? I was told by tech at Circuit City that you can't tap the tweeter on bose system because it has 2amp and pre amp. I also asked Good guys and the other shops and their opinion are all the same. Now I'm confuse.
Hey Dave, How far are you from Springfield, VA I will be over there this X-mas to visit my folks. Maybe you can show me your toy. How's that sound to you.
Remember you sent me a dead pedal?
JimB
Anyway, the MB "T" bra protects the most because it has more coverage... I've used this bra in Colorado where the gravel on the roads for winter traction is so bad you replace windshields regularly... the hood is still in excellent condition... BUT the down side is that at high speeds I see an air bubble develop in the front lower section... not that this does any damage but it should not do this...I have tried three different ones and they all have done this... this happens at high hwy speeds.. if you always obey the speed limit you are probably safe... at 70 + MPH is where this occurs.
The Sport upper bra that I use now stays down at high speeds due the the design of the wind defectors built in (raised triangular ribs at the upper edge of the bra). Both bras go on/off quick.. at least for me..I am mechanically gifted so I'm usually not a good person to ask about this : )
My end opinion is that if you go on highway trips these bras are great and I highly recommend them.. they will keep your truck looking new or very close to it... Colgan uses only the best materials and dense felt for the surface touching the paint... others may not be a good... The bras are not meant to be left on all the time and if you get your truck real dirty and it rains the dirt will roll down your hood and wash under the bra......I have still driven after long rain storms and no damage to my paint and I've left it on wet (not supposed to do this!!!!!)...I have also left it on in Colorado because it was too darn cold to mess with and it got covered with salt/caustic... but no damage to paint... YOUR MILEAGE MAY VERY just sharing MY EXPERIENCES...
Re ML paint....it is inferior and chips easily. I owned a Volvo for a lot of years and the paint quality is far superior to that of the ML.
K
1) ride comfort, is it going to rattle my teeth on the city streets(lots of pot holes) of Chicago?
2)How is it in the winter, are the tires to big for good traction?
3) overall quality for the $$$?
Any help from owners is greatly appreciated!