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#3433 of 7297 yanksfan1/Idea's by ralphh1
May 23, 2001 (8:26 pm)
bmw and mercedes tough choice. I owned a 1999 bmw 328i followed by a 1998 slk 230 (which i sold with 11000 miles last week) new 2001 c240 with c1,c2 and c4 package with bose addon...both vehicle's are fine auto's....if you want a VERY sporty ride..BMW is your only choice..for a controlled "luxury/sport" ride Mercedes.
I bought my car using www.autobytel.com...after visiting two dealers bought the car for 1000 under msrp and they dealer traded the car...purchased vehicle in pennsylvania, live in ohio....saved 2500 considering my trade over what i found in ohio...\
just food for thought.
#3434 of 7297 another visit dealer: by jayone
May 23, 2001 (8:50 pm)
Hi just visited my dealer for a squeeky accelerator. I also experienced an odor problem. I dont know where its comming from but theres a stronge smell of some sort of fluid. Waiting to find out , is anyone else experiencing these problems!#3435 of 7297 yanksfan1 by ctic
May 23, 2001 (11:34 pm)
That dealer may be able to sell all the cars he has, he may not have any incentive to lower his price.Answers
1) It depends on what you want. In another forum I was talking about the Honda Accord. The C320 or the 330i is not $20000 more car than the Accord either. Nobody needs a Mercedes. You have to decide whether you want to pay $80 more for one car or the other.
2) Shop around the other dealers in your area. Some people have managed to get very good deals.
#3436 of 7297 2002 pricing by benz747
May 24, 2001 (8:17 am)
anybody have an idea about when will 2002 prices will be out, I checked on edmunds and found only Acura to come out with 2002 pricing#3437 of 7297 MB Rims by 2002mbenz
May 24, 2001 (9:24 am)
I wanted to purchase 17" 5 spoke rims from MB to put on a C240. Did any other members do this as well? Any recommendations as to whether I should go this way. The rim will definitely have to be from MB.#3438 of 7297 Baby has arrived by ballmd
May 24, 2001 (11:41 am)
My baby has arrived, C-240, black on black, with C1,C2,C4 and auto trans. Do you guys have a list of things that I should look for when I pick my baby up on Tuesday, May 29. Also, I got $800 off MSRP. I went thou the internet at my local MB dealer. I live in MD.#3439 of 7297 to rogerr2 by gerrymurray
May 24, 2001 (1:23 pm)
Hi,I live in Nassau County, Long Island, NY, and have been
"hunting" on the web and scoping dealers.
I plan on getting a 2002 black C-240 c3/c6.
Helms bros looks like "visitation" #1.
Like you (or anyone else!) I don't want to
get shafted so if you've had (good or bad) vibes
from local dealers ...pls lemme know.
Personal email: murray
acm.org Gerry
#3440 of 7297 C320 arrived after 8 months.... by yuman1234
May 24, 2001 (3:50 pm)
....I ordered a C320 in 9/00 and it finally arrived. I ordered it with sport pkg only and metallic silver paint. The dealer said that the reason why it took so long is because I did not ordered the C2 (moonroof pkg). Did anybody else experience this long of a delay in their order?After waiting for so long, I am not inclined to pay MSRP and after reading the posts on this board, I will try to negotiate down the price and get them to throw in some freebies. It would be much appreciate if anyone has a similar experience let me know the outcome of their purchase....thanks.
#3441 of 7297 yanksfan1 by max63
May 24, 2001 (5:15 pm)
I was in a similar situation last month. I really loved the C320, but I wanted a car which would be superior to my last car (A6-2.8). I was very close to buying a C320 with loaded, with command (not sport - was not keen on the interior trim). Anyway the car came out to about to sticker for $43,000. The dealer came out with a lease of 690 with tax for 36 months 15,000 miles per year. Even at this price I still wanted to upgrade the tires and wheels. The car just cost too much.Then I took a serious look at the BMW 330. Ended up leasing that car (Stickered at $42,000). Because BMW has great lease rates now, I got the car for $565 with tax 36 months 15,000 miles. The 330 sports package looks great with tires IMO.
To answer your question, when it comes to leasing you need to ask the dealer three questions, How Much?, Whats the Residual? Whats the money factor.
You wont get a deal on the Mercedes because its a new car. Mercedes have a great residual, but the money factor is very high. Thats where the $80 a month comes in. Anway, the Mercedes is a great car, but like you said not $125 month better - a least for me!
Hope this helps!
#3442 of 7297 Leasing by ctic
May 24, 2001 (8:30 pm)
Knowing money factors, residuals, even cap cost may not mean a thing because they use this complex formula to calculate the lease.If you don't plan to keep the car, the only thing that is important is the monthly payment.
I know this because I lease one of my cars. Two years ago, I got all the money factor, cap cost, residual information from the net and worked out the cost as per Edmund's and other's lease formulas. Working out the formula I got a monthly payment of $550 or something like that.
When I went to the first dealer, the crook there first gave me a quote of $650/month. I told him it was too much, he went back, said it was his mistake and quoted me $590. It's all up to him what he wants to quote. I figure the crook just wanted to make some extra money by quoting me $650. I went to the 2nd dealer ordered the same car, same price, same options etc. and got a quote much closer to what my own quote was.
I'm sure it's not ethical, but I'm also sure that some of the crooked dealers will just add $20 or $30 or whatever to see if the customer will pay.
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