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Mercedes Benz C-Class Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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#127 of 1295 Re: 2005 Mercedes C240 4matic [landsteam] by raj2

Dec 29, 2004 (7:11 pm)

Replying to: landsteam (Dec 25, 2004 1:38 pm)
Hello landsteam,
How did you get the price down from $37,460 to $31,500. What kind of price did you start your bargaining at? Did you start even lower? I would never have imagined I could go so low! Carsdirect.com shows the price around $33,273 without any options added for my area (NJ). How were you able to get it so low with options included too? Really good deal indeed!!
Thanks
raj

#128 of 1295 Need Opinion on Bay Area C230K Deal by savvybuyer

Dec 31, 2004 (3:01 am)

Need opinion on price. Looking for C230K Coupe / AT / Sunroof and having real hard time finding it in Bay Area.
 
I am getting $4500 off MSRP (which equates to ~2,000 below invoice) on a C320 or C230 with few additional options that I don't need, discounted price is creeping up to little over 29,000. Is this a good deal? I can wait couple of weeks but want to cut a deal in next day or two if there are any manufacturer-to-dealer incentives expiring soon.
 
Impressed by landsteam's deal of ~$6000 off MSRP so wondering if what I am getting is reasonable.

#129 of 1295 Re: 2005 Mercedes C240 4matic [landsteam] by jwilliams2

Jan 01, 2005 (10:59 am)

Replying to: landsteam (Dec 23, 2004 5:05 pm)
Hi landsteam,
That is indeed a terrific price, but misleading to most of us. The car you bought is a Demo (or as Mercedes would call it, a 'Alt Trans Car") which the dealer has punched and is not supposed to sell until after 6 months demo service. You can easily check this by having the dealer show you the warranty start date. The invoice on this car is $34888 plus IRG, so you got lucky and the dealer is playing games. The rest of us will generally pay a small amount over invoice.

#130 of 1295 Re: 2005 Mercedes C240 4matic [jwilliams2] by savvybuyer

Jan 01, 2005 (1:59 pm)

Replying to: jwilliams2 (Jan 01, 2005 10:59 am)
jwilliams2 - you are correct that this may be a "demo" unit but it isn't necessarily bad.
 
Earlier in the quarter, MB had a deal where if a dealer can punch in the car, i.e. show it sold, they would get $1000 flat from MB. Many dealers chose to do so while leaving the car in the lot, i.e. not putting in as demo/service car.
 
So yes the warranty would have started but as long as duration is short (weeks), it makes little difference to the buyer.
 
Inspired by landsteam, I am negotiating C230 couple deal in Bay area with 2 dealers and they both are willing to offer $5500 off MSRP WITHOUT having punched the car. So there is room there if one is willing to negotiate hard.

#131 of 1295 Buying C230K from other area by savvybuyer

Jan 01, 2005 (2:03 pm)

As a follow-up to my prior post, I have found a car in LA (I am in Bay area) and dealer is willing to offer $6000 off MSRP but I would need to pay transporation ($300 estimated). This deal sounds good and I am waiting to get it in writing to believe it.
 
So I would essentially purchase the car "remotely". Any word of advise on what I need to be careful of in this situation?

#132 of 1295 Re: Buying C230K from other area [savvybuyer] by jwilliams2

Jan 01, 2005 (8:54 pm)

Replying to: savvybuyer (Jan 01, 2005 2:03 pm)
Not really, as long as the car only has delivery miles, was punched recently, and is a '05 model. These cars only have a 7% markup, and after the IRG charge generally nets down to 5 to 6%. A good deal on a new "C" Class is generally a $1200 to $1600 discount. So it sounds like you've done well. Coarse, the choices are limited, as these units represent a very small percentage of the dealers inventory, and are supposed to be used for demo's or loaner's only.
The dealer also needs to be careful 'cause MBUSA might pull the program if they find out it's being abused....so don't name the dealer! The problem I see is other folks will think they can do as well but they won't, unless it's a car with miles.

#133 of 1295 Re: 2005 Mercedes C240 4matic [jwilliams2] by landsteam

Jan 02, 2005 (5:59 am)

Replying to: jwilliams2 (Jan 01, 2005 10:59 am)
I picked up the car on 12/30/04. The car only had 10 miles and the title says "new". The car has a build date of 11/04. I could of picked the car up a week early if I wanted. Even if I couldn't pick all the options I wanted, I am happy with the options the car has, and the color is what I wanted anyway. They had 5 cars to pick from. The $savings was important and I just kept waiting till I found a good price. The dealer emailed the offer that's how I found out about it.

#134 of 1295 Re: Just got my 2005 C230!!! [pktennispk] by troylex

Jan 03, 2005 (9:22 pm)

Replying to: pktennispk (Dec 05, 2004 5:18 pm)
is it coupe or sedan? I'm looking at brilliant silver automatic C230 kompressor sport, with a sunroof and 6 disc changer. My total price was $32,709 with taxes,tag,and dealer fee. I also have a trade in for $2200, I'm going a good deal.

#135 of 1295 love coupons by troylex

Jan 03, 2005 (9:30 pm)

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#136 of 1295 2005 C230 Sport Sedan by jrock80

Jan 04, 2005 (9:12 pm)

I am in love with this car! Has anyone recently purchased one? I would be interested to know what kind of pricing and APR % they got. Comming from a 2004 Accord EX V6 Sedan, Mercedes doesnt include much as far as standard equipment. Things like metallic paint, heated seats, sunroof, and CD changer are standard on a Honda but optional on a Mercedes. Anyway, any help would be appriciated.

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