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Re: Obnoxious car dealership- Ewing Autohaus Plano, TX [amt7565]
by westcoastlive
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Mar 27, 2005 (10:01 am)
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Replying to: amt7565 (Mar 11, 2005 9:27 pm)
I leased a C320 sports sedan about a month ago. I shopped around in my local MB dealers and did not find a good price. Finally, I got the deal online. The transaction was easy and smooth. Price was reasonable too. The local dealer I went to – Claridges Mercedes in Fremont, CA – was polite, but they marked the price for their cars way too high. They added $10,000 to the sticker price (yap, more than the sticker) for some models. The price they offered for C320 sports sedan was about 10% higher than the price I got from the online dealer. Oh, by the way, the online dealer is “direct source motorcars”. They are located in LA.
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- #208 of 677
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New 05 C240 4matic
by reindhar7
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Mar 27, 2005 (11:52 pm)
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Just bought a new 05 c240 4matic
black exterior
stone interior
automatic transmission
heated front seats(standard on 4matic)
sunroof package
power driver seat and steering column w/ memory
brand new. price paid $33300 + tax.
I think it's more than a thousand bucks below the invoice, and $3000+ below the MSRP
Oh yeah, and the car is magnificent !
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- #209 of 677
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Re: New 05 C240 4matic [reindhar7]
by lovemyjag
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Mar 29, 2005 (6:06 pm)
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Replying to: reindhar7 (Mar 27, 2005 11:52 pm)
That is a great price! Is this your first MB? You've got everything on it that I would be interested in having if I decide to switch. How did you manage to get such a good deal? How many miles so far?
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- #210 of 677
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New 230k sedan, LA
by jdg1
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Apr 05, 2005 (7:19 pm)
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got a quote of 2250 under invoice.
i just started looking, wondering if this is a good start.
thanks.
ps.
im in Los Angeles
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- #211 of 677
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Re: New 230k sedan, LA [jdg1]
by kirstie_h HOST
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Apr 06, 2005 (5:34 am)
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Replying to: jdg1 (Apr 05, 2005 7:19 pm)
$2250 under invoice? That sounds like a good price, and LA is a tough market. If you have confidence that that price will be honored, I think you'd do well to go for it.
kirstie_h
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Re: New 230k sedan, LA [kirstie_h]
by kennynmd
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Apr 06, 2005 (11:29 pm)
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Apr 06, 2005 5:34 am)
Thats a heck of a deal. How are they offering it with som much off? Acocording to this site there aren't any incentives or rebates on the C230.
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- #213 of 677
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Re: New 230k sedan, LA [kennynmd]
by stroudman
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Apr 07, 2005 (9:27 am)
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Replying to: kennynmd (Apr 06, 2005 11:29 pm)
I would make darn sure this car is a brand new, untitled car. The c-class is commonly used as a service loaner, and mercedes doesn't give the dealer any breaks for using them as such, so the dealer will eventually sell them at cost or so, and some dealers will advertise the car at that price without disclosing that fact until the last minute. I would also make sure that the car isn't damaged, or something isn't fishy, b/c that number is too good to be true. The typically equipped 230 sedan ( roof pkg, auto, 6-disc, metallic paint) has about $2,300 profit, and if they're more than $2k below that, something is up.
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- #214 of 677
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2004 C240
by dcsaab
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Apr 07, 2005 (7:14 pm)
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Got a quote of $32,800 for a 2004 Dark Green C240 with only 38 miles. Xenons, Sunroof, Full Leather and automatic. This is one of those places that have just BMW's, M-B's and Jags so it's not a dealer but I would have the remainder of the factory warranty. How much lower do you think they could go?
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- #215 of 677
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Re: 2004 C240 [dcsaab]
by kennynmd
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Apr 07, 2005 (11:09 pm)
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Replying to: dcsaab (Apr 07, 2005 7:14 pm)
Notice that your username is dcsaab. Are you in the DC/MD area? I'm assuming its a used car dealer and probably is Select Auto Imports in VA. Did you see the car with the mileage on it. One time I went there and they originally told me one thing over the phone and when I got there it was different. Just giving you a heads up.
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- #216 of 677
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Re: 2004 C240 [kennynmd]
by dcsaab
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Apr 08, 2005 (8:52 am)
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Replying to: kennynmd (Apr 07, 2005 11:09 pm)
Good call! Yep, that's the place. On their website it read the car had 9 miles but when I got there, the car had 38 miles - probably the sales people taking it home overnight. The price is okay, but I still think it's high. It doesn't have a cd player! $32k for an '04 car and it doesn't come with a cd player! Anyway, I'll see what the in service date is and then see how much lower they'll go. Thanks and I'll keep you posted.
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