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Replying to: norm321 (Apr 08, 2005 12:10 pm) No. There is virtually always dealer holdback of some kind or another. They may use a different name for it at MB, but it's there. Both Edmunds and Consumer Reports offer, for a small fee, a complete breakdown of the cars true cost. I particularly like the CR report. Try contacting the Internet Manager at several area dealers. I have already been quoted well below MSRP (several thousand) for the new E350 here in Southern California. Granted, the car just came out last month and so dealers may be holding out for more profit for a while, but given MBs dismal, steadily declining reliabity and sinking resale values, I think that an aggressive buyer can purchase at or near invoice, if you are willing to do the legwork (contacting 4 or 5 dealers via Edmunds Car Shopping Service, or contacting them direct via e-mail).
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legendman, i believe there is no way for edmunds or consumer reports to know the "true cost" of the car from the factory to the MBenz dealer. such cost is determined by a *private contract* between the dealerships and the manufacturer. it's nobody else's business. high-volume dealerships pay less for the same car than do low-volume dealerships. the price actually paid by the dealership for the new car is sometimes known as the "dealer memo price". my understanding is that it is always less than or equal to the invoice price. if i'm wrong about any of these things, please do tell! maybe Benz is different than 'typical' car dealers with regard to these things? someone hit me on the head with a large foam mallet please: my Y2K E320 was the least reliable car i've ever owned but i miss it so much and am considering purchasing an E320 CDI, maybe starmarked/pre-owned, maybe waiting for the new 3.5 liter "next-gen" CDI. i paid MSRP-500 for my Y2K E320. if i buy new again, i sure won't pay near MSRP again, and will probably buy a very-extended-warranty. the local dealership is a stickler for MSRP though, they seem fine with inventorying their new Benzes cars until they sell for MSRP. last time i did a "factory order" - so they didn't have to inventory the car at all - and they only cut $500 off the price. (by "inventory" the car i mean hold/own it from one month to another). |
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| Used info on this website and was able to get 10K off of msrp, paying 46,500, plus tax, at East Bay Area dealership. | |
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Replying to: e350 (Apr 11, 2005 1:32 pm) Thanks
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Replying to: 2006e350 (Apr 16, 2005 4:16 pm) Thank you for your cooperation. |
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