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#156 of 426 Re: e350 mb purchase pricing [mightyjoon] by kennynmd Jul 10, 2005 (11:02 pm)
Replying to: mightyjoon (Jul 03, 2005 8:36 am) I'm not in the market for a E350 but that doesn't seem right for a brand new vehicle.
#157 of 426 Pricing by suntan1 Jul 11, 2005 (11:58 am)
Well, I was offered two packages by Flagship of Boston; both at a few hundred dollars below invoice price (and slightly more than four thousand, I believe, below MSRP). Both are brand new 2006 E350 RWD (not AWD). The differences between the two packages were that one was in Brilliant Silver and had the Drive Dynamic Seats but had just leather inserts and a regular leather steering wheel while the other was in Iridium Silver and had Full Leather (as opposed to just leather inserts) and the Wood and Leather Wheel option but only had the regular seats (non-Drive Dynamic). We went with the second option even though they were the same price because my wife preferred the full-leather option and found the Drive Dynamic seats odd (and this car is essentially for her).   We'll be taking delivery of our car this week, and I'll be sure to update the forum on our experiences with our new E350.   Cheers! Replies to this message: kennynmd (Jul 12, 2005 8:51 pm) suntan1 (Jul 12, 2005 10:59 pm)
#158 of 426 Re: Pricing [suntan1] by kennynmd Jul 12, 2005 (8:51 pm)
Replying to: suntan1 (Jul 11, 2005 11:58 am) What are Drive Dynamic Seats? Are they like "sport seats" like some cars have in sport packages? Replies to this message: suntan1 (Jul 12, 2005 10:59 pm)
#159 of 426 Re: Pricing [kennynmd] by suntan1 Jul 12, 2005 (10:59 pm)
Replying to: kennynmd (Jul 12, 2005 8:51 pm) Hi, kennynmd! Mollymax said above that she has them on her CDI so she may be able to describe them better. From what I understand (at least from the salesman), the side bolsters of the seats fill with air and bolster up during sharp turns so that you are kept in place. There is also supposed to be some sort of massage function, but I didn't quite understand that, honestly. Again, maybe mollymax is in a better position to elaborate further.   I just got so confused when the salesperson showed me two cars with two premium packages --- one corresponding to the website and one to the brochure --- that I finally decided (wisely!) to let my wife make the decision!   Cheers!
#160 of 426 MollyMax by mollymax Jul 12, 2005 (11:25 pm)
Is the names of my female cat and Max my male cat.............I'm a male. Anyway you are right about the bolster's filling up with air and holding you in the seats during turning maneuvers. Wish my Z06 Corvette had that option. The massage function is pretty neat..........my wife likes that on her back. The ventilated seats are "COOL". Another nice option is the 6 disk CD player that you load from the dash. The GPS is not as good as the Magellion Roadmate 700 (understatement). Replies to this message: suntan1 (Jul 13, 2005 9:19 am)
#161 of 426 Re: MollyMax [mollymax] by suntan1 Jul 13, 2005 (9:19 am)
Replying to: mollymax (Jul 12, 2005 11:25 pm) Deepest apologies, mollymax! My bad!   Hmmm....now you're really making me wonder if we shouldn't have gone with the DD seats rather than the leather upholstery and wood steering wheel....sigh.
#162 of 426 MollyMax by mollymax Jul 13, 2005 (9:01 pm)
When I used the cats names I didn't think it too much about it, but now I guess I should have. In the long run the DD seats could be a liability if the air bags or air pump fail. Enjoy your leather seats ..............and the wood steering wheel looks real rich.
#163 of 426 Re: e350 mb purchase pricing [mightyjoon] by sacguy Jul 13, 2005 (9:32 pm)
Replying to: mightyjoon (Jul 03, 2005 8:36 am) Don't know where you are located but I got my 2006 E350 at $2700 below invoice at Laguna Niguel, CA. Good Luck!   This would be the deal of the century, there are no incentives or marketing support money on the 06 E350. The invoice, less 3% holdback, is the dealers actual cost to purchase the vehicle from MB. On a completely loaded MB E, the 3% would amount to about $1,800.00 less than invoice. So the dealer is selling below cost to this gentleman at $2,700.00 less than invoice and this does not include the dealers advertising, overhead, vehicle prep and commision costs. At that price the dealer may not last long! Replies to this message: suntan1 (Jul 14, 2005 9:20 am)
#164 of 426 Re: e350 mb purchase pricing [sacguy] by suntan1 Jul 14, 2005 (9:20 am)
Replying to: sacguy (Jul 13, 2005 9:32 pm) Maybe he means the MSRP. As you know, the dealers tend to stick that page of details with the MSRP price on the window of the new cars. Maybe he thought that was the "invoice"?   Separately, is the dealer's invoice price really the *actual* price that the dealer pays MB for the car? I mean, do they get other "discounts" like maybe bulk discounts, etc, that would lower the unit price in a way that is not reflected on the invoice? The reason I ask is that the dealer showed me the invoice for my new E350 and the price he offered me was around $500 below that. I don't really think he would actually sell me a car at a loss, would he?
#165 of 426 NOT if he can sell it for more........ by mollymax Jul 16, 2005 (5:31 pm)
See title above.........

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