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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Lease Questions

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#1106 of 1650 Re: c300 sport lease.... help pls! [Car_man] by c300sportlease

Oct 22, 2011 (10:41 pm)

Replying to: Car_man (Oct 09, 2011 4:39 pm)
Should I expect to do any better than the terms of the Special Offer advertised on the Mercedes website?
 
For a 2012 C300 4MATIC Sport Sedan, the advertised deal is $379/mo for 30 months with $4,039 due at signing.
 
Based upon the lease spreadsheet that I am using, this would be consistent with a 0.00182 MF and a residual of $28,977.
 
According to the Lease Details on the website, the $379/mo includes the Premium 1 Package & Destination Charge.
 
For reference, the other info provided under Lease Details is as follows:
 
MSRP = $41,395
 
Gross Cap Cost after suggested dealer contribution = $39,616
 
Cash due at signing = $4,039 (includes $2,865 cap cost reduction, $795 acquisition fee & first month's lease payment of $379)
 
No security deposit
 
Total payments = $15,030 ($11,370 total monthly payments + $2,865 cap cost reduction + $795 acquisition fee)
 
Purchase Option at lease end = $28,977
 
[I'm assuming that the Purchase Option amount ($28,977) is the Residual Value.]
 
I would appreciate your thoughts on whether I can realistically expect to do any better than this advertised deal.
 
Thanks!

#1107 of 1650 C250 Coupe MF/Residual by instantfob

Oct 23, 2011 (12:28 am)

Using details off the mbusa C250 Coupe offer.
I calculated the Residual is 69% for 36mon/30k miles
MF is around 0.00195 ~ range (using goal seek on excel)
 
Hope this helps.

#1108 of 1650 Re: 2012 [jackstacks] by Car_man HOST

Oct 24, 2011 (3:21 pm)

Replying to: jackstacks (Oct 09, 2011 9:03 pm)
You're welcome jackstacks. I believe that these cars' 27 and 39 month lease offers are basically the same as their 24 and 36 month offers.
 
Mercedes-Benz Finance's buy rate lease money factor for these cars varies by credit tier, and perhaps by region, but they should be around .00225 for consumers who qualify for its Tier 1 credit tier right now.
 
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#1109 of 1650 Re: 2012 c63 AMG coupe rates [marcusaureli] by Car_man HOST

Oct 24, 2011 (3:22 pm)

Replying to: marcusaureli (Oct 10, 2011 10:46 am)
I hear you marcusaureli. $1,200 per month with $5,000 down for a C-Class...even one as nice as this...is off the wall.
 
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#1110 of 1650 Re: 2012 Mercedes C-Class Sport Sedan lease [rxke] by Car_man HOST

Oct 24, 2011 (3:27 pm)

Replying to: rxke (Oct 19, 2011 9:06 am)
Hey rxke. $250 over dealer invoice minus the conquest cash is a very good price.
 
Mercedes-Benz Finance's October buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2012 C250 Sedan with 15,000 mile per year are .00195 and 63%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
 
In order to use this program to work up a payment for you I need you to provide me with this car's full MSRP as well.
 
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#1111 of 1650 Re: 2012 C350 Sedan Money factor and Residual [gattani] by Car_man HOST

Oct 24, 2011 (3:32 pm)

Replying to: gattani (Oct 21, 2011 5:13 pm)
Hi Gattani. The numbers that you were quoted are actually pretty close. The residual value is spot on. Mercedes is not currently providing any lease support on this car so your money factor would be whatever MB Finance's standard is for your credit tier and area. I have seen .00225 for Tier 1 customers, but .00250 isn't that far off.
 
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#1112 of 1650 Re: c300 sport lease.... help pls! [c300sportlease] by Car_man HOST

Oct 24, 2011 (3:35 pm)

Replying to: c300sportlease (Oct 22, 2011 10:41 pm)
Hey c300sportlease. Savvy consumers who are in an area that has a decent level of competition are usually able to beat manufacturers' official advertised lease deals by negotiating a lower selling price than the advertised payment was based upon. I suspect that will be the case if you shop around for the C that you're interested in.
 
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#1113 of 1650 Re: c300 sport lease.... help pls! [Car_man] by c300sportlease

Oct 24, 2011 (5:21 pm)

Replying to: Car_man (Oct 24, 2011 3:35 pm)
Car_man,
 
Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, there is only 1 Mercedes dealer in my area. But, I have contacted other 3-4 of the nearest dealers & am willing to travel there to buy if necessary. I'm hoping that my local dealer will be willing to match other dealers so that I can buy locally.
 
As previously noted, the advertised Lease Special is based upon a gross cap cost of $39,616. Can you offer any insight into how much below that figure I might be able to negotiate?
 
Thanks again for your help!

#1114 of 1650 2012 mercedes c250 Coupe by daniel12304

Oct 24, 2011 (11:31 pm)

This car is pretty amazing and the best thing about it , that not too many people know , is that you can lease this car for under 300$/month !! That's right , a car with naivigation ...not happening every day
 
Best Lease Special this month!!
 
Dan
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#1115 of 1650 Re: 2012 C350 Sedan Money factor and Residual [Car_man] by gattani

Oct 25, 2011 (2:47 pm)

Replying to: Car_man (Oct 24, 2011 3:32 pm)
Thank you gurus for your responses... car_man.. thanks for confirming the numbers. Decided to drop the lease idea altogether as the economics did not make sense assuming I could easily keep the car for 5-6 years. Hope it does well in reliability department.
 
So the way the deal worked out was 10.5% off of MSRP 43,500 so Around 38900 streight purchase ( before tax, title and doc fee). plus MB financing of 1.9% with 0 down. HTH for others in the market.

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