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#24 of 601 Re: 2006 C230 Lease [tiks102] by Car_man HOST Jan 31, 2006 (4:43 am)
Replying to: tiks102 (Jan 17, 2006 11:20 pm) Hello tiks102. According to the latest information that I have seen, if you were to lease a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 Sedan through Mercedes-Benz Credit right now for 39 months with 15,000 miles per year, its buy rate lease money factor and residual value should be .00295 and 60%, respectively. If you can lease this car using the aforementioned program and with a selling price that is below dealer invoice you definitely are getting a good deal.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums
#25 of 601 Re: Does this look good for C280 4matic ? [assamese] by Car_man HOST Jan 31, 2006 (4:44 am)
Replying to: assamese (Jan 21, 2006 10:12 am) Hi Mike. I assume that the $42,045 price that you mentioned is this car's MSRP. If so, you never mentioned what the selling price of this car is. This is an important number for you as a consumer to know for two reasons. First, the selling prices of leased vehicles can be negotiated, just as if you were paying cash for them. Without knowing the price of the car that you want to lease you don't know how good a price you are getting it for. The second reason is that one needs the selling price of a vehicle that they want to lease is that it is necessary to calculate its lease payment. I would be more than happy to give you my opinion on this deal if you let me know what the selling price is.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums Replies to this message: assamese (Feb 03, 2006 7:55 pm) Car_man (Feb 19, 2006 7:41 am)
#26 of 601 Re: C230 Sports sedan lease deal and questions [madmanager1] by Car_man HOST Jan 31, 2006 (4:50 am)
Replying to: madmanager1 (Jan 24, 2006 9:16 am) Greetings madmanager1. According to the latest information that I have seen, if you were to lease a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 Sports Sedan through Mercedes-Benz Credit right now for 39 months with 12,000 miles per year, its buy rate lease money factor and residual value should be .00295 and 62%, respectively. As you thought, the money factor that you were quoted is a little high - assuming that you qualify for Mercedes-Benz Credit's top credit tier.   As far as the rest of this deal goes, you are only being given a $1,000 discount on a car that has a spread of over $2,000 between its MSRP and invoice price on the base model (this is probably even more with options). You may be able to negotiate a lower selling price than this. I would shop around to see if you can do better. If there is a lack of competition in your area, you may not be able to.   Also, I notice that you are considering making a down payment on your lease. I always advise consumers against making any sort of down payment when leasing. I do so for two main reasons. The first is if your vehicle is totaled in an accident or stolen during your lease, your insurance company pays off the bank that you were leasing it through and your down payment essentially disappears. The second main reason is that down payments on leased vehicles do nothing to reduce their lease-end purchase prices. So your lease-end purchase option price for your C-Class would be exactly the same, regardless of whether you had put $1,400 down, or had made absolutely no down payment at all.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums
#27 of 601 Re: C230 Manual [alexwalex1] by Car_man HOST Jan 31, 2006 (4:54 am)
Replying to: alexwalex1 (Jan 24, 2006 10:22 am) Hi alexwalex1. I believe that Mercedes-Benz Credit's base lease acquisition fee is $795 in all states. As a result, it appears as though the dealer that you are working with is marking up this fee by $200 to add a little extra back-end profit to your deal.   Using the numbers that you mentioned in your post, an MSRP of $32,865 and a selling price of $30,619, I estimate that this car's 39 month, 12,000 mile per year, $1,300 down lease payment should be around $376. So other than the minor acquisition fee mark-up, this looks like a pretty good deal to me.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums
#28 of 601 Re: One pay lease [milldoc] by Car_man HOST Jan 31, 2006 (4:57 am)
Replying to: milldoc (Jan 27, 2006 11:37 am) Hello milldoc. I'd be happy to give you an idea of how much you should expect to pay to lease, or one-pay lease in this instance, the car that you are interested in. However, in order for me to do so I need some additional information from you first, including how long you want to lease it for, how many miles per year you need to be able to drive it, its full MSRP, and an approximate selling price for it. You can find the MSRP of this car by visiting the following section of this site: Edmunds.com - New Vehicle Pricing. You should be able to get an idea of how much you may pay for it by visiting the following discussion: "Mercedes Benz C-Class: Prices Paid & Buying Experience". Let me know and I'll tell you how much this lease should cost you.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums
#29 of 601 Re: Does this look good for C280 4matic ? [Car_man] by assamese Feb 03, 2006 (7:55 pm)
Replying to: Car_man (Jan 31, 2006 4:44 am) Car_man, Thanks for your response..I negotiated the price down to $41045 (YES, $42045 was the MSRP)..this is the deal being offered:   Lease: 39 Mos, 15k/year Pay approx. $1900 up-front (1st Month payment $569 + DOC $199 + registration for 4 years $322 + acquisition fees $795 + sales tax $48) Monthly Payment: $569 Disposition Fees : $595   What do you think? Is the maintenance of the car included in the lease price...I forgot to ask   Thanks in advance. Michael Replies to this message: Car_man (Feb 19, 2006 7:41 am)
#30 of 601 Re: Does this look good for C280 4matic ? [assamese] by Car_man HOST Feb 19, 2006 (7:41 am)
Replying to: assamese (Feb 03, 2006 7:55 pm) You're very welcome, Michael. A base 2006 C280 Sedan with 4Matic has a spread of around $2,400 between its full MSRP and dealer invoice prices. You are being given a discount of $1,000 on the car that you are interested in. If you are in an area where there is a decent level of competition for your business, i.e several Mercedes dealers, I would not be surprised if you were able to beat this price by a little.   For now, I will estimate what this car's lease payment should be using the prices that you mentioned and Mercedes' actual lease program. According to my calculations, if you were to lease an '06 C280 Sedan with 4Matic with an MSRP of $42,045 and a selling price of $41,045 through Mercedes0Benz Credit right now for 39 months with 15,000 miles per year, your zero down, pre-tax monthly payment should be around $549. As you can see, this is a little lower than the payment that you were quoted. Mercedes-Benz made an unscheduled enhancement to its incentives on February 10th. I suspect that your lease was based upon the old program. Make sure the dealer that you're working with uses Mercedes-Benz Credit's current buy rate lease money factor for this model, .00185, to calculate your lease payment.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums
#31 of 601 2006 Mercedes C230 lease by lacoast Mar 05, 2006 (4:30 pm)
Can you tell me what the money factor is for March on a 2006 C230 sedan. Also, what is the bank fee and residual value? Selling price of $31,049   I was quoted 2.8 MF, and $1095 bank fee. Replies to this message: Car_man (Mar 20, 2006 3:11 am)
#32 of 601 Re: 2006 Mercedes C230 lease [lacoast] by Car_man HOST Mar 20, 2006 (3:11 am)
Replying to: lacoast (Mar 05, 2006 4:30 pm) Hi lacoast. This car's lease program varies depending upon how long you lease it for and how many miles per year you are allowed to drive it. Mercedes' most attractive lease term is usually 39 months so for now I will provide you with the info for that term and for a lease with the common mileage allowance of 15,000 miles per year. Let me know if you want something different. If you were to lease a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 Sedan through Mercedes-Benz Credit right now for 39 months with 15,000 miles per year, its buy rate lease money factor and residual value should be .00280 and 59%, respectively. MBC's lease acquisition fee is bad, but it's not as bad as the one that you were quoted. Its base fee is currently only $795. It appears as though the dealer that you are working with is marking up this car's fee to add a little hidden profit to your deal. Make sure to insist that you only pay $795.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums
#33 of 601 MB c230 Lease by msdavis Apr 12, 2006 (5:19 pm)
Dear car guy, Thanks for the help on my vw and my family members vw's. A good friend of mine is intrested in leaseing a mb c230 for 27 or 39 months and we were able to obtain the residuals but unable to confirm that 795 is the acc fee. Every dealer is quoting some variation form 895-1095. What I am also intrested is knowing the base money factors for those terms of 27 and 39 months. Thanks So much. Also is there any manufacturers cash that is combindable with the mb financial special lease?

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