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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Lease Questions

594 messages,  Last post on Nov 04, 2009 at 7:50 PM

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Re: C300 Lease Experience [indus2] by mbcos
Feb 21, 2009 (5:24 am)
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Replying to: indus2 (Feb 20, 2009 2:13 pm)

39 months with 15,000 miles a year.
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Re: C300 Lease Experience [mbcos] by indus2
Feb 21, 2009 (12:01 pm)
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Replying to: mbcos (Feb 21, 2009 5:24 am)

thx mbcos... one more question, the navi you got is the UMI option, not the multimedia package, right?
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Re: C300 Lease Experience [mbcos] by frankb036
Feb 21, 2009 (3:16 pm)
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Replying to: mbcos (Feb 19, 2009 11:07 pm)

mbcos..I live in New Jersey as well,,,you got a fantastic deal..thanks for sharing the info..I have some questions..what is the buy out amount on the car at lease end..did you try Ray Catena dealership?? and how did you negotiate such a great deal from several MB dealers..all of them wanted close to 600 for same car when I inquired..
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Re: C300 Lease Experience [mbcos] by frankb036
Feb 22, 2009 (2:28 am)
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Replying to: mbcos (Feb 19, 2009 11:07 pm)

mbcos..another question..can you please itemize the options you got in the car..for example which navigation pkg did you get..
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Re: C300 Lease Experience [mbcos] by mbshopper
Feb 22, 2009 (3:07 am)
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Replying to: mbcos (Feb 19, 2009 11:07 pm)

mbcos,,something seems wrong with the prices you quoted...with an MSRP of $43,000 and a lease factor of .00166 or 4% and no cap cost reduction payment, then the only way for the payments to be under $500 per month is for the residual value to be 69% after 39months and 45K mileage..which does not seem plausable Am I missing something?
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Re: C300 Lease Experience [indus2] by mbcos
Feb 23, 2009 (11:59 am)
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Replying to: indus2 (Feb 21, 2009 12:01 pm)

Hi, sorry for the delay. It was the multimedia package with the radio and bluetooth and all.
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Re: C300 Lease Experience [mbshopper] by mbcos
Feb 23, 2009 (12:02 pm)
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Replying to: mbshopper (Feb 22, 2009 3:07 am)

mbshopper, you are not missing anything. I don't know about the residual or money factor. I concentrated on that for 2 months and was getting prices of $580 - $620 with $1900 - $2200 due for inception fees. I was there for the bottom line and told the dealers what I wanted to pay. That is the deal I got. How much money they made off the deal is not my concern. I hope it goes well for you.
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Re: C300 Lease Experience [frankb036] by mbcos
Feb 23, 2009 (12:07 pm)
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Replying to: frankb036 (Feb 21, 2009 3:16 pm)

frank, I don't prefer to negotiate in person anymore. I just basically configure the car that I want on-line through the website and then e-mail the dealerships the car that I want and its MSRP and the amount that I will pay for the car. Of course, I start drastically low and then they come up with a figure, and then I say $XXX is my only offer. I e-mail a dozen dealers and I let them all know that and I tell them the deals I am offered so they can beat it. Then I go in and sign the deal and thats it.
 
Ray Catena was an ok dealership. I really like Prestige in Paramus the best because of the salesman Erik. But I took the car from Flemington because they had exactly what I wanted. Although, the Flemington dealership is a joke and so are the sales people, like in Morristown MB.
 
Honestly, I am not sure of the buy amount at the end of the lease because I have 0 intention on buying out the car. I would expect it to be high since I am paying so low a month. Good luck and don't be shy with these people. I noticed that most people sign a deal on a car after they have been "negotiating" at a dealership for 2 hours+.
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Re: C300 Lease Experience [mbcos] by frankb036
Feb 23, 2009 (12:12 pm)
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Replying to: mbcos (Feb 23, 2009 12:07 pm)

thanks for the info..I will try both Paramus and Flemington..i may have to do this in March..but I think you got the deal of a life time
Trust you are enjoying the new car..and thanks again
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Re: C300 Lease Experience [frankb036] by mbcos
Feb 23, 2009 (12:18 pm)
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Replying to: frankb036 (Feb 22, 2009 2:28 am)

Frank,
 
I got a 2009 C300 Luxury 4-Matic Sedan with P1, Multimedia Package, Panorama Sunroof, and Ipod Integration Kit. No extra charges for the paint or interior as I just got a basic black exterior with black MB Tex interior.
 
When I e-mailed all the dealers, I just specified P1 and Multimedia Package. I had no idea I was getting the Panorama Sunroof or Ipod Integration Kit until I saw the car to sign the deal. Therefore, I feel like I got two options that I didn't even pay for.... in my head.
 
Be firm and have a top dollar in your head or else you will get taken advantage of. The C300 leases for $600 a month if thats what everyone else pays. Take advantage of our slow economy and the need to sell cars for quotas and some profit. Some profit is better than none. Residuals and money factors are important, but not when you can really push for better deals. I am not playing with residuals and money factor anymore. I am looking at the bottom line. All of course via e-mail and then phone if its a good deal.
 
The next thing that people need to start refusing is the disposition fee. You know that I am not paying MB $695 to take the car back at the end of the lease. What a bunch of BS. Just like the "doc fee" and the inflated $995 MB "bank fee." I left them with about $400 to cover my "doc fee" and "bank fee" by only putting out of pocket $1300. One MB dealership even worked in a $405 fee for "advertising." Why should I have to pay for advertising to sell you product? Why should I have to pay a "destination fee" when the car has to come to the dealership anyway or else the dealer would have no cars on the lot and no customers.
 
I went through all of this with Lexus 3 years ago and the game never changes.

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