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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Mercedes-Benz M-Class Lease Questions
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Replying to: ocautoseeker (Dec 28, 2007 9:02 pm) It's good to know MBC is offering a .00022 MF, but I feel once I mention this to them too they will once again tell me they're lowering their selling price too much to not make a profit somewhere; the MF in this case. I will, however, use both of these factors when negotiating again tomorrow. Thank you again and any further advise will be appreciated.
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Replying to: razor1973 (Dec 28, 2007 10:34 pm) Car dealers will always get you talking about their "profits", try to stay away from that topic and focus on structuring the deal that you know you can get, especially with this being the last week of the calender year. Right now, more than ever for the dealers, it's about units sold at the end of the month, not how much profit, as the majority of their bonus' are based on volume. If you're happy with the price they quoted you and it's in your budget, then there's no need to negotiate any further. However, I believe there's more room on the front-end and a few basis points in the rate that you could use to your advantage. One last piece of advice... try to avoid a busy showroom on the weekends. If management sees lot's of potential customers, they become very optimistic, and thus if one deal falls through, they believe another can be sealed. The opposite applies on a Tues or Wed afternoon when you're the only one who has set foot inside their helm. I wish you luck!
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Replying to: ocautoseeker (Dec 29, 2007 2:53 am) Last night, I wrote to another dealership and asked them to beat the deal. The deal was $679 after taxes, remember? I just woke up to find an e-mail saying $660 including tax. I thanked her for the offer and asked her to do better, i.e. sell at invoice, apply the $1,000 cash incentive and give me 64% residual and a .0022 money factor, MBC's latest. I mentioned that all I need is a yes and the deal will go through today. I am now waiting for her reply. If she can do this, we'll be talking about a $578 base or $618 after taxes. Quite a difference! Not to mention the first dealer's initial offer was $1,500 off MSRP and a .003 factor, i.e. $788 after taxes! The profits these people make! I will follow your advise once again and, if the answer is a no, I may wait until Monday, although that's pushing it, since that's the last business day of the month. |
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Replying to: razor1973 (Dec 29, 2007 9:09 am)  Thanks for your advise!
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Replying to: razor1973 (Dec 29, 2007 10:43 am) I am interested in doing a 33 OR 48 month lease on a 08 ML350 which has an MSRP of $52,705. Thanks, Tom Zay
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Replying to: tzay (Dec 29, 2007 11:44 am) |
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Replying to: razor1973 (Dec 29, 2007 9:09 am) Congrats! |
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does this sound like a good deal...ml350 loaded (nav, heated seats, dvd...) no money down, $819 per month. 33 month lease 15k. thank you.
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Replying to: novice101 (Jan 18, 2008 6:14 pm)
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Replying to: ocautoseeker (Jan 18, 2008 7:41 pm)
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