July 2008 Lease Rate for 08 Mercedes Benz C-Class

2008 Mercedes C300 Luxury
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00250 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00260 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00260 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00330 Base Rate

2008 Mercedes C300 Luxury 4matic
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00240 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00260 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00260 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00330 Base Rate

2008 Mercedes C300 Sport
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00250 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00260 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00260 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00350 Base Rate

2008 Mercedes C300 Sport 4matic
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00240 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00260 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00260 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00350 Base Rate

2008 Mercedes C350 Sport
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00185 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00185 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00350 Base Rate

2008 Mercedes C63 AMG
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00385 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00350 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00350 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 44% of MSRP – .00350 Base Rate

* Residuals posted are for 15K miles/year. Add 2% to Residual for 12k mi/yr and 3% for 10k mi/yr on all terms
** Rates provided by Tarry Shebesta from Leasecompare.com

My Take: No changes here from June. I can’t say the rates are bad, but they aren’t exactly great. The C350 Sport seems to be the better lease for the 36mo and 48mo terms. The residual values could be better, but these are Mercedes Benz and they don’t make them like they used to.

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