My Take: Despite the fact that MB’s generally don’t lease all that well, there are a few “promising” deal worth looking into. I’ve filtered out the crummy leases and listed the “better” ones below. By Mercedes Benz standards, these numbers look pretty decent, but they do fall a bit short compared to BMW, Lexus and Infiniti leases. Of course, MB fans will be quick to point out that nothing else gives you as sense of prestige than having a 3-pointed star on your hood/grill. That is true if you have a very high option of MB. I personally look at cars on a “case-by-case” scenario and my wallet pretty much dictates what I drive. Of course, if money isn’t much of an issue, I wouldn’t mind having a MB in my garage…specially the C63 AMG…*DROOL*. By the way, there shouldn’t really be any reason to pay anywhere close to MSRP for any MB right now. Invoice should be attainable in most markets, heck, I would even shoot for a few thousand under. Doesn’t hurt to ask! By the way, there is some lease cash available on the ML350, so look into that if you are shopping for that SUV.

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			At Invoice		At MSRP
Make/Model	Invoice	MSRP	24-month	36-month	24-month	36-month
09 Mercedes C300 Sport	$31,472	$33,775	$501	$467	$602	$535
09 Mercedes SLK350	$48,259	$51,825	$752	$628	$903	$729
09 Mercedes GL450	$55,931	$60,075	$885	$768	$1061	$887
09 Mercedes ML350	$44,678	$47,975	$755	$1088	$1393	$1203

• Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) will be paid at signing.
• Local Taxes not included.
• 24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
• All cars are stock, without any options.
• Yellow boxes denotes “lowest” lease payments for each car.

2009 Mercedes C300 Sport
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00197 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 39% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes SLK350
24 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00047 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00048 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00048 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 38% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes GL450
24 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00062 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00094 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00094 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 35% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes ML350 4WD SUV
24 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00073 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00069 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 40% of MSRP – .00069 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 34% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

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2009 Mercedes C300 Luxury
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00197 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 39% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes C300 Luxury 4matic
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00202 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 39% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes C300 Sport 4matic
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00202 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00202 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 39% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes CLK350 Coupe
24 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00015 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00050 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 40% of MSRP – .00050 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 35% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes CLK350 Convertible
24 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00100 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00114 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00114 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 36% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes CLK550 Coupe
24 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00015 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00050 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 38% of MSRP – .00050 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 33% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes CLK550 Convertible
24 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00100 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00114 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00114 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 35% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes CLS550
24 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00161 Base Rate
27 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00161 Base Rate
30 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00161 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00233 Base Rate
39 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00233 Base Rate
42 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00233 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00233 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes E350 Luxury
24 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00030 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00057 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 39% of MSRP – .00057 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 33% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes E350 Luxury 4matic
24 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00011 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00038 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 40% of MSRP – .00038 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 34% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes E350 Sport
24 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00030 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00057 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 39% of MSRP – .00057 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 33% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes E350 Sport 4matic
24 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00011 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00038 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 40% of MSRP – .00038 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 34% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes E550
24 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00030 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 39% of MSRP – .00057 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 37% of MSRP – .00057 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 32% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes E550 4matic
24 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00011 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 39% of MSRP – .00038 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 37% of MSRP – .00038 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 32% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes ML550 4WD SUV
24 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00073 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 41% of MSRP – .00069 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 37% of MSRP – .00069 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 31% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes ML63 AMG 4WD SUV
24 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00430 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 38% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

60 Month – Residual 31% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes R350
24 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00139 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00177 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 37% of MSRP – .00177 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 31% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate

2009 Mercedes SLK300
24 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00047 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00048 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00048 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 37% of MSRP – .00395 Base Rate