My Take: Well, don’t say I didn’t warn ya. Here’s the bad news, the $2000 is gone. The good news is that I think you can do no worse than invoice. The C350 still retains it’s good old money factor from June (which is the same as May, April, March and possibly February). Certainly more expensive, but definitely not horrible. I know the good old MB dealers are going to hate me for saying this, but I think you can do a little better than invoice in areas with solid competition due to the fact that MBs have holdbacks. Now lets get into the C300. The C300 got a major MF deduction in order to offset the 2% loss in residual value. How does that compare to last month you ask? You save almost $30 per month, which translates to about $1000 in your pocket. Cool huh? So this month, I’m going to pimp the C300 Sport instead. Check out the new LIST for some sample payment calculations.
2009 Mercedes C-Class
2009 Mercedes C300 Luxury
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00200 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00075 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00075 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes C300 Luxury 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00215 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00091 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00091 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes C300 Sport
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00200 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00075 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00075 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes C300 Sport 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00215 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00091 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00091 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes C350 Sport
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00089 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00084 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00084 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes C63 AMG
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00430 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00395 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00395 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00395 base money factor
@TLH. Wow. 9k off MSRP? when was this and through who did you lease through?
It was on Tuesday 9/8/2009, I used USAA.com car buying service. The lease was through MB in Arlington, VA (good dealer and service orientated).
@TLH. That is a GOOD sale price. I would have probably opted to buy instead of lease. Still, $9k off is very nice, even with the higher money factor. I would have probably suggest MSDs to lower the MF a bit. Other than that, that’s a fine deal you got the. Congrats!