Looking for some advice/assistance. I am interested in leasing a brand new 2023 Mercedes C-Class Coupe 63s (final edition) – 1 of 499 made globally.
Most dealers I have spoken to are marking the vehicle up 20-30k given the limited numbers (justified or not) and not willing to budge much.
I have a local dealer who is willing to knock it down to MSRP — which on the surface seems great, but the lease payment (before taxes and fees) on a 48/mo 7.5k, w/8k cash down (especially if they are saying that is at “buy rate” MF) is $1799 and seems inflated…MSRP is $133,300.
Should i take the fact that they are selling @ MSRP itself a win and take the offer or is there more room here to negotiate?
Happy to work with a broker or otherwise some in the know.
Yes i know the lease rates are better on a purchase – this is just the direction i want to go.
I ran into this a couple times when I got my 22 rs6 avant and my 23 r8 at msrp. Both were cars that most dealers were charging $10-20k markups. The rs6 I went with a lease and of course the payments were very high and the MF was marked up. The reason I still decided to lease was because I knew I wasn’t going to own it for long and didn’t want to pay sales tax on the total cost. But there was no negotiating because I was getting it at “MSRP” albeit with a marked up MF. Unfortunately that’s just the way its gonna go. Might be able to get a couple bucks off but nothing substantial. R8 I simply bought in full, bc I wanted to own for awhile. Their lease options were just atrocious (MF marked up over 9%). If you’re considering owning the c63 for over a couple years, probably buy. Otherwise the dealer will back you into a corner and screw you with the mf. Run the math both ways, cost of ownership will probably be cheaper over a couple years if you buy/finance.
Regardless, C63 final editions are sick! Trying to get a 23 e63 wagon myself.
How long are you planning to keep? You are in CA so if you are buying there is $13k tax right there. Compare the MF and the traditional financing rate for the break even point. Also being in CA you can buy your lease and sell it within 10 days to avoid sales tax when you are bored with it.
If you’re getting it at sticker and buy-rate then there’s probably not much room for anything else here, at least short term.
Standard leasing advice but I would never put $8k down, use that for MSD’s instead, but that’s just putting lipstick on a pig at this point. This thing leases like crap and there’s nothing you can do to change that (short of getting a massive dealer discount).
Current '63 AMG lessee here…I love mine however I couldn’t fathom paying $133k for it. I get that the heart wants what the heart wants and it’s the final edition and all, but that is absolutely nuts!
Had a C63 (sedan) and it was a great car with that magnificent V8. Different car altogether, but now have a RS3 and it is just as much fun if not more (faster as well) but in a different way.
You got good advice here already, but honestly man look at M3s in the deal threads. You could saved thousands on thousands and have a car that can be better in some aspects.
I love the M3 — was sad when they stopped building it in a coupe configuration – a deal breaker for me – not to mention i am not a huge fan of the modified front-end aesthetics. I could opt for an M4 coupe loaded @105k — about the same as a standard C63s. The 30k final edition premium is tough to swallow (60k if the dealer markup were in play). It looks pretty amazing on the floor though.
instead of going for final edition why not go for the “regular” 2023 c63s coupe? You should be able to get one well optioned for around 105k. The look for the final edition isn’t great and it’s not worth the 130k asking for what is included in it.
Appreciate the thought. Looked at that option. Nothing available (2022/2023) in my area. What is available regionally is not in a color I would like to spend any kind of money on. Indeed would save some money.
I agree with Jeff. Take that 8k and use it for MSD. Don’t forget you never get that money back but you do get the MSD returned at lease end. You also could take that 8k divide it by number of months on the lease and use that amount to reduce your payment each month.
If you’re going to lease or finance at dealer with a mark-up and you value the relationship, let them know you may consider buying it out or refinancing in a few months due to rate at your local CU/Bank and for them to use a service where they get paid on the loan without a chargeback.
