Need advice/help - NJ - 2022 Mercedes GLB250

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Hi All,

Its been a while and I am grossly out of touch with how the car market is behaving and would love to get some feedback and advice. This is a deal a friend of mine sent over to me and he is adamant about getting this car. Quickly looking at it I know this lease deal is not even close to good. I’m looking for advice on what areas I can potentially push the dealer on given where the market is. What is a realistic discount if any on this type of make/model? It looks like the MF is marked up, definitely should not put a downpayment upfront, is there anything else that can help to reduce the monthly payment on this?

This is based on New Jersey, I have attached pictures of the proposed deal. Thanks for your help!

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$900/mo for a glb250?

Happy Excuse Me GIF

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That is the same face I said when I saw it :frowning: but they really want it, I tried convincing them on a Audi Q5 but the noteboook style tablet in the middle console was a deal breaker.

Realistically what are GLB250’s going for?

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What does your friend like about the car? Looks like a mini school bus

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Agreed that’s insane.

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Pre supply crunch I would say $300-400 at best. Maybe 600 now? 900 is insane

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300-400 pre pandemic? Really? Id be surprised to see a 48k mercedes be in the 400 range. I would think prepandemic it waa 650 and pandemic 800

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I drove a GLE 43 AMG for 640… Deal was posted here too. Sold a year later for profit.

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If it must be a GLB, your friend will be better off financing.

But given the NJ sales tax exemption on EV’s, it seems silly to buy anything else IMO.

(pre pandemic GLB was a sub $400 lease with right rebates)

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pre-covid MB had 12.50% friends and family. I think it didn’t stack. If you can find one, it may help (with this insanity)

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Any EV you recommend that would be a possible alternative? I have the etron suv which I love but I dont think prices would be realistic in this environment.

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That looks a lot like a buyer’s order and not a quote!

Also: “my friend”

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You are in the price range of an Model 3, Ioniq, EV6 and Mach-E. All hard to find but all great options.

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Thanks, I’ll help him check those out. For the GLB, any thoughts of what discount can be had on them right now?

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no, they were cheap as hell. MB couldn’t give away the GLA and GLBs b/c theyre hideous. Literally anything else in this segment is a better value to buy.

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They had very strong residuals. Lots of them got pressed into loaner service

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Sounds like this car is no longer possible to get any sort of discount?

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nobody is discounting MB. most are at or over msrp. there isnt nearly enough production.

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