Need your opinion guys - first time leaser 2018 mercedes C300

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I just moved to America and it’s my first lease deal here - I was reading a lot recently, this website gave me a lot of information! - I would LOVE to have your opinion guys about the deal before I close it…

here are the full car features:
Premium 1 Package: Blind Spot Assist, Sirius XM Radio, KEYLESS GO®
Smartphone Integration Package: Apple CarPlay, Android Auto
Additional Options: Panorama Sunroof, Heated Front Seats, Rearview Camera, SD-Card Navigation Pre-Wiring, Natural Grain Black Ash Wood Trim, Brushed Aluminum Door Trim, 18-Inch Twin 5-Spoke Wheels, Comfort Suspension
A clean CARFAX vehicle

its a loaner with 4000+ miles, 2018 C300 black + white interior (love it)

here is the deal:
36 months / 10k miles
MSRP: 46600
sale price: 38500
RV: 60%
MF: ~0.001
MSD: x10 ==> 4000$ refundable ==> MF:~0.0003
sles taxes; 17.5
registration fee: 60
dealer core (?): 250

monthly payment: 366$ - ZERO down

they offered for extra 14.1$ a month (to the lease payment) to include the two years maintenance service.

they also offer (for free) 6 days a week free washing at their dealership…

what do you think of that deal? is it worth it?
should I take the maintenance? or just do it somewhere myself for cheaper?

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And what’s the monthly payment?

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I also visited tons of car dealerships and I created my own calculator for expected lease term/price
(its also scoring the car performances and features offered along with scoring the MF/RV/incentives/total viability of the deal itself…

at the end I get a summed score for each vehicle that includes all of the above and it just tell me all-in-all which is the BEST deal for the best car for me…

all the scoring system is based on comparison between all the cars on that list (normal distribution)
if someone will find that interesting I’ll be happy to help :slight_smile:

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lol!
I edited the price on the original post :slight_smile:

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17% discount on a 2018 loaner in a color combo that you want is surely good.
Looking at the strong homework that you have done, I’m sure you must have checked MF and RV numbers for you ZIP on Edmund forums. If not you can check that out.

You have mentioned that you are new in country, not sure how easy MB is on providing credit approvals on blank credit score cases but i know for that fact Honda doesn’t entertain those.

Overall looks good for first lease.

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Look at this for reference , and it’s coming from a reputed hackr -

2018 C300 Loaner in South Florida?

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what does “ZERO down” mean in terms of “total out of pocket”? Zero down is often misunderstood, it could mean “zero cap cost” but still inception cost. What’s the true “total due at signing” ?

Also MSRP seems high for the equipment listed. You need to double check the MSRP.

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zero down means I dont put anything out of pocket on the lease price other than taxes and MSD’s

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how much total ? $4000 is MSDs, how much in addition to the $4000?
Also what part of the country is this ?

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Where are you located? I could beat that deal by quite a bit in the NY/NJ area.

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in OH

4000 MDS
60 taxes
250 dealerdoc
366 first month payment

4676 total

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im in OH.
can I still get that in your region?

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if @nyclife can get you a much better deal that exceeds the shipping cost and his broker fee then use him, he’s a well respected broker here.

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@nyclife hi, I’m shopping for a C300 lease in NJ. Sent you a pm as well (I’ll send follow up with zip code, lease term needed, etc).

Let me know what the process is - your fees, etc.

OP - good luck! Just curious - is this 4matic or rwd