Have been car shopping for a good part of the last 6 months to replace my prior lease. Somehow ended up with this for a lower payment than my Hyundai Sonata lease from 2021! Absolutely loaded spec in my preferred colors from a local dealer. Big thanks to the forum. This is my second hacked lease and the Rate Findr was invaluable. Going to be hard for me to top this. Happy hunting.
Make/Model: 2024 Mercedes C300 4-Matic (Loaner with ~8000 miles)
MSRP: $63,650
Selling Price before Incentives: $44,000
Incentives: $5000 Fleet
Monthly Payment: $316
Drive-Off Amount: $0
Months: 36 mo
Annual Mileage: 10k
MF: 0.00155
Residual: 54.43% adjusted for loaner miles
Yes, loaner is key along with the strong incentive support MB has going for 2024 models. Agree that 63k new is quite steep for a C300. Dealer had this price listed on their website (not including the fleet incentive) so no bargaining. Probably could’ve pushed harder if I had the will but I was happy with this deal. 24 month lease was even better for those interested in a shorter option.
Pinnacle trim? Solid deal, but btw this is a 0 DAS, not a 0 down (which indicates just no cost cap reduction / downpayment vis a vis this which is 0 Due at signing).
As i have mentioned before this seems to be the only car they are giving away. Someone mentioned that the reason these arent selling well is because of the 2.0 4 cylinder…i dont know how much of that is true…i rarely see any of these new c- xlasses on the road, previous models sold extremely well and the previous model (w205 4th generation) definitely had a much better look than the new model out now…
The price of the new model at 60k is way out of whack and could be another reason its not selling. But for a demo with 5k to 10k miles on it for under 400 i would drive one!
They’ve had a 4 cylinder in the base trim for awhile. You’re thinking of the new c63 which is not selling well due to the 4 cylinder. The regular C class is doing fine, not as well as 10 years ago, but that’s because of the general decline in sedan interest.
Thanks for the clarification. They used the 5k fleet incentives to cover all inception costs. And yup, Pinnacle trim! Only option this car doesn’t have is ventilated seats. Surprised they were using this as a loaner but it seems the loaded C-classes may not be selling well.
Your best approach, although time consuming would be to go directly to an MB dealer’s website. They usually have a section for former loaners/demos. Start from there.
Hit up a several dealers in New England and felt like I was pulling teeth to get them to 18% off pre-incentive, let alone 30%. With 0 DAS could maybe swing a payment in the high 3s on an AMG/Exclusive trim with msrp 58ish. Insane deal OP but might be a one-off
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