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From: Bondville
Always glad to hear from you Bill.
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From: bolton
A few years back I was all excited to get the new MB EQS.
Incredible car to drive etc. Then I got into the back seat. Bummer
They had to put the battery somewhere but it raised the seats.
I had no head room.
after 2 yrs or so, they added the EQS SUV. Since it is taller, they have eliminated the headroom issue.
It doesn't feel like an SUV, it is much more sedan like.
They're coming in off lease now. the 580 is upper 50's into low 60's.
an example ( a really sweet example)
Merc has https://www.mbusa.com/en/cpo/inventory which has most US MB dealers pre-owned inventory.
Incredible car to drive etc. Then I got into the back seat. Bummer
They had to put the battery somewhere but it raised the seats.
I had no head room.
after 2 yrs or so, they added the EQS SUV. Since it is taller, they have eliminated the headroom issue.
It doesn't feel like an SUV, it is much more sedan like.
They're coming in off lease now. the 580 is upper 50's into low 60's.
an example ( a really sweet example)
Merc has https://www.mbusa.com/en/cpo/inventory which has most US MB dealers pre-owned inventory.
if you find it, and want it you'd best buy. it won't be there long.
Of course the downside is Mercedes knows this as well and price may go higher
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From: Michigan
"CPO" is the only way I would buy a 'modern' car but it would not be a EV.... that's just me being an old fart. But my 29 year old F-150 and my 67 year old MG are both running fine. Even my wife's Honda is 8 years old. Like our cars, we are Vintage. At our age we are not doing cross country drives. Heck, spent the entire afternoon enjoying spirts and friends by a lake even if it was raining cats and dogs here.
Sam, if you are reading this. Your new business location looks great from the road!
Sam, if you are reading this. Your new business location looks great from the road!
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From: bolton
While not the exact vehicle I want ( it's plain black, mileage 18k) I found one that ticked all of the other boxes.
talking with sales person, mostly over email. due to the color I'm not over the moon enthusiastic.
It is what it is so other than the tire set up there is much to discuss.
first the tires. it's a 23 production vehicle. 3 of the tires were replaced last year, the other was from the original production set.
I wanted the fourth swapped. rather than having 3 new tires and one with 18k.
I started to ask about pricing on the 7 yr extended warranty. What is in-service date from a warranty standpoint?
What is 7 yr extended warranty cost?
"For pricing on extended warranty after you guys decide to move forward our finance manager will go through everything that we offer"
Why is that a difficult question?
"In what way?"
how much is the extended warranty?
MBUSA manufacturers extended warranty.
I know the game. I've owned over 20 Mercedes and currently have 8 in the fleet.
simply answer the question.
or send over the business office lists of questions. with costs prefilled in.
I have no interest in jerking around on this.
" There is no game being played Jerome it's just our process how we do things here at Fields. Once you agree to you would like to move forward with this vehicle and it meets your needs after you will move forward to the next step which is the finance department where they will discuss each warranty and pricing. We like to make the process as smooth as possible with little back and forth. I also spoke with my manager regarding switching out that tire and that is something we cannot do. The tire meets our measurement requirements or else this vehicle would not have been certified. "
It is said Samson slew a thousand philistines with nothing more than the jawbone of an ass.
Which of course is a trivial number compared to how many sales get killed every day using the same weapon.
talking with sales person, mostly over email. due to the color I'm not over the moon enthusiastic.
It is what it is so other than the tire set up there is much to discuss.
first the tires. it's a 23 production vehicle. 3 of the tires were replaced last year, the other was from the original production set.
I wanted the fourth swapped. rather than having 3 new tires and one with 18k.
I started to ask about pricing on the 7 yr extended warranty. What is in-service date from a warranty standpoint?
What is 7 yr extended warranty cost?
"For pricing on extended warranty after you guys decide to move forward our finance manager will go through everything that we offer"
Why is that a difficult question?
"In what way?"
how much is the extended warranty?
MBUSA manufacturers extended warranty.
I know the game. I've owned over 20 Mercedes and currently have 8 in the fleet.
simply answer the question.
or send over the business office lists of questions. with costs prefilled in.
I have no interest in jerking around on this.
" There is no game being played Jerome it's just our process how we do things here at Fields. Once you agree to you would like to move forward with this vehicle and it meets your needs after you will move forward to the next step which is the finance department where they will discuss each warranty and pricing. We like to make the process as smooth as possible with little back and forth. I also spoke with my manager regarding switching out that tire and that is something we cannot do. The tire meets our measurement requirements or else this vehicle would not have been certified. "
It is said Samson slew a thousand philistines with nothing more than the jawbone of an ass.
Which of course is a trivial number compared to how many sales get killed every day using the same weapon.
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From: Bondville
While not the exact vehicle I want ( it's plain black, mileage 18k) I found one that ticked all of the other boxes.
talking with sales person, mostly over email. due to the color I'm not over the moon enthusiastic.
It is what it is so other than the tire set up there is much to discuss.
first the tires. it's a 23 production vehicle. 3 of the tires were replaced last year, the other was from the original production set.
I wanted the fourth swapped. rather than having 3 new tires and one with 18k.
I started to ask about pricing on the 7 yr extended warranty. What is in-service date from a warranty standpoint?
What is 7 yr extended warranty cost?
"For pricing on extended warranty after you guys decide to move forward our finance manager will go through everything that we offer"
Why is that a difficult question?
"In what way?"
how much is the extended warranty?
MBUSA manufacturers extended warranty.
I know the game. I've owned over 20 Mercedes and currently have 8 in the fleet.
simply answer the question.
or send over the business office lists of questions. with costs prefilled in.
I have no interest in jerking around on this.
" There is no game being played Jerome it's just our process how we do things here at Fields. Once you agree to you would like to move forward with this vehicle and it meets your needs after you will move forward to the next step which is the finance department where they will discuss each warranty and pricing. We like to make the process as smooth as possible with little back and forth. I also spoke with my manager regarding switching out that tire and that is something we cannot do. The tire meets our measurement requirements or else this vehicle would not have been certified. "
It is said Samson slew a thousand philistines with nothing more than the jawbone of an ass.
Which of course is a trivial number compared to how many sales get killed every day using the same weapon.
talking with sales person, mostly over email. due to the color I'm not over the moon enthusiastic.
It is what it is so other than the tire set up there is much to discuss.
first the tires. it's a 23 production vehicle. 3 of the tires were replaced last year, the other was from the original production set.
I wanted the fourth swapped. rather than having 3 new tires and one with 18k.
I started to ask about pricing on the 7 yr extended warranty. What is in-service date from a warranty standpoint?
What is 7 yr extended warranty cost?
"For pricing on extended warranty after you guys decide to move forward our finance manager will go through everything that we offer"
Why is that a difficult question?
"In what way?"
how much is the extended warranty?
MBUSA manufacturers extended warranty.
I know the game. I've owned over 20 Mercedes and currently have 8 in the fleet.
simply answer the question.
or send over the business office lists of questions. with costs prefilled in.
I have no interest in jerking around on this.
" There is no game being played Jerome it's just our process how we do things here at Fields. Once you agree to you would like to move forward with this vehicle and it meets your needs after you will move forward to the next step which is the finance department where they will discuss each warranty and pricing. We like to make the process as smooth as possible with little back and forth. I also spoke with my manager regarding switching out that tire and that is something we cannot do. The tire meets our measurement requirements or else this vehicle would not have been certified. "
It is said Samson slew a thousand philistines with nothing more than the jawbone of an ass.
Which of course is a trivial number compared to how many sales get killed every day using the same weapon.
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