Re: [MBZ] 2004 cars
there is a big difference between a suburban and a MB. There are many things you need a suburban for than you can use an MB for. That is why I have one, but I guess I need to sell it since I bought my 1 ton truck. Ed Booher wrote: On 7/17/05, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Brother just called. He has "found" a new Suburban at a dealership, 2004 model that never sold. Price reduced from $42,000 to $30,000 because of the model year. Any problem with buying a new car that has sat for almost two years w/out being started? If I understand him correctly, this car has almost no miles on it, has just been parked at the dealership. ...snip Thoughts and recommendations I could pass on to him? Lives in Florida. I recommend that he can get a very nice late model Mercedes in like new condition that will last much longer and get better gas mileage than the Suburban for $30K. But you already knew that. However, the great thing about a "new" vehicle, even though it's an older model year is the warranty. We all know that you need to drain fluids on vehicles that are going to be sitting due to the fluids potential to maybe eat through some gaskets and such. Basically, I'd say the truck is probably fine, but he needs to drive it a solid 2 - 4 weeks with no background noise, no radio and no DVDs for the kids, etc. Get to know what it sounds like, so that if something has happened when the driving harmonics change he'll know it's wrong. Also, I don't know if this is a nationwide thing or not, but here in IN we are getting the "employee" pricing on all models but the Vette. One of the Chevy dealerships had a Tahoe on sale with employee pricing, and even giving the customers the rebates on top of it all, for something rediculous. The ad was "New Tahoes for the Price of a Cobalt", given they had to mean the highest end Cobalt with no discounts, but you get the point. If he wants new new he can probably beat the pit boss up and get one fresh off the truck for the same price. GM is really hurting right now, apparently. Bad enough that at least in my area, all of the big three have ran after GM and now we have "employee" pricing for Ford and Chrysler/Dodge products as well at some dealerships. It seems cars is not a growing business these days. You might even suggest the ol' I'm looking at a Dodge ploy. You know the one, "I really like the truck, but I'm not sure that bright neon green is really the color I'm looking for, besides I want to run up the street and look at a Durango while I'm thinking about this one." OR "I've been looking at a Durango up the street." The second one is particularly effective if you happen to actually go look at a Durango and can escape the dealership with *any* kind of official looking paperwork. Write some prices that aren't too out there, you know? $32,000 Durango with some math and figures and a $30,000 with a circle then a $27,000 with a larger circle. My pit boss at least, was driven by those kinds of things. If we had an up on the floor and had gotten to the point in the presentation to be working numbers and they started flopping like that and could produce something that showed they had a car for a couple grand less up the street, he'd almost always drop to at least match, if not beat by at least a grand just to get them to sign the contract. Vettes were the exception. We never made deals on them. You paid what was on the sticker. Anyway, that truck has not sat completely. It can't, just won't happen on a lot like that. You've got people wanting to test drive it that will take it once around the block (hopefully with the salesperson, or they are lazy) the lot workers will move the vehicles around when new stock comes in to distribute colors, or like vehicles, or make more room for the vans, or whatever. So the point here is the truck is just fine, no worries at all above and beyond what anyone would have with a new vehicle. Personally, I'd still talk him into a Benz. ...snip LT Don 1977 Mercedes 240D (Slug) 1972 Honda CB-500K -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
RE: [MBZ] 2004 cars
Well, I chkd on KBB's site, and listed it as used, with seven miles. Their private party value came back as $27,870. Jerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:33 PM To: Banned List; Mercedes mailing list Subject: [MBZ] 2004 cars Brother just called. He has "found" a new Suburban at a dealership, 2004 model that never sold. Price reduced from $42,000 to $30,000 because of the model year. Any problem with buying a new car that has sat for almost two years w/out being started? If I understand him correctly, this car has almost no miles on it, has just been parked at the dealership. Anyone know anything about the 2004 Suburbans. He said it has a Vortec 1500 engine [he is anything but a mechanic!] and is supposed to get 16/18 for gas mileage. Thoughts and recommendations I could pass on to him? Lives in Florida. -- Some folks march to the beat of a different drummer. I don't even need the drum. - LT Don 1977 Mercedes 240D (Slug) 1972 Honda CB-500K ___ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] For new parts see www.buymbparts.com For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] 2004 cars
On 7/17/05, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brother just called. He has "found" a new Suburban at a dealership, > 2004 model that never sold. Price reduced from $42,000 to $30,000 > because of the model year. > > Any problem with buying a new car that has sat for almost two years > w/out being started? If I understand him correctly, this car has > almost no miles on it, has just been parked at the dealership. > > ...snip > > Thoughts and recommendations I could pass on to him? Lives in Florida. > I recommend that he can get a very nice late model Mercedes in like new condition that will last much longer and get better gas mileage than the Suburban for $30K. But you already knew that. However, the great thing about a "new" vehicle, even though it's an older model year is the warranty. We all know that you need to drain fluids on vehicles that are going to be sitting due to the fluids potential to maybe eat through some gaskets and such. Basically, I'd say the truck is probably fine, but he needs to drive it a solid 2 - 4 weeks with no background noise, no radio and no DVDs for the kids, etc. Get to know what it sounds like, so that if something has happened when the driving harmonics change he'll know it's wrong. Also, I don't know if this is a nationwide thing or not, but here in IN we are getting the "employee" pricing on all models but the Vette. One of the Chevy dealerships had a Tahoe on sale with employee pricing, and even giving the customers the rebates on top of it all, for something rediculous. The ad was "New Tahoes for the Price of a Cobalt", given they had to mean the highest end Cobalt with no discounts, but you get the point. If he wants new new he can probably beat the pit boss up and get one fresh off the truck for the same price. GM is really hurting right now, apparently. Bad enough that at least in my area, all of the big three have ran after GM and now we have "employee" pricing for Ford and Chrysler/Dodge products as well at some dealerships. It seems cars is not a growing business these days. You might even suggest the ol' I'm looking at a Dodge ploy. You know the one, "I really like the truck, but I'm not sure that bright neon green is really the color I'm looking for, besides I want to run up the street and look at a Durango while I'm thinking about this one." OR "I've been looking at a Durango up the street." The second one is particularly effective if you happen to actually go look at a Durango and can escape the dealership with *any* kind of official looking paperwork. Write some prices that aren't too out there, you know? $32,000 Durango with some math and figures and a $30,000 with a circle then a $27,000 with a larger circle. My pit boss at least, was driven by those kinds of things. If we had an up on the floor and had gotten to the point in the presentation to be working numbers and they started flopping like that and could produce something that showed they had a car for a couple grand less up the street, he'd almost always drop to at least match, if not beat by at least a grand just to get them to sign the contract. Vettes were the exception. We never made deals on them. You paid what was on the sticker. Anyway, that truck has not sat completely. It can't, just won't happen on a lot like that. You've got people wanting to test drive it that will take it once around the block (hopefully with the salesperson, or they are lazy) the lot workers will move the vehicles around when new stock comes in to distribute colors, or like vehicles, or make more room for the vans, or whatever. So the point here is the truck is just fine, no worries at all above and beyond what anyone would have with a new vehicle. Personally, I'd still talk him into a Benz. > > ...snip > > LT Don > 1977 Mercedes 240D (Slug) > 1972 Honda CB-500K > -- Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil.
Re: [MBZ] 2004 cars
Wonder what a "new" one would cost using the Employee Discount Program? Not much more I bet. On 7/17/05, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brother just called. He has "found" a new Suburban at a dealership, > 2004 model that never sold. Price reduced from $42,000 to $30,000 > because of the model year. > > Any problem with buying a new car that has sat for almost two years > w/out being started? If I understand him correctly, this car has > almost no miles on it, has just been parked at the dealership. > > Anyone know anything about the 2004 Suburbans. He said it has a Vortec > 1500 engine [he is anything but a mechanic!] and is supposed to get > 16/18 for gas mileage. > > Thoughts and recommendations I could pass on to him? Lives in Florida. > > > -- > Some folks march to the beat of a different drummer. > I don't even need the drum. > > - > > LT Don > 1977 Mercedes 240D (Slug) > 1972 Honda CB-500K > > ___ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- John Freer Palm Springs, CA 1992 500 SEL 1985 380SL