2009 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Consumer Discussions

High End Luxury Cars

A better value proposition?

Written by: blckislandguy on Oct 31, 2009 05:21 PM

Earlier iterations of this board went thru the Lexus vs Mercedes War some time ago. Afterall a while it all got very tiring. So, at the risk of boring anyone, I'd like to give you my experience for what it is worth. I had a couple of free hours last night and I stopped in at a central MA Lexus dealership. The sales guys were remarkably well informed and seemingly had all ... Read More...

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Re: beballyall [aeggroup]

Written by: stunyccpa on Jul 05, 2009 05:24 PM

Not all true. First of all if you finance a vehicle you can still write off payments in addition to depreciation because you now own the car. The IRS for tax year 2009 allows a tax deduction of 55 cents per mile for business miles driven. The 55 cents per mile is an estimate of per mile cost of total vehicle usage and therefore in that 55 cents includes gas, insurance, ... Read More...

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Lease Questions

Re: 2008 S550 4Matic MF/Residual [richz]

Written by: Car_man on Mar 02, 2009 05:07 AM

Hi richz. Mercedes is not leasing 2008 models any longer. If you really want to lease an S550, you will have to go with a 2009 model. Car_man Host Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum Read More...

Re: [juice1220]

Written by: skrontz on Sep 06, 2008 06:27 PM

Profits are made by either selling something exclusive at high margin or through sales volume. The reason Mercedes and BMW are not making good profits is that their cars are no longer as competitive as Lexus and other similar brands are. It's no secret that the MSRP for a new Mercedes in Europe is way higher than in the States. The reason is that the most of the sales ... Read More...

Re: [skrontz]

Written by: juice1220 on Sep 06, 2008 00:07 PM

Skrontz, Yes I am a dealer. I work for a BMW dealer, and I worked at Mercedes Benz before this. August 1st BMW did announce what I wrote before. Discounts will not happen as lightly as you think. Every company is in business to make a profir, and the profits bmw and mercedes are generating lately are not that good. Especially when they are taking huge hits on the lease ... Read More...

Article Comments - First Look: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL550 and SL600

Article Comments - First Look: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL550 and SL600

Written by: KarenS on Jan 25, 2008 07:40 AM

The Mercedes Sport-Leicht (SL) has carved itself an enviable niche, despite being neither light nor particularly sporty. Since the launch of the original in 1957, Mercedes has sold more than 633,000 SLs. First Look: 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL550 and SL600 Read More...

High End Luxury Cars

Mercedes hybrid

Written by: tagman on Mar 06, 2007 10:07 PM

It's coming... in 2009. link title TagMan Read More...

Tag

Written by: drfill on Nov 15, 2006 08:11 PM

While the current E-Class doesn't quite make the grade for this forum, the NEXT generation might surprise all of us. Quick peak here: 2009 E-Class? Appreciate that! Looks pretty sweet to me! Hope it makes it there. Never been very impressed with Mercedes' sedans style. Looks like a step in the right direction. :) Read More...

Future Mercedes

Written by: tagman on Nov 15, 2006 07:15 PM

While the current E-Class doesn't quite make the grade for this forum, the NEXT generation might surprise all of us. Quick peak here: 2009 E-Class? In the meantime, there is still the likelihood that merc's S-Class convertible will become a reality. This was previously posted, but here's a reminder: 2008 S-Class convertible As I recall, he'll be eating the ... Read More...

Re: BusinessWeek on BMW - Great Article [tagman]

Written by: dewey on Oct 10, 2006 08:28 PM

BTW, blkhemi did respond to my question about whether or not BlueTec was recently improved enough to eliminate the need for the urea additive (in the 5 most restrictive states, including California, where I reside). I dont know what Dr. Z speech Blkhemi is referring to but it appears the urea bladder is MB's 50 State solution. The EPA had issues with the bladder ... Read More...