Ex Mercedes Management cars

[jimbg]

Any one know how long they keep the cars before selling them?

Also has any one any experience of buying one?

Cheers
Jim

 

[JBell]

My parents C250CGi is an Ex Management car, was 14 months old and immaculate with 5k on the clock.

Wouldn't hesitate to buy another

 

[A.J.]

I havn't, I usually buy three year olds. But they all go to closed Auctions, or they used to, for MB dealers only so you can bet your boots they will be expensive when they hit retail. Mine is an ex MB demo and they do load them up with extra's

 

[Blobcat]

I did - E320 CDI - 3 months old when I bought it in 2007 - £47K list, they wanted £36K... I gave them £30.5K
Still smelled like a new car - put 100K miles on it

Mercedes Benz Direct in Brum is where I had mine from - no issues at all with it - still under warranty for almost all the time I had it

 

[jimbg]

Thanks for the replies, I am looking at a AMG E53 Estate at the local dealership.
It was registered August 2019 and list was £70k and they are asking £48k for it.
I am going to look at it this afternoon and taking it for a test drive.

 

[Craiglxviii]

Thanks for the replies, I am looking at a AMG E53 Estate at the local dealership.
It was registered August 2019 and list was £70k and they are asking £48k for it.
I am going to look at it this afternoon and taking it for a test drive.

Bonkers depreciation!!!

 

[Blobcat]

Bonkers depreciation!!!

Great isn't it (for us second buyers)

 

[V6Matty]

Hmm maybe my wife should have my 212 and I find a nice 213,

 

[Craiglxviii]

Hmm maybe my wife should have my 212 and I find a nice 213,

See, I knew you’d begin to think this way!

 

[coxyhog]

I just had a chat with a good friend who sold me my E500.He's a salesman at a west country main dealer and he said that there are some really good deals on nearly new MB's at the moment.He wasn't trying it on with me as he knows I'm happy with what I've got.

 

[Blobcat]

I just had a chat with a good friend who sold me my E500.He's a salesman at a west country main dealer and he said that there are some really good deals on nearly new MB's at the moment.He wasn't trying it on with me as he knows I'm happy with what I've got.

My eldest is looking for a Mercedes to replace my Smart that he’s been using. Any links or just on the MB car search website?

 

[ernieh]

My first 204 was an ex MB Management car as was the first 205. Both were less than 6 months old and under 5k miles and bought from dealerships. No problems with the first up to 60k miles; the second had a water leak into the boot which may have been due to a rear-end shunt repair although I could not find any evidence of that at the bumper mountings or anywhere else. Both good cars.

Ernie

 

[BillyBoy]

Bonkers depreciation!!!

Not as much as it looks though. When I bought mine (via CarWow) I saved over £14k on the list price, so while it has lost money, it probably hasn't lost as much as it looks relative to the price paid (rather than list)

 

[jimbg]

Well at the end of the day I test drove the E53 and although it was quite impressive I decided that it did not make sense.
My head took over from my heart and I decided to stick to a basic diesel but still in Premium Plus spec.

Again there seems to be a constant supply of cars just over 6 months old at a healthy 33% discount and they will have a car in the colour I want from Mercedes next week.

It will keep our old dog happy for the next few years and then I will buy something more interesting.

 

[BillyBoy]

Well at the end of the day I test drove the E53 and although it was quite impressive I decided that it did not make sense.
My head took over from my heart and I decided to stick to a basic diesel but still in Premium Plus spec.

Again there seems to be a constant supply of cars just over 6 months old at a healthy 33% discount and they will have a car in the colour I want from Mercedes next week.

It will keep our old dog happy for the next few years and then I will buy something more interesting.

Out of interest, what part of it didn't make sense? Overall price, fuel economy or something else?

 

[JBell]

Bonkers depreciation!!!

MB demos and company cars get massive discounts compared to retail cars so they probably still made money on it

 

[John Laidlaw]

Out of interest, what part of it didn't make sense? Overall price, fuel economy or something else?

I am also interested to hear too..

 

[Rob7seven]

An independent car dealership owner friend knows the trade inside out. He told me that ex Mercedes management & demos are on a list that is circulated to dealers, with MB owned dealerships getting first bite. They're making money on them of course, but there are still be some very appealing bargains. Some dealer advertised cars are still stored in fields around the MB HQ, in I think, Milton Keynes, cars are a year old or slightly more, mostly under 5000 miles, top spec and as new by the time a potential customer sees them. Full remaining MB warranty of course, but initially friend tells me that these ex-Mercedes cars are normally only available through a Mercedes dealership, dealer friend has seen lists himself, but almost all the cars are snapped up by MB dealers.

 

[Craiglxviii]

An independent car dealership owner friend knows the trade inside out. He told me that ex Mercedes management & demos are on a list that is circulated to dealers, with MB owned dealerships getting first bite. They're making money on them of course, but there are still be some very appealing bargains. Some dealer advertised cars are still stored in fields around the MB HQ, in I think, Milton Keynes, cars are a year old or slightly more, mostly under 5000 miles, top spec and as new by the time a potential customer sees them. Full remaining MB warranty of course, but initially friend tells me that these ex-Mercedes cars are normally only available through a Mercedes dealership, dealer friend has seen lists himself, but almost all the cars are snapped up by MB dealers.

They’re stored at Chelveston Airfield ermmmmm someone told me

 

[Blobcat]

An independent car dealership owner friend knows the trade inside out. He told me that ex Mercedes management & demos are on a list that is circulated to dealers, with MB owned dealerships getting first bite. They're making money on them of course, but there are still be some very appealing bargains. Some dealer advertised cars are still stored in fields around the MB HQ, in I think, Milton Keynes, cars are a year old or slightly more, mostly under 5000 miles, top spec and as new by the time a potential customer sees them. Full remaining MB warranty of course, but initially friend tells me that these ex-Mercedes cars are normally only available through a Mercedes dealership, dealer friend has seen lists himself, but almost all the cars are snapped up by MB dealers.

Mercedes Benz direct get them and they used to change them every 3 months