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Originally Posted by chilledbenz
Really depends on how picky you are. If you want a certain color or certain options, then your best bet is to scope out the dealerships now to find what your looking for. Then inquire about the car, but you don't necessarily have to purchase the car at this point unless your offered a deal you just can't pass up. Just keep tabs on the car and check in with the salesman every other week, the more w212's that come in the more they want to move out the w211's. On the other hand, if your not picky as to which color/options are on a car, you can hold out much longer. There will be a lot of w211's on the lots for quite some time, I seen this same situation with the w203 C class, everyone wants the new and improved model, so they have a hard time selling the older model (to the tune of having w203's on the lot still a year after the w204 was introduced). My dealership has quite a few w211's, so it will be a few months before they get desperate to move cars, although if you want a Bluetec that's a different story. My dealership has two brand new untitled 2008 Bluetec's they can't give away lol.
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Originally Posted by mac911
I also agree that while the deals will be good now, they will just keep getitng better as hte summer ends and then in the fall and winter, if you aren't picky.
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I agree.
If you aren't picky, then you can afford to wait a while before purchasing a W211 at an AWESOME price. I mentioned in my other post the dealership I went to had a metallic dark-green W211 that I've seen on the lot since my friend purchased his E-Class in 2007. I'm sure they'll probably offer $20+K off invoice (or more) just to get rid of that eye-sore.
On the other hand, if you're pickier about your vehicles, and/or there are certain color(s) or feature(s) you must have in your vehicle, then I would suggest getting it for a GREAT price before all of them sell out (maybe right now). In my area, when I purchased my vehicles in 2009, almost all of the E350's with Parktronic, and
ALL of the E350's with P2 or Split Folding Seats were gone in my area. I would either have to settle for a car that didn't have those features, or spend more money to upgrade to a E550, or drive to another part of CA and try the dealers in that area (each dealer only trades with certain dealerships within their immediate area). Since those features weren't "critical" to me, I chose to deal without them. Had those features been "critical" to me, then I would have to chose either option #2, #3, or choose
NOT to get a W211.