My Take: Who wants a C350? You DO! Forget the C300s, there is $2000 marketing cash on the C350s until 6/30 and the money factor/residuals are STILL the same. I was hammering about in February, and like a broken record, I will tell you again…GET THE C350! To encourage you to get into the C350, I will refuse to answer any C300 questions for the remainder of the month! If you are in So Cal, hit up Aaron over at Dealerplace and tell him you want the car at $2000 under invoice. That’s it. Expect to pay around $2k at drive-off and your payments should be under $500 if stick to 36/48 months. Just read the comments in the forums or in last month’s C-Class post to get an idea as to what others have found. Now, if only they would drop the MF on the C63, that would make me REALLY happy.
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| At Invoice | At MSRP | |||||
| Make/Model | Invoice | MSRP | 36-month | 48-month | 36-month | 48-month |
| 09 Mercedes C350 Sport | $37,145 | $39,875 | $525* | $470** | $604* | $529** |
NOTE: Estimates assuming the following conditions:
- Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) due at signing.
- Local Taxes not included.
- 24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
- All cars are stock, without any options.
- No rebates/incentives applied
2009 Mercedes C-Class
2009 Mercedes C300 Luxury
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00200 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00165 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00165 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes C300 Luxury 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00215 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00125 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00125 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes C300 Sport
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00200 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00165 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00165 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes C300 Sport 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00215 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00125 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00125 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes C350 Sport
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00089 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00084 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00084 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes C63 AMG
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00430 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00395 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00395 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00395 base money factor
My Take: The 2009 6-Series is looking like the better lease right now. Money factors are slightly lower, residuals are the same. I’m guessing sale price will be lower on the 09, so that should save you some additional cash. There’s $3000 customer cash and 0.9% financing on the 2009. On the 2010, you don’t have the cash, but you do have the 3.9% financing. Check out the 2010 vs 2009 payment comparison below…
My Take: The money factor is starting to drop on the TSX now so keep an eye out this June to see how they may look. If I don’t have them when you need them, check with your dealer. I haven’t had any problems with Acura dealers bumping the MF, so I wouldn’t be too worried about that. The key thing to look for is a MF drop and a steady residual. Keep your eyes peeled.
My Take: I remember someone was requesting the Cayenne numbers earlier in the week. Well, here they are. Expensive suckers, aren’t they?
My Take: Looks like Toyota isn’t exactly pushing to lease these things. I have to say though, the residual values are might high, so even with a .00255 mf, this lease may not be as bad as some may think. I would certainly would not call this a “deal” though.