Should I buy a Mercedes Demo car?

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Old 6th February 2023, 14:02   #31

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Why not instrumentality the utilized car route? GLA and CLA are easy disposable connected the utilized car marketplace and with monolithic discounts considering the depreciation of luxury cars.

Carwale has rather a fewer examples of debased mileage azygous proprietor vehicles.

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Old 6th February 2023, 15:48   #32

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It's a bully car immoderate day. 2 lac successful refurbishment is thing from MB invoicing (other patrons volition agree). Ask for a level 15 lac upfront discount and adjacent the woody with extended 7 twelvemonth warranty positive 2 years of broad security sum from the day of purchase.

MB cars are physique to last, determination are exceptions, hence the warranty sum to annul those issues.

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Old 6th February 2023, 17:59   #33

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I americium successful the marketplace for a caller car and I person my bosom connected the Merc GLA Petrol. It is mode beyond my fund but nary different car has travel adjacent to impressing maine much than the GLA.

Yesterday, I went to this showroom and determination was a demo GLA 200 (petrol) with the following:

1. It's GLA 200 Petrol Registered connected 2021 (Warranty already started)

2. It has tally 13000 km connected the odo and the trader has told maine it has been utilized arsenic a demo car only.

I would not privation to bargain a demo car utilized for implicit 13k. That is mode excessively much. And truly not a canine bitten steering and rear-shunt. No demo idiosyncratic volition bash that. It has been misused.

If you inactive tin not debar the temptation, past bash the pursuing for sure:

1. The Warranty started successful 2021 - Means you request astatine slightest 3-4 years much - Ask for a Extended Warranty up to 6th twelvemonth astatine Dealer's cost
2. No mode hold for a terms beyond 35 L (Check the Original Invoice - I uncertainty it was arsenic costly past arsenic it is today)
3. Check if the chassis has immoderate harm - since you mentioned it has a rear accident
4. Steering tin not beryllium fixed but tin beryllium replaced - inquire for a replacement

Lastly, arsenic others said, debar if you tin bushed the temptation.

Best if you tin store for a pre-owned exemplary of a akin moving and archetypal owner. You whitethorn extremity up getting for overmuch cheaper and a amended looked-after version.

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Old 8th February 2023, 20:50   #34

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I would alternatively bargain a luxury car abused by 1 idiosyncratic than 1 abused by many. Its not conscionable the mean deterioration and tear, its besides the motor and ECU not mounting to 1 benignant of driving. Better to bargain pre-owned cleanable luxury car than springiness into this.

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In my opinion, your connection terms should beryllium Invoice terms - 30% depreciation - terms of repairs that request to beryllium done, for e.g the steering wheel. You should not wage a penny much supra this price. Also bash your ain research. Get yourself thing similar an OBDeleven. Scan the car yourself and instrumentality a look astatine each the responsibility codes and if the odo matches speechmaking of ECU. If determination are nary faults, nary alterations successful odo, the ocular inspection of the motor from underside is wide and the car runs ok, past you tin deliberation astir buying it.

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I consciousness that radical are being a small excessively cautious. Take it for a longish trial drive, if it drives good and you don't announcement immoderate issues, get it. You person warranty, and 13k kilometres is not each that overmuch successful the expansive strategy of things. 2 lakhs of enactment billed astatine MB prices isn't that high. Plus amended to person enactment done to a car than person a car with faults that the proprietor hasn't bothered to fix.

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My idiosyncratic acquisition buying a utilized 2021 M340i precocious with 22K connected the odo from a fashionable Gurgaon based dealer.

PS : This is the archetypal clip I?ve bought a utilized car successful India and I person had nightmarish thoughts of adjacent getting into 1 - fto unsocial spending upwards of 55L connected a utilized German.

Now, I looked astatine 5 factors erstwhile buying a 2021.
1. the car?s age, and whether it had been maintained by BMW with records
2. Warranty - successful my lawsuit this 1 had extended BSI PLus with 1.5 yrs near (includes brake pads from bmw) and extended warranty thwt expired 2.5 yrs aft acquisition for bid of mind
3. Warranty defeating mods - which determination were, but the connection to reconstruct everything to banal and reset oregon springiness maine the archetypal components (I took the latter)
4. Honouring my petition to spot the car successful the store arsenic they were correcting overgarment for stone chips and doing the item - shows maine determination was thing to hide.
5. spot plays a elephantine origin successful connecting with the radical selling you a car. In my lawsuit the trader has consistently went supra and beyond successful picking up my calls, shipping the 2nd key, the archetypal components and present good into the 2nd period to vessel caller rear tyres which were a somewhat incorrect size aft the sale.

All of the supra said, I didn?t privation to sorb the depreciation of a caller car - a large crushed galore of america bargain utilized luxury cars - but astatine the aforesaid clip I didn?t privation a beaten up and retired of warranty car for atkeast 2 years aft acquisition by which clip you?ve known the car enough.

Buying 1 from a known root / idiosyncratic oregon a non shaper reputed trader gives you greater truth. IMHO - shaper dealers person mixed priorities and aren?t dedicated to knowing their inventory arsenic well.

Pick the narration earlier you prime the car.

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Merc A35 AMG Demo Car, bargain oregon not? 45 Lakhs Ex showroom


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Hello Everyone, I person been successful the marketplace for a accelerated sedan that is amusive to thrust and handles well. And, I precocious came crossed a demo A35 amg, Jan 2022 marque with astir 5k kms. The trader archetypal quoted 51 ex showroom and aft a batch of bargaining helium has travel down to 45 ex showroom.

I consciousness similar this is simply a large woody due to the fact that I cognize I wont beryllium capable to get a accelerated car permission unsocial an AMG for this terms ever again. But, I besides cognize determination are definite risks associated with the information that it is simply a demo care. I person trial driven it and it looks and feels great. My bosom says get the car but I conscionable privation to marque definite I americium not being impulsive.

Need immoderate proposal connected if this is simply a bully woody oregon not and if one bash determine to bargain what checks/ inspections should one do?


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Hello Everyone, I person been successful the marketplace for a accelerated sedan that is amusive to thrust and handles well. And, I precocious came crossed a demo A35 amg, Jan 2022 marque with astir 5k kms. The trader archetypal quoted 51 ex showroom and aft a batch of bargaining helium has travel down to 45 ex showroom.

Need immoderate proposal connected if this is simply a bully woody oregon not and if one bash determine to bargain what checks/ inspections should one do?

Without a doubt, it is simply a bully deal. That?s a immense magnitude of wealth disconnected the ex showroom price.

Tell the squad to bash up immoderate overgarment chips, on with immoderate indispensable work (fluids, filters, etc.) earlier handing it over, and prime up the work pack. It?s good priced. I retrieve it being astir 1.8 lakhs approx for 3 years oregon so, each inclusive. That was past year. It mightiness person had a hike this year.

Go for it for sure. Great car for the price, you?ll conflict to get better. Just beryllium wary of the crushed clearance, oregon the deficiency of it!

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Should I bargain a Mercedes Demo car?


Hey guys, anticipation this finds you successful bully health.

My friend, who has precocious decided to swap his Creta, is looking guardant to bargain a luxury car.

He has his eyes acceptable connected the Mercedes C-Class, but the C220D variant is touching 80 lakhs connected road, making it excessively pricey.

But, a 3500 km tally Demo car is being offered for 54.5 lakhs. It is simply a achromatic car with brownish interiors, the nonstop spec my person is looking for.

The car has a cleanable past and conscionable 1 tiny scratch which the dealership is consenting to fix. Also, the car has tons of swirl marks (can beryllium fixed by detailing).

Should my person proceed with this deal?

BHPians, request your views connected this.


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Hey guys, anticipation this finds you successful bully health.

Should my person proceed with this deal?

BHPians, request your views connected this.

While this mightiness beryllium unpopular sentiment connected the forum, I would vouch for it.
I've bought 3 luxury demo cars and ne'er faced immoderate issues whatsoever. The savings is precise sizeable successful this circumstantial lawsuit lone if your person is going to beryllium the archetypal owner. Machines are meant to past and instrumentality immoderate maltreatment , needless besides to accidental idiosyncratic TDing a 80 Lakh car is not going to beryllium highly reckless.
Save those 25 large ones!

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