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Old 11-29-16, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by TangoRed
Congrats! Classic color combo, it looks great!



Well. I just drove an AMG E43 this past weekend and I can say those who have been waiting won't be disappointed.
the e43 is already out?
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Originally Posted by rominl
the e43 is already out?
Dealer training cars are making their rounds at dealers. My usual Benz salesman heard I was back in Atlanta for Thanksgiving so he called and I stopped by and drove it for a bit. Saw someone from MBUSA driving a pre-production E400 wagon too.

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Absolutely gorgeous. I had a rental E350 two years ago that was fantastic, but your car looks like it stepped up a couple notches from that in almost every aspect. Would you mind sharing what you paid?
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Old 11-30-16, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by geko29
Absolutely gorgeous. I had a rental E350 two years ago that was fantastic, but your car looks like it stepped up a couple notches from that in almost every aspect. Would you mind sharing what you paid?
The msrp was $69,7xx, discounted to about 2000 below invoice to $62,3xx. with tax and fees, goes up to $68,xxx
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Sounds like a great deall
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Already 2k under invoice? On a newly released MB? Good deal!
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Originally Posted by TangoRed
Dealer training cars are making their rounds at dealers. My usual Benz salesman heard I was back in Atlanta for Thanksgiving so he called and I stopped by and drove it for a bit. Saw someone from MBUSA driving a pre-production E400 wagon too.
ah that explains it, coz' i thought the car won't be available until early next year. so it's one heck of a car huh? i bet it's fast? definitely laying my eyes on it next

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The msrp was $69,7xx, discounted to about 2000 below invoice to $62,3xx. with tax and fees, goes up to $68,xxx
wow, already 2k under invoice? that's a little surprising!
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To be fair, I know the sales guy, he's a family friend and I used a star certificate for $1000 discount from my Amex mercedes platinum card.
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Originally Posted by rominl
ah that explains it, coz' i thought the car won't be available until early next year. so it's one heck of a car huh? i bet it's fast? definitely laying my eyes on it next
I was taken aback by the unique exhaust note AMG has carved out for the 43. It doesn't have the bass of the V8's obviously but it's very sporty. The engine/9-speed transmission combo is an absolute peach in any operating mode. My only criticism from the brief drive is that the steering wasn't Mercedes' best calibration effort.
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Congrats, I am liking the new E-Class the more I see it out on the road! Enjoy it!
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Great looking E. Enjoy it!!
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