arling and tom at lucent did the side markers and hood emblem for me. the hood emblem is easy, but the side markers on the 08 is a bitch. you have to remove the fender liner to get them in and out. i paid $79 for the markers and $110 for labor.

 

i sould've known that we can always count on lucent for the right solution! your car really looks awesome, we need a photo shoot with both amgs.

 

Why would you lease a car if you are planning to get rid of it in 6 months?

I don't know why people expect cars to hold their value when they are heavily discounted to start with. You are trying to calculate your depreciation based on the full MSRP of the car. You said it yourself, huge discount and low lease price.

Why would I buy your car when I can go lease a brand new E63 for 5K down and $999 a month for 27 months.

No car that has huge discounts on the front end is going to carry a high residual. Don't fool yourself.

 

thanks for pointing out all the very obvious. this post was share the exaggerated depreciation on AMG cars which is often discussed. but if you like, maybe we can discuss the concept of leasing vs. buying.

 

That's funny, because I was looking at preowned E63's today and was very surprised to see them selling in the Mid $60K range. That's HUGE depreciation. I also saw 2006 CL65's (That's right 65's) selling in the same mid $60K range. That's a $180,000 car selling for a third of the price! My lesson is, don't buy an expensive MB brand new. If you must have a new MB..Lease it!

 

trovan,
doesn't sound like a expert's move here. never trade in a up-side-down AMG car. u find a person to take over the car. write a few Gs check to make the guy happy. better than write a 16k check.

 

even the porsche salesperson suggested the same thing when i was looking at a caynne GTS. i am sure someone would want a short lease at a good payment and an extra bonus check! will see.

 

The avatar is the Porsche 997 GT3 RS and it's sweet!

 

You don't even know what depreciation is until you have had a Cayenne Turbo. Cars are liabilities, not assests. You will lose susbstantial money on any modern (with one or two exceptions) vehicle at the rate they are producing them and it will only get worse.

 

AMG, M series all of them take HUGE depreciation hits in year 1. I looked at an E63 recently and they all stickered 96-103k and I had the same dream as your reality...