Ferrari Mailing List: Re: [NFC] Mercedes CL550

Re: [NFC] Mercedes CL550	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Erik Nielsen (judge4regmail.com)
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:37:44 -0800 (PST)

And anyone that has seen the German spec one knows the Americans got shafted.

The G wagon is still just like the Wrangler, cult following with the marketing guys laughing all the way to the bank. Spend time drinking beer with the guys that design them, they think the clients are fools.

These are cars for the top 2-15%, they're aspirational buyers and the market is more fickle than you think. Don't believe the hype.

From: Brian E. Buxton
Sent: ‎11/‎24/‎2015 5:27 PM
To: Erik Nielsen
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] [NFC] Mercedes CL550

No sure about this Erik. The German brands do have less expensive models, like the BMW 1-series and the Mercedes-Benz CLA, but get into a current S-class, G-wagon, etc. and tell me that there is a mass market quality to them. The less expensive cars with less expensive materials are meant to capture brand loyalty early and keep the buyers striving to buy something nicer and more expensive in the future. Not sure if you've spent any time checking out the new Mercedes CLA, but anyone who picks a $35,000 Camry over this car needs their head examined.

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On 11/24/15 5:05 PM, Erik Nielsen wrote:

Worked with both teams. Chevy did alright with this one.

The former premium cars (Audi, BMW and Mercedes) have moved their brand center of gravity down in pursuit of volume, they're all becoming mass market brands now. None are really worth the premium, so why not just chase bang for the buck?

Anyone that claims otherwise is trying to move inventory.

From: Fellippe Galletta
Sent: ‎11/‎24/‎2015 4:10 PM
To: Erik Nielsen
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] [NFC] Mercedes CL550

He must really hate the C63 because I still don't know in what universe Nielsen would actually endorse an American car....let alone spending his own money on one.

Same universe as Clyde collecting 348s...

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Brian E. Buxton <BrianBuxton [at] buxtonmotorsports.com> wrote:

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On 11/24/15 12:17 PM, Erik Nielsen wrote:

Rather have a new Camaro SS with a warranty and new car smell for that much...

From: Fellippe Galletta
Sent: ‎11/‎24/‎2015 11:55 AM
To: Erik Nielsen
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] [NFC] Mercedes CL550

Most of the C63s are minimum 35k, some go up to 50k.

That's not a ton of money of course, but it does infringe on used E/S/CL territory of similar years.

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 12:50 PM, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

What is decent money? I haven't seen a Benz that held it's value since the 1980s.

Wait another 2 yrs and buy on CList for $20k.

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