About to give a go at negotiating a price for a used ‘21 Mercedes’ GLE 350 - 7k miles. I know it’s a tough buyers market but any tips on ways to negotiate? Dealer is 100 miles away and priced competitively at $64k but another dealer is 200 miles away and priced at $60k. Features are about the same but the more expensive option has nicer wheels so maybe that’s worth ~$2k. TIA

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I don’t know what world we live in in 2021 but back when things were normal I would assume you could negotiate 4k off a 60k car. Are both dealers in the same state/sales taxes? That would be another thing to consider when factoring the out the door price

But again idk what kind of world we live in in 2021. Last week I went to a popular Subaru dealer in Austin and the lot was bone dry

That’s not bad tbh! It gives you sometime to find a good mechanic …stay away from the dealerships!! They enjoy raping customers on service and fixes lol

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