Another story from work. LOL poor Mercedes customer

"EL_ULY" (uly) 02/25/2016 at 17:07 • Filed to: around worklopnik

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It’s not too long of a read. See after jump :]

So this dude came in and bought a Mercedes-Benz GLC 2 weeks ago cash. It was $43,000 ish. Welp, after 2 weeks and only 300 miles, his wife decided, “meh, I like the GLE more” He came today to trade the GLC for the GLE. They only gave him $38,000 ish for the GLC that is basically brand new LOLOLOLOLOL. $5000 gone just because she couldn’t make up her mind lol.

Joke is on me because that is probably nothing to them. $5,000 is a lot!

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > EL_ULY 02/25/2016 at 17:11

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She said it was “me or the car”

We see who won that battle

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > EL_ULY 02/25/2016 at 17:14

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But..... But...... The GLE is ugly.

TheOnelectronic > EL_ULY 02/25/2016 at 17:14

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What’s the difference between the GLC and GLE? Is it like an X3 vs. an X5? I lost the trail on Mercedes’ model names long ago.

PS9 > EL_ULY 02/25/2016 at 17:18

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Nah, I can’t feel sorry for him here. He could have Autotraded it for almost full market value. He didn’t have to immediately lose $5k if he and his wife were just a little patient.

pjhusa > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 02/25/2016 at 17:19

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DID YOU JUST SAY—

NO NO NO

TAKE IT BACK

NOW

pjhusa > TheOnelectronic 02/25/2016 at 17:19

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Yep. You nailed it. X3 vs. X5.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > EL_ULY 02/25/2016 at 17:20

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She clearly didn’t want a car named after a Mazda compact from the 70's, even if it was a Great Little Car...

RallyWrench > EL_ULY 02/25/2016 at 17:21

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Feel no pain for him.

RallyWrench > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 02/25/2016 at 17:21

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Maybe the wife is not?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > pjhusa 02/25/2016 at 17:23

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It’s pretty ugly...

duurtlang > TheOnelectronic 02/25/2016 at 17:30

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GLC is a GL version of the C class, the GLE is a GL version of the E class. Quite easy really, once you figure it out.

TheOnelectronic > duurtlang 02/25/2016 at 17:32

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But wasn’t there a GLK at some point? And just a GL?

I’m assuming they changed naming schemes.

duurtlang > TheOnelectronic 02/25/2016 at 17:34

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I’m assuming they changed naming schemes.

Your assumption is correct.

EL_ULY > TheOnelectronic 02/25/2016 at 17:35

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GLA is a new one and I think GL will be GLS if i’m not mistaken

EL_ULY > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 02/25/2016 at 17:35

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It’s not too bad. GLE is rather nice

EL_ULY > RallyWrench 02/25/2016 at 17:36

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They were both ok I suppose. Still a bad decision on their end

EL_ULY > PS9 02/25/2016 at 17:36

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Very true!

EL_ULY > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 02/25/2016 at 17:37

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lol!!!

EL_ULY > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 02/25/2016 at 17:37

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oh yeaaah!

EL_ULY > RallyWrench 02/25/2016 at 17:37

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just some good wtfs and lols

Birddog > EL_ULY 02/25/2016 at 17:41

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Whoever sells the New Used car is gonna have a hellofa commission. Depending on your Pack.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > pjhusa 02/25/2016 at 17:50

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I did just say it. Fight me. I’m not taking any of that back

EL_ULY > Birddog 02/25/2016 at 18:00

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LOL YUP :]

pjhusa > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 02/25/2016 at 18:06

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I like it. I knew a few other Oppos can say the same.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > EL_ULY 02/25/2016 at 18:10

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Know a guy who bought a new 911. Had it for 3 weeks, hated it, traded it in on a new SL550. Of course, he’s 50 and had to take dad with him to the dealer to write a check from the trust fund grandpa provided. Didn’t ask him how much of a hit he took because the whole thing made me ill.

EL_ULY > haveacarortwoorthree2 02/25/2016 at 18:24

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omg!! I bet that was difficult

His Stigness > EL_ULY 02/25/2016 at 19:45

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Jesus what a perfect example of:

Money can’t cure stupid.

Tapas > EL_ULY 02/25/2016 at 19:54

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Thats almost how much my last car cost me. Damn!

pjhusa > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 02/25/2016 at 20:06

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > pjhusa 02/25/2016 at 20:10

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We’re talking about this thing right?

pjhusa > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 02/25/2016 at 20:23

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I was thinking this.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > pjhusa 02/25/2016 at 20:58

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Ok.. yeah. That looks good. And sounds pretty good too.

EL_ULY > His Stigness 02/25/2016 at 21:49

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maybe they know something we dont

EL_ULY > Tapas 02/25/2016 at 21:50

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Crazyness huh!

functionoverfashion > EL_ULY 02/26/2016 at 16:32

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Joke is on me because that is probably nothing to them. $5,000 is a lot!

I was just thinking about that the other day. If you hypothetically had $10,000 in the bank, $10 is no big deal to you. Lunch out, $10? Sure. $10 for a drink at a bar? Pricey, but whatever. Scale that up to if you had $1,000,000 “in the bank” and $1000 is your “No big deal, just a mid-priced cocktail” amount. $10 million? $10,000 is your $10 dollar bill. I mean, it’s not that simple, but still. You might not bat an eye at a $10,000 hit for trading a car your wife didn’t love.

Just an interesting thought experiment...

EL_ULY > functionoverfashion 02/26/2016 at 16:49

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But I totally see your point. When driving around to drop off customers cars, especially at Aston, You see some of the cars parked at these huge mansions. What are they? Besides the occasional s-Class or 5 series, it is mostly Accords, Ford CUV’s, nicer trimmed pick up trucks, etc. Them not giving too much thought into $5,000 buying a “regular” Mercedes SUV, lets me believe your theories that much more