If you want to say that the luxury car representative in the hearts of young people, then the Mercedes-Benz C-class must be on the list. Not only does it have a strong brand strength, but also the appearance and interior luxury are also among the best in the same level of models. After the completion of the replacement in August last year, the appearance and interior design of the new generation of Mercedes-Benz C-class are moving closer to the new S-class, bringing many surprises to consumers. So more than half a year has passed, what is the sales situation of mercedes-benz C-class market terminals now? Is it appropriate to buy a Mercedes-Benz C-Class a few years ago? Let's analyze it next.
Sales are mediocre, and 1.5T gaogong is the most popular
In order to find out the real offers of mercedes-benz C-class and the current car situation, we went to a 4S store in Beijing to investigate, according to sales, their store sold a total of 155 cars last month, but mercedes-benz C-class sales performance has not been very good, only bought 13 units last month, accounting for less than 10% of the store's sales. Among them, the best to buy is the "2022 C 260 L Sport Edition" with a guiding price of 351,200 yuan, and the hot-selling color is mainly white.
This car belongs to the 1.5T high-power sub-low model, the maximum power is 34 horsepower higher than the entry-level version, the acceleration time of 100 kilometers is 7.7s, for consumers, spending tens of thousands of dollars more can have a higher level of power experience is still worth it, and the purchase of Mercedes-Benz C-class is mainly used by urban transportation, so the two-wheel drive model is enough, in addition, in the configuration, the "sports version" also has more sports appearance kits and sports-style seats, which is more attractive to young consumers. In terms of existing cars, some of the current Mercedes-Benz C-class configurations have existing cars, but if there is no favorite model, it is expected that the booking will take about 15 days to wait, and it is expected that new cars can only be driven after the Spring Festival.
In the car purchase discount, Mercedes-Benz C-class at this stage of the discount is not low, the entry-level C200 model cash discount can reach 45,000 yuan, the rest of the model cash discount is also 35,000 yuan, the specific preferential situation is as follows:
1. Buy a car in full: Take the hot sale "2022 C 260 L Sport" as an example, on the basis of the price of 351200 yuan, there are about 35,000 yuan of car purchase discounts, and other hard costs include license fees (about 3,000 yuan), insurance costs (about 11,000 yuan) and purchase tax (about 27,056 yuan), so the final landing price of this car is about 357256 yuan.
2. Installment / replacement car purchase: The installment of cash benefits and the full amount, is also 35,000 yuan, and do not have to pay financial fees, but the installment of 2 years then there is about 13280 yuan of interest, if according to the down payment of 30%, then the car on the road cost is almost 94860 yuan, each period needs to repay about 9223 yuan. If you buy a car instead, you can also get an additional cash subsidy of 2,000 yuan.
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As for the Mercedes-Benz C-class consumer group, sales tell us that most of the people who come to the store to test drive are mostly young people, often buying a car for the first time, and the family income is also higher. However, they are still more sensitive to the price, although the current Mercedes-Benz C-class full range of discounts are many, but there are not many people who can sign orders, mainly concentrated on the C200 models with greater discounts. They chose mercedes-benz C-class, in addition to the mercedes-benz luxury brand outward, but also feel that the appearance of this car and the sense of technology in the interior are very good, which is in line with the current young consumers' pursuit of both sport and futurism.
A4L is cost-effective, but C-class is expensive in luxury?
In the mid-size car market of luxury brands, in addition to the Mercedes-Benz C-class, many consumers will also pay attention to the Audi A4L. After all, the threshold of Audi A4L is 18,400 yuan lower than mercedes-benz C-class, and the current cash discount of Audi A4L can break through 60,000 yuan, and there can also be a current car to mention, so there will also be a situation of abandoning Mercedes-Benz C-class and choosing Audi A4L. So how should these two cars be chosen? Let's briefly analyze it from the perspective of product strength.
Mercedes-Benz C-class in the appearance is more inclined to the fashion and sports style, the interior of the sense of luxury is also created very sufficient, and the wheelbase is longer, riding comfort must also be very good. So the Mercedes-Benz C-Class may be more in line with the needs of consumers who pursue luxury homes, with a slender exterior and a technological interior as its plus.
For the Audi A4L, in addition to being more dominant in price, in terms of product strength, its shape is a calm and atmospheric style, although the luxury of the interior is not as good as the Mercedes-Benz C-class, but the power performance of the 2.0T engine is more powerful. So if you want a more interesting driving experience, then the Audi A4L is more worth recommending.
Then there are some uses after buying two cars.
The maintenance cycle of Mercedes-Benz C-class is 10,000 kilometers at a time, and the cost of small maintenance is about 933 yuan, the middle maintenance is about 1717 yuan, and the large maintenance is about 2460 yuan. Based on the three-year driving of 60,000 kilometers as a car cycle, the three-year maintenance cost of mercedes-Benz C-class is about 14697 yuan, and the average annual maintenance cost is about 4899 yuan.
The maintenance cycle of audi A4L is also carried out once for 10,000 kilometers, of which the cost of small maintenance is about 1291 yuan. In total, the three-year maintenance cost of Audi A4L is about 16953 yuan, and the average one-year maintenance cost is about 5651 yuan. It can be seen that the annual maintenance cost of audi A4L is about 752 yuan more expensive than that of Mercedes-Benz C-class.
In addition, the residual value of the second-hand car of these two cars is the performance.
We learned from the current mainstream used car platform that mercedes-benz C-class "2018 C 200 Sport Edition", the landing price of that year was about 330,000 yuan, and after four years of driving 14,000 kilometers, the current residual value of second-hand cars is 244,900 yuan.
Audi A4L "2019 40 TFSI Fashion Type National V", the landing price of that year was about 320,000 yuan, after three years of driving 51,000 kilometers, the current residual value of second-hand cars is 241,900 yuan. It can be seen that the retention rate of Audi A4L is still higher.
summary
If you want to buy a Mercedes-Benz C-Class a few years ago, regardless of the price, I recommend the white "2022 C 260 L Sport", equipped with a high-power 1.5T engine, the power and handling performance are very good, and now there is a cash discount of 35,000 yuan. However, if you are more sensitive to price, the starter version seems to be a better choice, the price is lower and there is more than 10,000 yuan of car purchase discounts. In addition, some of the current configurations still have existing cars, but if there is no suitable word, it can only wait for about half a month. Considering that the installment needs to charge tens of thousands of yuan of interest, the full payment to buy a car is more cost-effective, but this may be a little difficult for the ordinary working class, but fortunately, the financial fee is exempted in the installment.