Amusing badge pricing from MB

[richard]

I was looking at the mercedes-benz-parts website, and noticed a 'badges' catagory

The pricing of the badges seems to be 'value' based

CDI, ML270, ML320, ML350, ML430, ML400, ML500 = £13.19 RRP
AMG = £32.35
ML55 = £22.70

Either the '5' is a lot more expensive tha a '0' to make (ML500 vs ML55) or someone in the pricing department has figured they can charge more ;-)

R

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Supply and demand I suspect. More people want ML55 than ML270 for purposes of "upgrading" appearance, and AMG is probably most in demand of all as it can be stuck to anything, even a Mitsubishi Gallant!!

AMG specific parts are always more expensive - apparently AMG brake discs are re-mortgage material - but that's taking the biscuit!!

Unless, it's made of superlight titanium or something!!??

 

[gaz_l]

Remember, fitting an AMG badge to your car will actually increase your brake horsepower, top speed and attractiveness to women! £32.25 seems very reasonable for a far-reaching mod.

Cheers,

Gaz

 

[pammy]

Remember, fitting an AMG badge to your car will actually increase your brake horsepower, top speed and attractiveness to women! £32.25 seems very reasonable for a far-reaching mod.

Cheers,

Gaz

Oh yeah - gets me every time

 

[jay73]

so the brabus tailgate badge at £51.10
brabus tailgate emblem at £36.50
brabus wing logo's at £29.20 each
and
brabus bonnet logo at £36.50
will be really good value then and add seeeeeerious horses

p.s.

We now also offer brabus accesories and tuning through main dealers now !!
engine management chips with +50 bhp all under MB warranty....

 

[reflexboy]

I ordered a badge for my 1996 C280. Gave the parts dept my chasis number and I asked him the part number which I cross refenced and found it to be: A2028171515, which I knew to be correct. A CLK280 badge turned up with part number: A2098170615. Dealer then re-orders it, thinking it had been packaged wrong and the next day a CLK280 badge shows up again. She then tells me to save packaging several different items, Milton Keynes have superseeded the C280 badge to a CLK280 badge, and that I just need to omit the L and the K. Bit strange I thought, so I called another dealer and he thought that possibly that is the case. Anyone enlighten me more, as I'm worried maybe the badge/digits are different or is the dealer having me over?

 

[jay73]

yes reflexboy it is right... happens all the time as the letters are individual... less part numbers for MB to worry about....

 

[janner]

How long before Mercedes bring out an LK280 to save manufacturing costs?

 

[PJH]

Oh yeah - gets me every time

We noticed !!

 

[KillerHERTZ]

On the other hand, if you make the badges cheap enough you will get every Merc badged up as AMG just like the 3-Series M3 wannabe's.

That said, last month I was at my local stealership when an SL55 AMG pulled up, darker rear lights, quad pipes etc, except it was a SL500 AMG.

If your going to get the lights, the quad pipes then at least change the badge, unless it was a SL55, why keep the AMG badge though?



Although...

 

[wallingd]

LMAO! Interesting issue though...