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Get a Great Deal on Luxury Car with a Retired Loaner in Gilbert, AZ

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Deals on Retired Loaner Vehicles at Mercedes-Benz of Gilbert

One of the best ways to have an impeccable driving experience is to get behind the steering wheels of a loaner vehicle. Car dealerships often offer great deals while lending out luxury vehicles to customers while their cars are in service. If you have been looking for decent offers on luxury cars with a retired loaner in Gilbert, AZ, look no further. At Mercedes-Benz of Gilbert, we have an array of eclectic retired loaner vehicles.

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How Much Does Interest Rate Affect Total Vehicle Cost?

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How Does the Interest Rate Determine the Overall Vehicle Cost?

Getting your hands on your favorite car has become nothing less than a cakewalk these days. Banks and financial institutions are ever ready to loan their customers the required amount. However, the interest rate on car loans and the total cost of the vehicle are parameters that are intricately related to each other. Therefore, while applying for a car loan, it is important that you understand how the interest rate that you sign up for shall play out in determining the total cost of the vehicle. Understanding how the interest rate on your car loans affects the total cost of the vehicle shall help you make informed decisions about purchasing a brand-new car or a pre-owned luxury vehicle.

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Does Credit Score Exist Outside of America?

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Does your credit score follow you outside America?

A credit score, in its simplest terms, is a numerical figure that determines a consumer’s creditworthiness in the financial market. Consumers with a high credit score are more likely to be eligible for loans, whereas those with a low score might find it difficult to find potential lenders. However, not everyone living outside America might be familiar with the concept of a credit score. Different countries have different yardsticks to measure the creditworthiness of the consumers. Therefore, while you might not have every country using the credit score to determine the eligibility of their consumers for different financial transactions, they shall have similar yardsticks to assess an individual’s financial health.

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2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has new and improved features

2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class boasts luxury and entertainment features.

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What are the luxury and entertainment features of the 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class?

Mercedes-Benz is a name synonym for luxury and style. The 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class offers a plethora of innovative infotainment features. It is equipped with the new Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX), making the 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, first of its kind.  Adding to the entertainment of residents of Gilbert, Mercedes-Benz provides an advanced multiscreen and multitouch digital cockpit that can recognize fingerprints and respond to natural voices.

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Mercedes-Benz Vehicles that Come with Pro Connect

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Which Mercedes-Benz Vehicles are Available with Pro Connect?

The Mercedes Pro Connect has been causing a lot of buzz in the automotive industry with its innovative features of allowing remote access to information of sorts about your van. With the Pro Connect at your disposal, you get to know the exact location of your van and check if your vehicle is locked. The Mercedes Pro Connect, thus, offers excellent fleet management and ensures that you are at the top of your game each day. Mercedes-Benz comes in as a welcome relief with the Pro Connect that can be factory-fitted on the latest Vito and Sprinter models. You can retrofit the same on a few older models of Mercedes-Benz vans as well. Therefore, if you are looking for information on the Mercedes-Benz vehicles that come with Pro Connect, you have likely come to the right place!

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Do vehicles cost different amounts in different states?

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Factors Affecting Car Buying Prices from State to State

Shopping for a new vehicle presents one with a lot of factors to think about. Complicating the process is the fact that different dealerships sell vehicles for different prices: supply and demand, current offers, and other factors come into play to affect these prices.

Beyond the MSRP, factors that impact the cost of a vehicle include taxes, registration fees, dealer fees, and more. Many of these elements differ from state to state. As a result, do vehicles cost different amounts in different states?

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How Does a Naturally Aspirated Engine Work?

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What Does Naturally Aspirated Mean?

A naturally aspirated engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine where the intake of air depends on the atmospheric pressure. It does not include forced induction through a turbocharger or a supercharger. This type of engine is used in sports cars to avoid turbo lag. To help you understand better, we at Mercedes-Benz of Gilbert in Gilbert, AZ, have prepared this guide on naturally aspirated engines. Keep reading to learn how a naturally aspirated engine works!

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Is a motor the same as an engine?

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Motors and engines, engines and motors. For many individuals, these words are interchangeable, both calling to mind a vague image of a mechanized device with moving pistons and/or turning gears, exhaling steam and producing power through its efforts to accomplish some task. 

However, for many inhabitants of the Gilbert region, the image that arises is subtly different depending on which word is used. As such, our team here at Mercedes-Benz of Gilbert occasionally fields the question: is there a difference between an engine and a motor?

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What are the pros and cons of financing a used car?

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Positives and Negatives of Financing Vs. Buying a Pre-Owned Vehicle

If you’re making a substantial purchase any time soon, you’re probably leaning towards financing it. For big buys such as houses and cars, financing has emerged as the way that people make it doable.

Still, there are downsides to financing, and sometimes paying for something in full right off the bat is a wiser option when possible. Since they’re cheaper, used cars are easier to pay for in full than a new car, but most customers still opt to finance them. Customers paying us a visit here at Mercedes-Benz of Gilbert sometimes ask for our input: is financing a pre-owned vehicle a good idea? What are the pros and cons?

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