Might buy 1997 c36 amg
11-15-2015, 11:46 PM
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Might buy 1997 c36 amg
There is a local c36 going for 8k with 130k mi on the odometer. Price seems steep but he was asking significantly more and this is where he drew the line without being a serious offer. It seems to be in good shape so I set up a time to take a look-see tomorrow afternoon. Is this a reasonable deal?
11-16-2015, 11:14 AM
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Hey K.
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Not a w202 but a beautiful example of a c32 and the type of car I appreciate. Looks around your price range. I'd snap it up and have it shipped. If you're just dead set on a c36 then maybe wait and find an unmolested example.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Ben...m=262144839100
To the OP.
Not a w202 but a beautiful example of a c32 and the type of car I appreciate. Looks around your price range. I'd snap it up and have it shipped. If you're just dead set on a c36 then maybe wait and find an unmolested example.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Ben...m=262144839100
11-16-2015, 12:57 PM
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Jesus christ what has happened to that poor C36? That's not a C36. That's some bro's stance project. 8k and it would cost you 4k to undo the apalling modifications.
There's one on ebay now, 84k miles, mint condition, all original, $5800. Salvage title, but can't imagine why.
There's one on ebay now, 84k miles, mint condition, all original, $5800. Salvage title, but can't imagine why.
11-16-2015, 02:31 PM
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Went and took a look at it this morning. It seemed to be in good shape but it just looked goofy at first glance. I liked the interior and that's about it. A bit of an eye sore if you ask me and I'm very fond of this genre of euro cars so I passed needless to say... in contact with another seller, all stock, with wire harness and head gasket both replaced. Only downside no bbs mono blocks but 91k mi and asking $7500 but talked down to $6k. Is this fair? Honestly not too familiar with mb's only created account to buy a c36 jumping from e30
11-16-2015, 02:40 PM
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@Sulaco I am pretty sure I have seen the same one you are referring to in fontana, ca if I'm not mistaken. I called the seller yesterday and the salvage title had something to do with the alarm going off every time the car was started, but the seller said it was taken care of..
It's located about 50 miles from me, I may make the trek after a few more questions from seller and inspecting the vin on autocheck
It's located about 50 miles from me, I may make the trek after a few more questions from seller and inspecting the vin on autocheck
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11-16-2015, 02:50 PM
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i would say for a good car, meaning there are no major mechanical issues or body/rust issues then $6000-$10000 is a fair price range depending on mileage and if the body is good/great/or excellent.
a "great" body with under 80,000 miles i would say is worth 10k because you wont ever find another one like that most likely.
a good body with over 100,000 miles i would say then your getting down into the 6000-7000 range, and ther will be more of those for sale if you can be patient.
everyone loves to tell new owners on here that they overpaid but they often forget that at any given point in time there is only about 5-8 DECENT cars for sale in the entire USA, maybe less for a C36, so its not like you can not always just wait for a 'better car' to come along.
i paid $11,000 for a C43 with 59,000 miles in 2013 and in VERY GOOD shape overall with no mechanical issues, one owner and all service history. some would claim i should have only paid $8000-$9000 or they "claim" that their buddy bought one 2 years ago for less with the same miles, or they saw one on craigslist, etc etc etc... but i can tell you a low mileage C43 with a body and interior as good as the one i bought has not been on the market since i have bought mine that i am aware of, and i have been watching ever since.
a "great" body with under 80,000 miles i would say is worth 10k because you wont ever find another one like that most likely.
a good body with over 100,000 miles i would say then your getting down into the 6000-7000 range, and ther will be more of those for sale if you can be patient.
everyone loves to tell new owners on here that they overpaid but they often forget that at any given point in time there is only about 5-8 DECENT cars for sale in the entire USA, maybe less for a C36, so its not like you can not always just wait for a 'better car' to come along.
i paid $11,000 for a C43 with 59,000 miles in 2013 and in VERY GOOD shape overall with no mechanical issues, one owner and all service history. some would claim i should have only paid $8000-$9000 or they "claim" that their buddy bought one 2 years ago for less with the same miles, or they saw one on craigslist, etc etc etc... but i can tell you a low mileage C43 with a body and interior as good as the one i bought has not been on the market since i have bought mine that i am aware of, and i have been watching ever since.
11-16-2015, 03:18 PM
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i would say for a good car, meaning there are no major mechanical issues or body/rust issues then $6000-$10000 is a fair price range depending on mileage and if the body is good/great/or excellent.
a "great" body with under 80,000 miles i would say is worth 10k because you wont ever find another one like that most likely.
a good body with over 100,000 miles i would say then your getting down into the 6000-7000 range, and ther will be more of those for sale if you can be patient.
everyone loves to tell new owners on here that they overpaid but they often forget that at any given point in time there is only about 5-8 DECENT cars for sale in the entire USA, maybe less for a C36, so its not like you can not always just wait for a 'better car' to come along.
i paid $11,000 for a C43 with 59,000 miles in 2013 and in VERY GOOD shape overall with no mechanical issues, one owner and all service history. some would claim i should have only paid $8000-$9000 or they "claim" that their buddy bought one 2 years ago for less with the same miles, or they saw one on craigslist, etc etc etc... but i can tell you a low mileage C43 with a body and interior as good as the one i bought has not been on the market since i have bought mine that i am aware of, and i have been watching ever since.
a "great" body with under 80,000 miles i would say is worth 10k because you wont ever find another one like that most likely.
a good body with over 100,000 miles i would say then your getting down into the 6000-7000 range, and ther will be more of those for sale if you can be patient.
everyone loves to tell new owners on here that they overpaid but they often forget that at any given point in time there is only about 5-8 DECENT cars for sale in the entire USA, maybe less for a C36, so its not like you can not always just wait for a 'better car' to come along.
i paid $11,000 for a C43 with 59,000 miles in 2013 and in VERY GOOD shape overall with no mechanical issues, one owner and all service history. some would claim i should have only paid $8000-$9000 or they "claim" that their buddy bought one 2 years ago for less with the same miles, or they saw one on craigslist, etc etc etc... but i can tell you a low mileage C43 with a body and interior as good as the one i bought has not been on the market since i have bought mine that i am aware of, and i have been watching ever since.
I have two that were high-mileage basket cases that I got for 4k and 2k respectively, and even with the issues (most of which I've fixed) I feel I got REALLY good deals.
for the C36 pictured above, I'd pay no more than $4k due to the way it's going to cost you thousands to get it looking right again.
for the one I mentioned on eBay, the salvage title wouldn't scare me as long as I inspected it myself to make sure it checks out. Maybe even buy a PPI.
The one you mentioned talked down to 6k sounds like a good deal! Go check it out.
Beware customized/modified cars, though. You'll never, EVER grow to love someone else's idea. You're attracted to cars like this because of the way God (read: AMG and MB) made them.
