amg4rl

Thinking of upgrading to a CLS63/E63. Really like the potential of the twin turbo. I really love the car but it may be time. Anyway, wondering what my car may be worth.


I purchased this car at one year old (2010) from dealer in Pleasanton, CA with 16k miles and one owner. I have put only about 6k miles on it in 5 years. Always garaged and serviced ONLY at dealer.


2009 C63 White/Black. Excellent condition
22,750 miles when I took it out tonight
P02 Premium Package
Tele Aid
iPod integration
AMG Leather pkg
Multimedia pkg
P030 Performance pkg...includes Limited slip and "the steering wheel"


Also has factory warranty purchased from dealer good till 6/16.


Currently has OE tune with handheld tuner so it can be removed.


Currently has HRE 3 piece 19" forged alloys with Michellin Pilot SS with less than 1k miles on them (wheels retail for over 1k each and tires were I think about 1.5k). I have the original wheels with Nitto NT05 with maybe 2k miles on them. I may put them back on and sell the HRE/Michellins separate.


Car has light tint on all windows, Clear front markers, never had plate on front bumper. Also have extra set of Yokohama tires with low miles for the 19's but didn't like them so took off for the PSS.


Clean carfax, Original window sticker.


Also have a brand new never mounted set of Evosport light rotors that I paid over 2k for that I may sell to the new buyer at discount if interested.


What do we think its worth? Thanks

saildoc

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computertom

The good:

Low miles.
Factory warranty for 9 more months.
Nice spec.

The bad:

The mileage bump you get with Nada and KBB puts you in market of facelift cars with a bit more miles.
There are a lot of 09's to sale right now.
It's the end of the summer. Better for buyers than sellers in most markets.

Good luck.

-Tom

rentzington

I'd part out the wheels and extras get it back to stock and trade it in. Pre fl cars with low miles and good options still retail in the upper 30s - low 40s so I'd say conservatively you're looking at mid 30s trade maybe a little more

c63er

I am sorry I don't mean to be rude but trading in a car is the stupidest thing to do, unless you are ok with loosing at least $6-8k by doing so. Dealers will give you a ridiculous amount for it, even if it's in absolutely perfect shape. Again, unless you don't care about $5-8k loss just spend the couple of weeks or so dealing with selling it yourself and sell it.

tasho3

That's not necessarily true. I do sell cars at a luxury boutique dealership and there have been times I have given my customer top dollar. You also have to consider that when you trade-in, in most states you do get tax credit which for example in Chicago is 10% tax rate and on $50k value for a car you would be trading in would save you $5k in tax. On top of that, trying to sell on your own can be a pain in the a**. Dealing with test drives and people with financial issues.

c63er

No such tax credit here in California that I am aware of. That would make things different. Also, you could give top dollar to your clients all day long but the bottom line is the dealership still needs to make a profit at the end of the day and the only way to do that is through the gap between the price they pay the person trading in the car and the money they sell it for. Simple. The only time I would trade in a car is if it's full of problems and I don't want to deal with it anymore and just want to get rid of it for any amount I can get. In the OP's case, he has a very low mileage C63 that can be worth a lot of money to an enthusiast while a dealer sees it as just another car to flip.

tasho3

That is very true, but your original statement "trading in a car is the stupidest thing to do" seemed a bit off. That's all

badu

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m a x i m u s

I think what Tasho meant by tax credit was that you would save sales tax on the amount reduced by the trade, so basically if you got 30k from the dealer, it would be roughly like getting 33k for the car. But I agree, private sale would most likely get you more than a trade, even with the sales tax savings.

amg4rl

Thanks for all the discussion and input. I'm thinking probably in the 36k region with stock wheels. Think I could likely sell the HRE's with virtually new Michellin PSS fairly easily...of course at a discounted price. There is a White one in the area with low miles and otherwise stock w/o P030 or warranty for I believe ask of $36.9. We all know the warranty ads a lot of value to the buyer (peace of mind) although may not add any monetary value to the car.


As for trade in, I think CarMax is not a bad way to go. For me it is a convenience factor, it can be a hassle selling a car. Sometimes its worth it to take a few thousand dollar hit and be done with it. If I do this I may also get back some pro rated $ for the warranty.

rentzington

Yes, saying it's the stupidest thing to do is well...stupid .
Not every dealer is out to screw you and if I can get close to private sale value or a fair value I'm cool with taking a little less to save hassle and save the tax as mentioned.

But to each their own

c63er

Agreed. I guess what I meant is that from a money stand point and getting the most money for your car it is the stupidest or let's say 'worst' way to go. Time is money in most cases so I guess getting less for it saves you some time so it depends how much your time is worth. I am still not at the point where throwing a few thousand dollars to save me meeting with a few people and selling the car privately makes much sense, that's all. Last time I was in this situation I was selling my 2003 Infiniti G35 a few years back. A dealer contacted me told me they will give me 'top dollar'. Offered me $3500. I sold it for $8200 myself, in the period of one week and meeting only 2 people total. Worth the hassle I think.

D3-AMG

When I got my '09 in March, I had the local MB dealer looking around for me as well. He offered a car with similar measurables and color as yours for around $36-38. He claimed he was into it for $34k I think. So asking $36 but expecting to get a little more like what the guides say the private sale price would be reasonable.

amg4rl

kb24forlife24

Do you have more pictures and a full maintenance record? I might be interested.

amg4rl

Haven't taken any pics yet. Not much maintenance done, basically oil change as directed by the maintenance schedule. I've only driven it about 6k miles in 5+ years. All work done at Mercedes dealer in Pleasanton and Modesto so they have records. I see you live in southern CA so you may want to consider having my local dealer do an inspection of the car if your truly serious, the car is in Modesto. Also, it still has about 9 mos left on Mercedes warranty.

steponthegas

What are you gonna replace it with?

Ihopaz

Which one? I'm looking for a different car. You can PM if you don't want to display public.