Retail Value Down On Clk ?

[ELENI]

Is it just me or is this price too good to be true. It almost makes me nervous to think that the retail price may have dropped this much in the last year on the CLK's. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=31853

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[woodie]

With 48K on the clock the warranty is about over.

[PerformanceCLK]

Just my thouhts on that particular car:
a) ebaymotors.com tends to be a poor reflection (my opinion) of car pricing, because for people to sell their car on ebay in the first place tends to allude to a possible motive for selling in such a manner (e.g. a foresight of problems, high mileage, awkward selling location (in this case Texas), unusual time of year, or perhaps impatience)
b) I concur with the high mileage/ warranty post
c) I tend not to worry about the price of my car, because i know that traditionally mercedes hold their value well (esp. clk's, as they are sought after), and it diverts my attention from that which is at hand... a car i enjoy driving and toying with :-)

[mmgrad]

you have to also realize that the auction has a reserve price... so, the seller obviously wants a specific price for the car... the current bid price on the car really means nothing...

with a high mileage car on such a late model high line, values will go down... but added with a recent major overhaul/makeover deemed the W209, value on our cars won't hold as well as it did in the years prior....

[lou430]

Eleni is this true dont tell me your looking to selling your car for a 02'.

I thought you loved your car girl

[ELENI]

I love, love, love my car but I have a habit of looking at the later year models because of the few differences and less problems. To tell you the truth I've been very lucky, so far (knock on wood) so I probably shouldn't jinx myself.

Taking everything into consideration, I thought the buy it now was even a damn good price. When I was in the CLK market about a year ago the prices on a 2002 from my experience were much higher than $30,888. They were in the high 30's if not the 40's.

Even though the value has dropped alot in this last year I agree with everyone when they say it's still a great car and I'm sure there will always be a market for them since they are one of the sweetest Mercedes ever made.

[lou430]

I bought a used 02' with 9k on the odo. and all is well. Most of my problems are due to me messing around with the suspension (lowering springs). I enjoy the increase in performance but not at the expense of tire wear.

Right now my car has 13k for an 02' and I dont even want to look at how much it retails for. I might as well keep for the amount of money I would get for it now.

Lou