2005 C230 sedan used car prices
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2005 C230 sedan used car prices
Considering selling my car again 
Anyone know of an online source for determining the value of an '05 C230 sedan? KBB and NADA have nothing
A car in Atlanta, VERY similar to mine, recently sold for over $29K on eBay
I had good luck selling my old 240SX on eBay back in January
Anyone know of an online source for determining the value of an '05 C230 sedan? KBB and NADA have nothing
A car in Atlanta, VERY similar to mine, recently sold for over $29K on eBay
I had good luck selling my old 240SX on eBay back in January
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A couple of options:
www.edmunds.com
In little type under the Used Cars area there is a link called "Appraise a Car".
has 2005 C-class prices listed now. It's showing a higher price than is legit though. I got an offer from a dealer for a brand-new one at the price edmunds was quoting.
Even better is to sign-up to their forums then go to "Smart-Shopper->Real World Trade-In Values" and post a message with a thorough description of the car and asking what it is worth retail, private party and trade in. Make sure you give all the options, and especially the location and condition.
A guy named Terry will appraise it for you. He's awefully busy and doesn't screw around if you don't post a full description, and you may have to ask a couple of times, but stay (nicely) after him, and he'll appraise it for you.
Why should you care what Terry thinks? Because he owns about numerous dealerships across the country and buys and sells hundreds of used cars a year. He has access to the auction reports and all that stuff. He really knows his stuff.
Personally, given that a nicely equipped (premium sound and sunroof package) 2005 C230WZ sells brand-new for less than $31K, you're looking at around $28K at the most. Of course, there are plenty of idiots on ebay, so maybe you can con someone into paying more.
www.edmunds.com
In little type under the Used Cars area there is a link called "Appraise a Car".
has 2005 C-class prices listed now. It's showing a higher price than is legit though. I got an offer from a dealer for a brand-new one at the price edmunds was quoting.
Even better is to sign-up to their forums then go to "Smart-Shopper->Real World Trade-In Values" and post a message with a thorough description of the car and asking what it is worth retail, private party and trade in. Make sure you give all the options, and especially the location and condition.
A guy named Terry will appraise it for you. He's awefully busy and doesn't screw around if you don't post a full description, and you may have to ask a couple of times, but stay (nicely) after him, and he'll appraise it for you.
Why should you care what Terry thinks? Because he owns about numerous dealerships across the country and buys and sells hundreds of used cars a year. He has access to the auction reports and all that stuff. He really knows his stuff.
Personally, given that a nicely equipped (premium sound and sunroof package) 2005 C230WZ sells brand-new for less than $31K, you're looking at around $28K at the most. Of course, there are plenty of idiots on ebay, so maybe you can con someone into paying more.
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Originally Posted by skahung
I'm selling mines too....I have only posted on craigslist as of now. I'm selling it for $30500 with 5800 miles
options:
lighting pkg
moonroof pkg
sound pkg
heated seats
options:
lighting pkg
moonroof pkg
sound pkg
heated seats
Edmunds prices it at $24,657 dealer trade $26,058 private party, $28,757 dealer retail.
YMMV.
Last edited by gallileo; Aug 2, 2005 at 03:07 PM.
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Originally Posted by gallileo
FWIW, assuming its an automatic transmission, carsdirect.com will sell a new one with these options for $33,552 in the boston area. Every dealer in the world will beat carsdirect by a couple of hundred.
Edmunds prices it at $24,657 private party, $26,058 dealer trade, $28,757 dealer retail.
YMMV.
Edmunds prices it at $24,657 private party, $26,058 dealer trade, $28,757 dealer retail.
YMMV.
I used carsdirect.com....but they don't have 2005s
Last edited by skahung; Aug 2, 2005 at 03:09 PM.
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My mistake. I switched them. It should be:
Edmunds prices it at $24,657 dealer trade, $26,058 private party, $28,757 dealer retail.
I'm going to edit the above message to fix it too.
Those prices are also without tax, title and license, so you'd have to add for those.
Edmunds prices it at $24,657 dealer trade, $26,058 private party, $28,757 dealer retail.
I'm going to edit the above message to fix it too.
Those prices are also without tax, title and license, so you'd have to add for those.
Last edited by gallileo; Aug 2, 2005 at 03:10 PM.
