2002 C230k 6speed manual Price right now
09-27-2007, 09:01 AM
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2002 Mercedes-benz C230 Kompressor Sport Coupe
2002 C230k 6speed manual Price right now
Hi folks... I am outside US right now . can anyone help me? I am interested what will be the price for the 2002 Mercedes-benz C230K with 6 speed manual and panorama roof and 17 inch rims? appr. 75000-90000 miles in around Chicago or Philadelphia? Black or silver colors? Does anyone have any ideas?
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09-27-2007, 10:20 AM
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09-29-2007, 06:16 AM
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2002 Mercedes-benz C230 Kompressor Sport Coupe
I have researched via KBB.com and the car in Good Shape in private party value costs 9600$ how close are the real prices of the cars to the prices of KBB? are less or more?
09-30-2007, 03:59 PM
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From my experience the price of the c230 coupe compressor with 6 speed manual is higher that than the blue book value because it is quite rare.
10-01-2007, 01:50 PM
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The earlier version of the supercharged four cylinder (M111) with 6 speed will be worth more to an enthusiast (more durable, torquey engine, with a manual transmission) but will be worth less on a dealer's lot since most average buyers don't want a six speed manual, and the person cross-shopping MB with Luxota and Nissfinity will not like the whir of the Kompressor. Fools, but I digress. But you can profit from this if you act like an "average" buyer, and not an enthusiast.
So, if you locate a 6 speed from a dealer, you might have negotiation leverage. Act like you don't want a manual, but you might be able to tolerate it. You might do well on the price. However, if you are buying from an enthusiast place, people with these cars who like to drive know what they have.
We have an 02 C230K with 6 speed. The few times it has been to MBCA events, autocrosses or what-not, someone offers to buy it. When I went to a MB VPC tour in May, the head of the VPC, who was retiring, offered to buy the car. People don't realize (although I did!), that the W203 230K 6 speed coupe is pretty much an out of the box track / autocross car in much the same way as the W201 190e 16 valve was, although the 190s certainly have more of a following, certainly right now.
So, be patient, and you should find one. But there aren't alot of them out there, and most had to be special ordered, as ours was.
So, if you locate a 6 speed from a dealer, you might have negotiation leverage. Act like you don't want a manual, but you might be able to tolerate it. You might do well on the price. However, if you are buying from an enthusiast place, people with these cars who like to drive know what they have.
We have an 02 C230K with 6 speed. The few times it has been to MBCA events, autocrosses or what-not, someone offers to buy it. When I went to a MB VPC tour in May, the head of the VPC, who was retiring, offered to buy the car. People don't realize (although I did!), that the W203 230K 6 speed coupe is pretty much an out of the box track / autocross car in much the same way as the W201 190e 16 valve was, although the 190s certainly have more of a following, certainly right now.
So, be patient, and you should find one. But there aren't alot of them out there, and most had to be special ordered, as ours was.
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The earlier version of the supercharged four cylinder (M111) with 6 speed will be worth more to an enthusiast (more durable, torquey engine, with a manual transmission) but will be worth less on a dealer's lot since most average buyers don't want a six speed manual, and the person cross-shopping MB with Luxota and Nissfinity will not like the whir of the Kompressor. Fools, but I digress. But you can profit from this if you act like an "average" buyer, and not an enthusiast.
So, if you locate a 6 speed from a dealer, you might have negotiation leverage. Act like you don't want a manual, but you might be able to tolerate it. You might do well on the price. However, if you are buying from an enthusiast place, people with these cars who like to drive know what they have.
We have an 02 C230K with 6 speed. The few times it has been to MBCA events, autocrosses or what-not, someone offers to buy it. When I went to a MB VPC tour in May, the head of the VPC, who was retiring, offered to buy the car. People don't realize (although I did!), that the W203 230K 6 speed coupe is pretty much an out of the box track / autocross car in much the same way as the W201 190e 16 valve was, although the 190s certainly have more of a following, certainly right now.
So, be patient, and you should find one. But there aren't alot of them out there, and most had to be special ordered, as ours was.
So, if you locate a 6 speed from a dealer, you might have negotiation leverage. Act like you don't want a manual, but you might be able to tolerate it. You might do well on the price. However, if you are buying from an enthusiast place, people with these cars who like to drive know what they have.
We have an 02 C230K with 6 speed. The few times it has been to MBCA events, autocrosses or what-not, someone offers to buy it. When I went to a MB VPC tour in May, the head of the VPC, who was retiring, offered to buy the car. People don't realize (although I did!), that the W203 230K 6 speed coupe is pretty much an out of the box track / autocross car in much the same way as the W201 190e 16 valve was, although the 190s certainly have more of a following, certainly right now.
So, be patient, and you should find one. But there aren't alot of them out there, and most had to be special ordered, as ours was.
