Went to buy a C55 today, but...
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Went to buy a C55 today, but...
The dealer offered me $9,500 for my 2K5 C230K SS.... which might I add, has 20,000 less miles than the C55 they were selling. What an insult. 
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that is one nice c55. what would you take for your car? another thing to consider is i took my 01 c320 in to a dealer last year just for fun to see how much they would give me for it and they offered 11k. lol and it had over 120,000 miles on it then. i was looking at a slk55 that was overpriced so that may be why but still.
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Wait thats all they wanted to give you? Ok thats poor. My uncle back in May traded in his 2004 C240 4MATIC with 98,000 miles on it for a 07C2804MATIC with 1,500 miles on it. He got $10,000 as a trade in. Ya I said $10,000. Sell it out right if you can. Put it on craigslist and Ebay. Good luck
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Wow, what a joke. Had my car appraised a year ago, with value at $8k.
Mine was in perfect condition, fully loaded, with only 84k and had the damn thing serviced with most, if not all the bugs fixed out.
[i was looking to buy a CLS63 AMG at the time too]
Mine was in perfect condition, fully loaded, with only 84k and had the damn thing serviced with most, if not all the bugs fixed out.
[i was looking to buy a CLS63 AMG at the time too]
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Yea... I'm not crying over it. I know my car's worth more (to me...lol). I've only got 46K on it too! The only thing I'm sobbing over is $22K for a C55! That's almost the same thing I paid for C230 a year ago (I paid $18K, + $3K rolled into it from my MINI Cooper). It is sad that our little beauties don't hold their value as well as a Honda. Sheit... a $60,000 AMG that's 4-5 years old selling for $22K... that's almost laughable!
Would someone mind pulling an MMR for '05 C230K SS? I'm curious if the dealer was BS'n when they said that's what MMR was saying.
On a good note, after getting back in my 6 speed manual... I realized how much I don't really want a auto, even if it is a 370-odd HP beautiful beast.
Would someone mind pulling an MMR for '05 C230K SS? I'm curious if the dealer was BS'n when they said that's what MMR was saying.
On a good note, after getting back in my 6 speed manual... I realized how much I don't really want a auto, even if it is a 370-odd HP beautiful beast.
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$9500? It's a good thing I'm happy with my C230. I bought it in July 2008 for $19,500 with 25k miles. I love it so it stays in near constant use, now at 63,500 miles - it's not going anywhere.
That said, the idea you can only get $200-300 more on a trade is not true. I traded a 2005 Infiniti FX35 for a relative back in May (who bought a 2007 C230!) and the initial offer was $17,000. The final deal was $20,500 for the paid off FX35 and $20,991 for the C230. Negotiating $3,500 up on my trade. Here's the brief run down on how I did it.
2005 FX35 loaded, 51k miles - I knew I would take no less than $20k.
Salesman asks if he can have key to appraise FX. I give it to him, telling him he is to return it to me immediately and that if I have to ask a second time for my key, deal is off.
Salesman returns my key immediately. Asks if I'm buying today.
I say "I am buying A C230 today, yes"
He says "A C230?"
I say "Yes. It can, but does not have to be, this C230 here."
He comes back with a $17k offer.
Since I don't have to ask him for my keys, I simply get up and walk towards the door.
He chases me, asking me what will it take.
I tell him "$21,000"
He comes back with $19,000. I decline, head to the door again.
Comes back with $19,700. I decline.
At this point I write "Will close deal now for $20,500"
Manager signs it. Deal is done. I pay $491 plus tax, walk out with C230.
That said, the idea you can only get $200-300 more on a trade is not true. I traded a 2005 Infiniti FX35 for a relative back in May (who bought a 2007 C230!) and the initial offer was $17,000. The final deal was $20,500 for the paid off FX35 and $20,991 for the C230. Negotiating $3,500 up on my trade. Here's the brief run down on how I did it.
2005 FX35 loaded, 51k miles - I knew I would take no less than $20k.
Salesman asks if he can have key to appraise FX. I give it to him, telling him he is to return it to me immediately and that if I have to ask a second time for my key, deal is off.
Salesman returns my key immediately. Asks if I'm buying today.
I say "I am buying A C230 today, yes"
He says "A C230?"
I say "Yes. It can, but does not have to be, this C230 here."
He comes back with a $17k offer.
Since I don't have to ask him for my keys, I simply get up and walk towards the door.
He chases me, asking me what will it take.
I tell him "$21,000"
He comes back with $19,000. I decline, head to the door again.
Comes back with $19,700. I decline.
At this point I write "Will close deal now for $20,500"
Manager signs it. Deal is done. I pay $491 plus tax, walk out with C230.
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$9500? It's a good thing I'm happy with my C230. I bought it in July 2008 for $19,500 with 25k miles. I love it so it stays in near constant use, now at 63,500 miles - it's not going anywhere.
That said, the idea you can only get $200-300 more on a trade is not true. I traded a 2005 Infiniti FX35 for a relative back in May (who bought a 2007 C230!) and the initial offer was $17,000. The final deal was $20,500 for the paid off FX35 and $20,991 for the C230. Negotiating $3,500 up on my trade. Here's the brief run down on how I did it.
2005 FX35 loaded, 51k miles - I knew I would take no less than $20k.
Salesman asks if he can have key to appraise FX. I give it to him, telling him he is to return it to me immediately and that if I have to ask a second time for my key, deal is off.
Salesman returns my key immediately. Asks if I'm buying today.
I say "I am buying A C230 today, yes"
He says "A C230?"
I say "Yes. It can, but does not have to be, this C230 here."
He comes back with a $17k offer.
Since I don't have to ask him for my keys, I simply get up and walk towards the door.
He chases me, asking me what will it take.
I tell him "$21,000"
He comes back with $19,000. I decline, head to the door again.
Comes back with $19,700. I decline.
At this point I write "Will close deal now for $20,500"
Manager signs it. Deal is done. I pay $491 plus tax, walk out with C230.
That said, the idea you can only get $200-300 more on a trade is not true. I traded a 2005 Infiniti FX35 for a relative back in May (who bought a 2007 C230!) and the initial offer was $17,000. The final deal was $20,500 for the paid off FX35 and $20,991 for the C230. Negotiating $3,500 up on my trade. Here's the brief run down on how I did it.
2005 FX35 loaded, 51k miles - I knew I would take no less than $20k.
Salesman asks if he can have key to appraise FX. I give it to him, telling him he is to return it to me immediately and that if I have to ask a second time for my key, deal is off.
Salesman returns my key immediately. Asks if I'm buying today.
I say "I am buying A C230 today, yes"
He says "A C230?"
I say "Yes. It can, but does not have to be, this C230 here."
He comes back with a $17k offer.
Since I don't have to ask him for my keys, I simply get up and walk towards the door.
He chases me, asking me what will it take.
I tell him "$21,000"
He comes back with $19,000. I decline, head to the door again.
Comes back with $19,700. I decline.
At this point I write "Will close deal now for $20,500"
Manager signs it. Deal is done. I pay $491 plus tax, walk out with C230.
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$9500? It's a good thing I'm happy with my C230. I bought it in July 2008 for $19,500 with 25k miles. I love it so it stays in near constant use, now at 63,500 miles - it's not going anywhere.
That said, the idea you can only get $200-300 more on a trade is not true. I traded a 2005 Infiniti FX35 for a relative back in May (who bought a 2007 C230!) and the initial offer was $17,000. The final deal was $20,500 for the paid off FX35 and $20,991 for the C230. Negotiating $3,500 up on my trade. Here's the brief run down on how I did it.
2005 FX35 loaded, 51k miles - I knew I would take no less than $20k.
Salesman asks if he can have key to appraise FX. I give it to him, telling him he is to return it to me immediately and that if I have to ask a second time for my key, deal is off.
Salesman returns my key immediately. Asks if I'm buying today.
I say "I am buying A C230 today, yes"
He says "A C230?"
I say "Yes. It can, but does not have to be, this C230 here."
He comes back with a $17k offer.
Since I don't have to ask him for my keys, I simply get up and walk towards the door.
He chases me, asking me what will it take.
I tell him "$21,000"
He comes back with $19,000. I decline, head to the door again.
Comes back with $19,700. I decline.
At this point I write "Will close deal now for $20,500"
Manager signs it. Deal is done. I pay $491 plus tax, walk out with C230.
That said, the idea you can only get $200-300 more on a trade is not true. I traded a 2005 Infiniti FX35 for a relative back in May (who bought a 2007 C230!) and the initial offer was $17,000. The final deal was $20,500 for the paid off FX35 and $20,991 for the C230. Negotiating $3,500 up on my trade. Here's the brief run down on how I did it.
2005 FX35 loaded, 51k miles - I knew I would take no less than $20k.
Salesman asks if he can have key to appraise FX. I give it to him, telling him he is to return it to me immediately and that if I have to ask a second time for my key, deal is off.
Salesman returns my key immediately. Asks if I'm buying today.
I say "I am buying A C230 today, yes"
He says "A C230?"
I say "Yes. It can, but does not have to be, this C230 here."
He comes back with a $17k offer.
Since I don't have to ask him for my keys, I simply get up and walk towards the door.
He chases me, asking me what will it take.
I tell him "$21,000"
He comes back with $19,000. I decline, head to the door again.
Comes back with $19,700. I decline.
At this point I write "Will close deal now for $20,500"
Manager signs it. Deal is done. I pay $491 plus tax, walk out with C230.
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It wasn't my vehicle. I did it for a female relative who is a busy executive and didn't have time to go out of town and spend all day getting her car. But I did drive the FX35 and it was a good vehicle. Still, prefer the 2007 C230 over it.
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That's crazy! The dealer I got my C55 from offered me $14,500 for my 06 C230 with 37k. They knew it had paint work done because they went around it with a paint depth gauge and I'm sure he saw all the bolts where the fenders were off when he popped the hood.
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