Mercedes C300/C350 Collector's Value and Modded Vs. UnModded
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Mercedes C300/C350 Collector's Value and Modded Vs. UnModded
I frequently read Mercedes Benz Enthusiast which is a fantastic publication about all things Mercedes/AMG...even if it is $10 from the UK
. They do a lot of great articles about older Mercedes Benz vehicles everything from the Silver Arrow 1-seater all the way to early 2000's vehicles like the ML and SLK.
Flipping through those articles has me wondering if the C300/C350 will ever be a collector's kind of car in 10,15, 20 years. What are your thoughts? Is the car just too common to be of collecting value?
The cars in the magazine are also usually in pristine condition and unmodded. The only modifications done are things from authorized Mercedes tuning companies (Brabus, AMG, Renntech, Carlsson etc.) and many of them even still have stock wheels. Does modification hurt the collection value on a car like this, assuming the car is a collector's item in the first place?
^^Just some questions for discussion, curious how current owners (and possibly collectors) feel about the late life value of these cars and not just from a monetary standpoint.
. They do a lot of great articles about older Mercedes Benz vehicles everything from the Silver Arrow 1-seater all the way to early 2000's vehicles like the ML and SLK. Flipping through those articles has me wondering if the C300/C350 will ever be a collector's kind of car in 10,15, 20 years. What are your thoughts? Is the car just too common to be of collecting value?
The cars in the magazine are also usually in pristine condition and unmodded. The only modifications done are things from authorized Mercedes tuning companies (Brabus, AMG, Renntech, Carlsson etc.) and many of them even still have stock wheels. Does modification hurt the collection value on a car like this, assuming the car is a collector's item in the first place?
^^Just some questions for discussion, curious how current owners (and possibly collectors) feel about the late life value of these cars and not just from a monetary standpoint.
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Also, modding a car will usually lower it's value to a collector. Collectors want a car to look like it just came off the showroom floor. Kind of like capturing a moment in time, to preserve the car as it was in it's "heyday".
Also, modding a car will usually lower it's value to a collector. Collectors want a car to look like it just came off the showroom floor. Kind of like capturing a moment in time, to preserve the car as it was in it's "heyday".
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honestly? you're asking whether or not a base model C-Class is going to be a collectors item?
use your brain - what is rare and special about these cars???
NOTHING - and this is coming from someone who loves the brand...
maybe the Brabus Bullit C-Class...
use your brain - what is rare and special about these cars???
NOTHING - and this is coming from someone who loves the brand...
maybe the Brabus Bullit C-Class...
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Seriously modding a car has a much greater impact on it's resale or trade in value then long term collector value.
Some collector car values are improved or neutral with mods. The classic muscle car era cars fetch top dollar if they have the classic mod of their era with vintage parts. A 67 Camaro with a vintage original Hurst shifter, or with Hooker headers. It's hard to predict what people are after 20-30 years from now.
In the short term mods generally drop a cars value. Locally there was a guy selling a modded C300 with all the cool stuff the guys in this forum drool over. After extensive advertising, he got almost $7K below what the car should have fetched. Modding is a personal thing, and you have to find the right buyer.
-David
Some collector car values are improved or neutral with mods. The classic muscle car era cars fetch top dollar if they have the classic mod of their era with vintage parts. A 67 Camaro with a vintage original Hurst shifter, or with Hooker headers. It's hard to predict what people are after 20-30 years from now.
In the short term mods generally drop a cars value. Locally there was a guy selling a modded C300 with all the cool stuff the guys in this forum drool over. After extensive advertising, he got almost $7K below what the car should have fetched. Modding is a personal thing, and you have to find the right buyer.
-David
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Seriously modding a car has a much greater impact on it's resale or trade in value then long term collector value.
Some collector car values are improved or neutral with mods. The classic muscle car era cars fetch top dollar if they have the classic mod of their era with vintage parts. A 67 Camaro with a vintage original Hurst shifter, or with Hooker headers. It's hard to predict what people are after 20-30 years from now.
In the short term mods generally drop a cars value. Locally there was a guy selling a modded C300 with all the cool stuff the guys in this forum drool over. After extensive advertising, he got almost $7K below what the car should have fetched. Modding is a personal thing, and you have to find the right buyer.
-David
Some collector car values are improved or neutral with mods. The classic muscle car era cars fetch top dollar if they have the classic mod of their era with vintage parts. A 67 Camaro with a vintage original Hurst shifter, or with Hooker headers. It's hard to predict what people are after 20-30 years from now.
In the short term mods generally drop a cars value. Locally there was a guy selling a modded C300 with all the cool stuff the guys in this forum drool over. After extensive advertising, he got almost $7K below what the car should have fetched. Modding is a personal thing, and you have to find the right buyer.
-David
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YES! Well put contribution.
I can never figure out why people mod lease cars they are going to turn in. Sometimes you have to pay twice; once for the mod and again as compensation to MB finance to sell a now speciality car.
-David
I can never figure out why people mod lease cars they are going to turn in. Sometimes you have to pay twice; once for the mod and again as compensation to MB finance to sell a now speciality car.
-David
