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Old May 17, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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Thinking about selling my c55 baby

I have a 2006 c55 black on black with every option it could come with, even the nice dark wood trim. (Nav, Xenons, cd changer, sunshade, etc, etc)

Well, I may have to end up selling it to create cash flow for a bigger house.

The car is pristine and only has 2,000 miles on it. I can't find any sort of reference as to how much I can expect to get for it.

Any ideas on what I should expect to be able to private party the car for?

I live in San Jose, CA. The car's sticker was $59,500 I believe.
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Old May 17, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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Old May 17, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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Just driving off the lot I'm sure you lost at least $5K. Maybe start the price at $54-55K and expect to get $52-53K for it? A house is more important than a car, but that really sucks you have to sell it. Hopefully you can get another one in the future when cash flow is better...
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Old May 18, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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Unfortunately that is probably the worst time to sell a car. 2K miles is nothing but you will probably take a hit for at least 6-8 K off list.

As a reference, mine was brand new with a sticker of just under 60K and the dealer knocked off a little over 2K.

The depreciation is extremely steep the first year, then it slows down a bit.
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Old May 19, 2006 | 02:46 AM
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