StormC32

I am parting with my C32. No issues, in fact it has been a love affair for a couple years now. It is in excellent condition through out. All mods, but recent tinted windows (professionally and properly with mole skin on the inside of the doors) are listed below. It has 61k miles and is under a transferable warranty to 70k. All RENNtech modifications performed by DynoComp in Scottsdale, AZ. Everything works perfectly and is serviced by Schumacher Mercedes in Scottsdale. I don't have to sell the car, but it's on the list of toys to part with for other opportunities. I do have a couple local interested parties (haven't told them I am selling it yet), but thought I would offer it on the forum in the event someone here is just waiting for the opportunity. Well, here it is!

Asking $30k and not really looking to bargain much, again it's not a desperation decision.

Eurocharged Rick

i think that price is very optimistic, but good luck with the sale...

dkflipse

Ditto

amgmark

good luck.. I'm not having much luck trying to sell my 2002 for 19k..

I am not in desperation mode either as mines paid off so I just think of it as a depreciating asset sitting in front of my house. I probably only drive it 25 miles a week.. LOL.. but it's an exciting 20 miles after she's warmed up..

///AMG4EVER

If you sell the car at $30K, I'm next in line...

BTW, can you post a pic of your "RENNtech Rear Spoiler"? I'll be interested if you part it out.

The car looks really clean, good luck with the sale.

Eurocharged Rick

not if i get there first...

if he gets $30k for his car, i will sell mine and get an E55...

Scoop55

Sweet looking car...I love that CF lip. Looks great on white.

Good luck with the sale.

StormC32

Thanks very much for the compliments No, I would never part the car out. Everything stays with the car including the rear spoiler.

I thought it might be a bit optomistic as well, but then I did some research and found that geographically the west coast seems to command a bit more for a vehicle, any vehicle. Don't know why. Second, there are several stock 02' C32's with roughly the same mileage for the same asking price in Calif. In AZ there are only 2 C32's (listed). But, being a realist I am aware that people will only pay what they feel it's worth. I contacted a friend of a friend that wants the car and he's coming to look at it this weekend. Could be gone by Monday.

Part of me hopes nobody buy's it. It would be a sad day indeed.

I did see a C63 AMG on the road today, man what a hot car.

amgmark

The C63 isn't out yet, so I think it would have been impossible to see one.

ScottW911

amgmark is correct. If you saw a C63 on the road, it would be covered in camo. Are you sure it wasn't an E63? The C63 will not be reality until MY 2009, at the earliest. The basic W204 don't even come to North America until August 8th.

StormC32

Maybe I am wrong, (wouldn't be the first time) but I am certain it said AMG on the back and 6.3 liter badging on the side right behind each front wheel in the newer body style with dual dual exhausts. Unfortunately, I did not see the left side of the trunk (model) as I was passing it.

Is there another model other than the C63 that shares that power plant 6.3 liter in an AMG?

calimax

Was it the test car? I know we get a lot of vehicles tested here in AZ. I've only seen the C300/350, but not the AMG, or maybe it was....?
BTW I like your C32, I hope you don't sell it either....lol!

CynCarvin32

could be in az doing warm weather testing. There was one here in So-Cal a while back at the vpc center. It likely is out in the south west testing.

Maybe he saw that.

30k for a 61k mile old 2002? I got 33.5 on a buy back for my 2002 back in what 2004? Good luck with that sale! It sadly is worht closer to maybe 22-24k MAX.

A close friend had a 55k mile old cherry C32 (2003) and he could not get rid of it for his life at 21.5k.

Mods go for .10 on the $1 so that renntech upgrade should go for 400 bucks.

StormC32

I bet your right, It must have been the E63. No, it wasn't in camo which settles it. All black and still looked smaller than the E55.

It was gorgeous and sounded awesome. I can only imagine what a simple ECU flash would do to it.

c32AMG-DTM

It also could've been the CLS63 AMG - that car's gorgeous, and looks smaller than an E-class, like E55 or current E63 (I'm not sure if dimensionally it actually is, however) - maybe go take a peek on www.mbusa.com and see if you recognize the car among the AMG models...

can't wait to see a C63 on the road... preferrably just as it's lining 'em up against the new V8 M3 - those're both gonna be amazing when they're out!

c32AMG-DTM

[/QUOTE]Is there another model other than the C63 that shares that power plant 6.3 liter in an AMG?[/QUOTE]

Didn't see this question before - they're basically ALL the 6.3 powerplant at this point (unless you've got one of the big-dog 65s... thumbs up for a AMG-tuned twin-turbo V12 with ridiculous horsepower and freight-train torque).

This N/A 6.3L V8 is the first AMG engine completely designed and built from scratch by AMG (opposed to all previous engines being tuned versions of MB designed and engineered products) - I do think it's interesting, however, that they've decided to shoehorn it into every AMG model - but I guess the body styles are different enough that you'd pick different ones based on your needs/wants...

StormC32

Not that it is my lifes mission to prove you wrong, but it may be gone for $28,500 as of just now. If he turns out to be real. That is a lot closer to what I was asking than what you were predicting.

Even my wife is telling me to reconsider, that it doesn't need to go (clear title).

lap

" - I do think it's interesting, however, that they've decided to shoehorn it into every AMG model - but I guess the body styles are different enough that you'd pick different ones based on your needs/wants..."

OR....maybe, this way they can get some "Consistency" in fixing/servicing the AMG Line!! I think that all the different AMG "engine types" really played havoc on the "basic" MB techs... at least this was my experience as they seem to fix the "regular" benzies fine.

CynCarvin32

I go with what auction values state and what people are paying for the cars on the open market. If you find a person willing to pay more for the car that is fantastic but that does not set market value. There are 15 cars like that on autotrader for much less so clearly the car is priced high.

But you could get lucky.

SMGC32 has a C32 for sale and 20k is a struggle for a 2003 with 48k miles and 3 more years of warranty.

FrankW

if i can sell my car at $30k...i'm gonna get into a used E55 for sure...LOL

StormC32

I disagree, I just did an any distance search (nationwide) on autotrader online. There are 93 C32's nationwide listed between $20k-$40k dollar value. Look at the bottom of the autotrader page for these results.

Highest price: $38,500
Lowest Price: $20,885
Average Price: $27,339

17 of them alone on the first page are between $27,000 and $37,000. Not to argue, but clearly these are facts using the source you mentioned.

ScottW911

Storm, I would love, more than you know, for you to get every penny you are asking for your car. I hate to see sales prices dropping so fast on our C32's. But, this argument reminds me of my experience with todays real estate market. Sellers are asking unrealistically high prices and waiting for months for offers. They drop the price and wait some more. In the end, you will notice a significant difference between the original asking price and the final sales price. My neighbor is a prime example: listed just over 60 days ago at $769,000. Today it is down to $673,000 and still no offers.

I'd expect to see most of those $30-$40k cars sit for a long time and then sell in the low to mid $20's.

As I said, I hope you can get it. If not, I hope you enjoy the car as much as I enjoy mine. Good luck.

Code3 Performance

Listed prices have nothing to do with market value. Just because you find x number of cars priced in a certain range, does not mean they are selling at that price. Whats the trade-in value of your car right now?

amgmark

I was thinking about trading my 2002 C32 in.. One dealer offer me 16500 and the other 14500..

Needless to say I did not trade it in. I would rather keep it or sell it to a forum member..

StormC32

The point was about a mentioned source (autotrader) and what our cars are being listed for. When you review the autotrader listed price facts, I am priced in line. Huge difference between trade in value and private sale. We are talking private sale, not trade in.

I agree with you ScottW911, which is why I would never start at the bottom dollar and attempt to negotiate up. This is all relative and pointless anyway. The guy that called last night will be here this afternoon. My stomach is starting to tell me something like go and secure the garage door with liquid nails and tell him sorry it's stuck.

Again, it's not something we have to do. But, it came up as one of our options for another opportunity.