ryad32

UP FOR SALE:

I am selling my 2002 Mercedes C32 AMG in Brilliant Silver original paint with only 49,xxx miles on it!

This car is completely stock except for the matte black grille that I have installed on it; the original chrome grille is included in the sale. This car is unmolested, just had service A completed on 10/10/2011 and on board comp shows "service B due in 10,000 miles". Installed new battery, new brakes and new rotors recently so the new owner is good to go! Always garage kept, all fluids, belts and filters changed and maintenance is up to date. This car is very powerful, shifts and drives perfectly and is in great condition, it is a CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED mercedes. I have taken extremely good care of this car, drive it home worry free! Turn key condition.

Details (which I am sure most of you are already aware of):

349 HP
332 ft/lbs torque
Fully loaded
AMG black leather interior (still smells new)
Navigation
6-disc CD changer, AUX
Sun roof
Heated seats
....basically LOADED

Personal note:
Even though I'm a newb and a recent member, I've followed this forum for the past 5 years before signing up and posting for the first time. I can tell you how good the condition of this car is, but I would prefer for you to come see it in person. The car speaks for itself.

High Definition photos available on request for out of state inquiries. For out of state buyers, I am ready to complete a pre-sale inspection at a service center of your choice.

I'm located in Arlington, VA. Please contact me if you have any questions.

djfmf

If you dont mind me saying, a tad bit high of a price you can get a c55 with the same or less miles.

ryad32

Hey,

Thanks for looking, I have taken that reaction into consideration that's why i said OBO however, the car is in great condition and -although it may seem a little optimistic- worth the price tag. I am open to all reasonable offers, thanks.

jturkel

no shot on an 02 C32 for that price....though i wish it were that much. i'd probably sell my car if i could get that

best of luck with your sale

c32AMG-DTM

+1

I'd be pleasantly surprised if a first-year C32 sold for anything over about $12k. JMHO, and would love to be wrong.

ryad32

@jturkel

Thanks for your response. As someone who is in no hurry to sell, I decided to post it at that price and feel it out, however I know that realistically i wont get that money but im willing to negotiate down. Indeed "no shot" on getting that price. So I will adjust my list price. Thanks for your input.

@c32AMG-DTM

Thanks for your input however I dont know what sort of mileage your car is pushing, but mine has low miles, CPO, NAV and in mint condition. I agree with jturkel that i have no shot at getting my posted price but there is also NO SHOT in me listing my car at 12k or below as u suggested, that would be a joke. In fact many people would be instantly and pleasantly surprised if i had posted my car with its current condition for 12K. It would have been gone ages ago. Thanks for looking guys.

ryad32

NEW PRICE!

DROPPED TO $16,100 OBO!

Nachtsturm

LOL@ a C55 with 49k miles for the same price.

Your car has low mileage, just did a quick search on autotrader for a C32 with under 60k miles. 2 came up one with 56k on it for 18k, and 1 with 56k for 15k. <--One of those crap dealers, would never buy from one. So you are ball park in your pricing.

If you were local I would check it out for sure. Unless you want to sell it for 12k, I will fly out next weekend and pick it up.

Viper98912

You're looking at $10-12k bud, we're not criticizing just helping

saer1one

If you are not in a hurry to sale it then keep this price on it but DO NOT try and sale here.. Go else where and wait for someone to bite.. Good luck..!!

Mark.D

I think the car is fair and reasonable. Low mileage is good, but equally as important is the history. This one sounds like its been cared for well, and that goes a long way. Hold your price, and wait for the "right" buyer. Just keep in mind the right buyer may not be on these forums.

I would also recommend advertising with MBCA.

ryad32

@Nachtsturm

Thanks for your support. If c55's with the same mileage or less were selling at that price I think all of us and our mothers would be driving c55's.

Im gonna stick to my new lowered price and see what happens in the shortrun. Thanks again bud.

@Viper98912

No doubt, I know everyone here is trying to help and offer friendly advice which is why i posted here. So please keep the input coming guys

@saer1one

Thanks for the advice, will definitely also consider selling it else where.


Guys, if 12K is all I can get for this beauty then ill pull out my engine and use it as a kick-*** coffee table like the set on Top Gear.

ryad32

Thanks for directing my attention to MBCA, ill def be posting it on there soon too.

FrankW

low miles always good. put it on cars.com or autotrader.

good luck with the sale

Nachtsturm

In what dream world do you get your pricing?

10k for a stock, and always stock C32 with less than 50k?

Viper98912

You mean a 10 year old, first year car that's two generations old? .....

ryad32

Find me a c32 with less than 50K miles, loaded, mint condition for 10k and ill be convinced. Until then i cant wrap my head around your pricing.

@ FrankW

Thanks for the support, the next step will be cars.com and autotrader along with MBCA.

Viper98912

Are you looking at other cars? If you're looking at something else, I'd put that engine inside an SLK or Crossfire or some other small car that needs an engine swap with too much power

rbcjr

Im in mass and i recently have seen a 02 c32 with 80000 miles for 12000.00,and a 02 c32 with 55000 miles for 16000.00 so i believe your in the right ballpark.As far as c55s for that price i dont think so,all the c55s i see are 20-25000.00.

c32AMG-DTM

Reading comprehension is a useful skill: I didn't suggest you list your car for $12k. I said I would be pleasantly surprised if an '02 C32 (even yours, which should be at the top end of the range for '02s) sold for over "about $12k." Let me know if you can't figure out the difference.

FWIW, my '04 is loaded, COMAND, bixenons (which yours doesn't have), full unlimited mileage CSC service contract 'til 2013, roughly $6k worth of Kleemann upgrades, and Renntech monolites/H&R springs. It's not for sale, but I'd be surprised to get more than about $15k for what was once a $56k car in '04. It is what it is... AMGs depreciate like crazy. Given that it's 8 years old, I'd also say it has low mileage (73k - around 9k per year avg.). Yours I'd say is "very low" (just under 5k per year avg.), which is a plus, but it's also an '02, which is a minus for C32s. Add on top that it's a ****ty economy, unemployment is persistently high, winter is coming, and these cars aren't known for reliability (and are known for pricey maintenance/repairs - warranty mitigates that somewhat, but doesn't relieve those concerns entirely), and you have a difficult market for sellers.

As a fellow C32 owner, I wish it were different, but these cars simply do not hold their value well, at all. I'm not a buyer, so there's no reason for me to BS you... if anything, my bias would be toward an unrealistically high valuation.

GLWS.

djfmf

i got my '05 C55 AMG at sixty something thousand miles and I'm owner #2 for 17,500.

AMG3.2

I'm the second owner of my C32 and I recently bought it for well over 10K. I do think that these cars hold their value well but at the same time I do think they are a steal of a deal for the power. I also bought the car with aftermarket wheels and suspension so I may have paid a bit more. When I bought it, the car was immaculate. Literally. In my area they are going for 14 or 15k bone stock. I think realistically yours will sell for 15k because of the low mileage.

Nachtsturm

Sweet, with that logic I can get this for 10k too... thanks for the heads up.



or this...



That C32 is worth well more than 10K. Again what are you basing your prices on?

Even edmunds.com, which notoriously undervalues everything(32k pp for a 996 911 turbo?) says the car is worth 12k Trade-in.

ryad32

With all due respect, being surprised if my car sold for over "about 12K" shows a lack of knowledge on your end similar to how you think my asking price is 4K+ over its top end value. Simply put, if i wanted to just give it away i'd list it at 12K and sit by my computer and wait (and I wouldn't have to wait for very long), but im trying to sell it so im listing it at 16.1K OBO. Check the other postings on this thread to see the prices they found and your reading comprehension skills should hopefully lead you to conclude that my asking price is reasonable. If you cant take that away from your reading then you just might realize that my car is still easily worth more than 12K.

With your knowledge on cars, it should not come as a surprise to you that by modifying a C32 to the extent that you have with yours, limits the number of prospective buyers. Consequently, with less buyers you would struggle to find someone to hand over $15K. Just a thought. That is unless you go through the hassle, time and labor of bringing your car back to stock then selling it. At that point you could try to recoup some cash by selling your mods/parts but now ur spending a lot more of your valuable time trying to sell multiple items. Im not against modding at all, im just staying on topic regarding resale value.

Thank you for your input, and the news flash on the current state of affairs of the economy, employment, and the weather. I didn't realize winter was coming. I will keep those things in mind when negotiating with potential buyers.

ryad32

@Nachtsturm

If we lived in Viper98912's dream world would you be interested in opening up an exotic cars dealership together? ... i guess a little but i think we're both saying the same thing. Thanks for the input, cheers man

@AMG3.2

Thanks for posting, I agree with you that these cars are a steal of deal for the power.

I hope you're enjoying ur C32 .