What's a fair market value on my C43...
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What's a fair market value on my C43...
Guys - I'm thinking of selling my baby and hoping to get your .02 on the fair market value on my C43 (without getting raped)....
Here are the details:
• 87k miles
• 4.3L AMG V8
• 302 HP / 302 lb-ft torque
• Glacier White Exterior
• Exclusive Two Tone Leather Sport Seats w/ 10 way Elect and Burl Walnut Trim
• Upgrade Suspension (Newly installed) running with Bilstein Shocks Sports and H&R Springs Sports
• Upgraded Wheels 18” AMG Monobloc II Powdercoated Black Centers w/ polished lip
• Upgraded S-Class CF Front Grill
• Clear corner turn signals
• New Pirelli P-Nero Zero Tires
• Automatic Climate Control w/ Dust Filter
• BOSE sound system
• Anti-Theft Alarm System
• 4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/ ABS
• Rain Sensor
• Xenon Headlights auto adjust
• 6-Disc CD Changer
• Major service done at 65k, 90k miles – Flushed transmission and Diff Fluids, New Platinum spark plugs, Green Performance Air Filter, Replaced fuel and Cabin Filter, New wiper blade, Coolant Flushed, Etc.
• 4-Wheel Alignment has been completed
• ALL records & receipts on hand
Here are the details:
• 87k miles
• 4.3L AMG V8
• 302 HP / 302 lb-ft torque
• Glacier White Exterior
• Exclusive Two Tone Leather Sport Seats w/ 10 way Elect and Burl Walnut Trim
• Upgrade Suspension (Newly installed) running with Bilstein Shocks Sports and H&R Springs Sports
• Upgraded Wheels 18” AMG Monobloc II Powdercoated Black Centers w/ polished lip
• Upgraded S-Class CF Front Grill
• Clear corner turn signals
• New Pirelli P-Nero Zero Tires
• Automatic Climate Control w/ Dust Filter
• BOSE sound system
• Anti-Theft Alarm System
• 4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/ ABS
• Rain Sensor
• Xenon Headlights auto adjust
• 6-Disc CD Changer
• Major service done at 65k, 90k miles – Flushed transmission and Diff Fluids, New Platinum spark plugs, Green Performance Air Filter, Replaced fuel and Cabin Filter, New wiper blade, Coolant Flushed, Etc.
• 4-Wheel Alignment has been completed
• ALL records & receipts on hand
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Obviously, location plays a factor. If I were you, I would price it around $12k and expect to sell around $10k. Really though, I wouldn't sell it. You've got a lot more car there than ten grand and it is unfortunate that the market does not currently reflect that.
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1998 C43, 2001 SLK320
Some thoughts:
1) I tend to agree with ECTurboGSX - you won't get back what you put into it, why not keep it?
2) I bought a C43, also glacier white, with 70k a year and a half ago for $13.5k. Yours looks and sounds like it is well-maintained, but only a few buyers will translate that into extra cash, so you will have to be patient to get top dollar. I would also ask around $12k for yours, but at least at first expect to get close to that.
3) Is it a '98 or '99? With all the detail you show, you don't say.
4) I hate the wheels. This is only relevant in that, if I were buying the car, I would already be mentally calculating the cost of replacing them. Sorry.
5) How has your car had a service at 90k miles if it only has 87k miles?
1) I tend to agree with ECTurboGSX - you won't get back what you put into it, why not keep it?
2) I bought a C43, also glacier white, with 70k a year and a half ago for $13.5k. Yours looks and sounds like it is well-maintained, but only a few buyers will translate that into extra cash, so you will have to be patient to get top dollar. I would also ask around $12k for yours, but at least at first expect to get close to that.
3) Is it a '98 or '99? With all the detail you show, you don't say.
4) I hate the wheels. This is only relevant in that, if I were buying the car, I would already be mentally calculating the cost of replacing them. Sorry.
5) How has your car had a service at 90k miles if it only has 87k miles?
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I would say $10,000 at best. I've been trying to sell my C43 for about 6 months as some of you might have been tracking. I had 70k miles and the best I could get was a $10,500 cash offer. And I had it advertised everywhere. If someone in your location is specifically looking for the car then you might have a chance at a higher price but not very much. As my friend Ted Baldwin told me, people would just opt for a W210 E55 or a W202 CLK55 if they were going to spend in the $15k range. C32's are almost there as well. Depreciation is a b-it-ch.
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Guys - thank you for all the advice and suggestions - greatly appreciated. I guess I am somewhat disappointed to hear how under valued these cars - don't understand 
. If that's all I can get I am better off keeping the car.
BTW - front bumper is now fixed, due to broken bracket inside the bumper. Never been in any accident whatsoever.
Thanks much,
_A
. If that's all I can get I am better off keeping the car.BTW - front bumper is now fixed, due to broken bracket inside the bumper. Never been in any accident whatsoever.
Thanks much,
_A
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'99 C43
Jared,
In all due respect to you, I don't think that your car was in a condition, or had the history, to get top dollar. I give you kudos for your honesty in portraying the car in your ads, with good details on the good and bad points. It's not that the car was bad, but with others available in the market, I'd have moved on if I were looking for the best one out there. I read your earlier and later ads on ebay, and I saw all kinds of things that registered as items that would cost me to fix or to bring back to original, or, viewed another way, deducts from top dollar. I'm not trying to flame you or your car, but just making a point that price depends..... on miles, cosmetic and mechanical condition, records, originality, damage history, and location too.
By contrast, what's the market for a mint, original 2000 C43 with 40K miles from the original owner with all service records, no damage history, and has lived in SoCal, etc? (not my car BTW). I think it could still be $20K or more.
In all due respect to you, I don't think that your car was in a condition, or had the history, to get top dollar. I give you kudos for your honesty in portraying the car in your ads, with good details on the good and bad points. It's not that the car was bad, but with others available in the market, I'd have moved on if I were looking for the best one out there. I read your earlier and later ads on ebay, and I saw all kinds of things that registered as items that would cost me to fix or to bring back to original, or, viewed another way, deducts from top dollar. I'm not trying to flame you or your car, but just making a point that price depends..... on miles, cosmetic and mechanical condition, records, originality, damage history, and location too.
By contrast, what's the market for a mint, original 2000 C43 with 40K miles from the original owner with all service records, no damage history, and has lived in SoCal, etc? (not my car BTW). I think it could still be $20K or more.
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In jareds defense that is the market.He got a few tho less then what he should but all mb buyers are suffering from the same fate.A 2000 should bring 15k in the shape you describe but put it on the market and the buyer is a cash buyer and it will go for 14 tops not $20,000.A good look around will let you see everyone is talking the same story."I did not realize my car was worth so little"
He did the mature thing in his situation and bit the bullet and moved on.Now let's leave him be.
He did the mature thing in his situation and bit the bullet and moved on.Now let's leave him be.
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Jared,
In all due respect to you, I don't think that your car was in a condition, or had the history, to get top dollar. I give you kudos for your honesty in portraying the car in your ads, with good details on the good and bad points. It's not that the car was bad, but with others available in the market, I'd have moved on if I were looking for the best one out there. I read your earlier and later ads on ebay, and I saw all kinds of things that registered as items that would cost me to fix or to bring back to original, or, viewed another way, deducts from top dollar. I'm not trying to flame you or your car, but just making a point that price depends..... on miles, cosmetic and mechanical condition, records, originality, damage history, and location too.
By contrast, what's the market for a mint, original 2000 C43 with 40K miles from the original owner with all service records, no damage history, and has lived in SoCal, etc? (not my car BTW). I think it could still be $20K or more.
In all due respect to you, I don't think that your car was in a condition, or had the history, to get top dollar. I give you kudos for your honesty in portraying the car in your ads, with good details on the good and bad points. It's not that the car was bad, but with others available in the market, I'd have moved on if I were looking for the best one out there. I read your earlier and later ads on ebay, and I saw all kinds of things that registered as items that would cost me to fix or to bring back to original, or, viewed another way, deducts from top dollar. I'm not trying to flame you or your car, but just making a point that price depends..... on miles, cosmetic and mechanical condition, records, originality, damage history, and location too.
By contrast, what's the market for a mint, original 2000 C43 with 40K miles from the original owner with all service records, no damage history, and has lived in SoCal, etc? (not my car BTW). I think it could still be $20K or more.
Ted
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...........I'll eat my head if you can sell a C43 for $20K in this market. Think about it. Would you buy it? In a few months an 03 CL55 will be in the high twenty's. You will have to have been caught raping the sellers sister for you to agree to buy a C43 for $20K.
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'99 C43
Maybe so Ted, but my point was really that not ALL C43's are the same in the market - and you can't peg the market for all of them based on Jared's sale.
Mine's got less than 40K miles on it and I wouldn't sell it for $20. Does that mean I would buy it today for $20? I don't know. I can tell you that I really don't want an E55, I want a V8 C-class. That leaves a C55 or better yet, a C63.
Mine's got less than 40K miles on it and I wouldn't sell it for $20. Does that mean I would buy it today for $20? I don't know. I can tell you that I really don't want an E55, I want a V8 C-class. That leaves a C55 or better yet, a C63.
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or minus a few tho,unless you have a true collector with less then A few thousand miles jareds fine excar does define the market.If you paid more than the market price at the time of purchase and now try to defend 20grand or more then it may be prudent to hang onto it because you will never get 20g for it.
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1999 C43
I believe you are in perfect place.
These Mercedes forums are the places where people appreciate these vehicles.
You might get more money in Europe, like I mentioned before, most Americans don't know much about these performance cars, they think it is an unnecessary luxury vehicle.
So I would try to advertise just like you are doing, and if you didn't yet, do the same post on all Mercedes models, C Class, E Class, M Class, X Class, Z Class, all AMGs, and so on...
Good luck
(I hope you don't sell it to those Eminem type of gentlemen
, they might end up with chrome/croc rims, or purple velvet seats )
These Mercedes forums are the places where people appreciate these vehicles.
You might get more money in Europe, like I mentioned before, most Americans don't know much about these performance cars, they think it is an unnecessary luxury vehicle.
So I would try to advertise just like you are doing, and if you didn't yet, do the same post on all Mercedes models, C Class, E Class, M Class, X Class, Z Class, all AMGs, and so on...
Good luck
(I hope you don't sell it to those Eminem type of gentlemen
, they might end up with chrome/croc rims, or purple velvet seats )
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Another note:
I would try to wait to sell your car, cause of the tiny recession in almost the whole world. World is at boiling point, you will lose and already losing value at almost eveything nowadays. Can you wait for couple months if your finances allow you, I am pretty sure later on you might get better value.
Business is slow, $'s value is going down, 93 octane is $3.20 in GA, I would tighten the belts little more before selling it. But I also understand that current economy might as well be the reason for the sale.
good luck again
I would try to wait to sell your car, cause of the tiny recession in almost the whole world. World is at boiling point, you will lose and already losing value at almost eveything nowadays. Can you wait for couple months if your finances allow you, I am pretty sure later on you might get better value.
Business is slow, $'s value is going down, 93 octane is $3.20 in GA, I would tighten the belts little more before selling it. But I also understand that current economy might as well be the reason for the sale.
good luck again
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Jared,
In all due respect to you, I don't think that your car was in a condition, or had the history, to get top dollar. I give you kudos for your honesty in portraying the car in your ads, with good details on the good and bad points. It's not that the car was bad, but with others available in the market, I'd have moved on if I were looking for the best one out there. I read your earlier and later ads on ebay, and I saw all kinds of things that registered as items that would cost me to fix or to bring back to original, or, viewed another way, deducts from top dollar. I'm not trying to flame you or your car, but just making a point that price depends..... on miles, cosmetic and mechanical condition, records, originality, damage history, and location too.
By contrast, what's the market for a mint, original 2000 C43 with 40K miles from the original owner with all service records, no damage history, and has lived in SoCal, etc? (not my car BTW). I think it could still be $20K or more.
In all due respect to you, I don't think that your car was in a condition, or had the history, to get top dollar. I give you kudos for your honesty in portraying the car in your ads, with good details on the good and bad points. It's not that the car was bad, but with others available in the market, I'd have moved on if I were looking for the best one out there. I read your earlier and later ads on ebay, and I saw all kinds of things that registered as items that would cost me to fix or to bring back to original, or, viewed another way, deducts from top dollar. I'm not trying to flame you or your car, but just making a point that price depends..... on miles, cosmetic and mechanical condition, records, originality, damage history, and location too.
By contrast, what's the market for a mint, original 2000 C43 with 40K miles from the original owner with all service records, no damage history, and has lived in SoCal, etc? (not my car BTW). I think it could still be $20K or more.
I think most collectors look for cars under 40k miles not regarding year model. 60-70k miles may seem too little for a car which is almost 10 years old but i dont think thats little enough for the collectors who would pay the top dollar.
well marketing is also very important, private sellers has lower chance of getting top dollar. this 99 C43 got 21900 because it was tru a respected mb dealer which had probably 100s of loyal customers they knew who to call to sell that car in fact they sold it in 4 days.
as for the main topic. i am also curious about the 90k service for a 87k miles car. I am also one of those who would pay a bit less than its value because of the not original finish wheels. i think the price of gas is also lowering the values of these cars. i see c230 kompressors go for the same money or very close.
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dealers have no shortage of chumps that pay far more than the true market value for their cars.Those are the exceptions that bring false hope to the sellers on the private market.If you need to be shocked go to a mb dealer and tell them you are not trading or thinking of buying a new model you just want to find out what they will give you cash for your car.
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dealers have no shortage of chumps that pay far more than the true market value for their cars.Those are the exceptions that bring false hope to the sellers on the private market.If you need to be shocked go to a mb dealer and tell them you are not trading or thinking of buying a new model you just want to find out what they will give you cash for your car.
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Jared,
In all due respect to you, I don't think that your car was in a condition, or had the history, to get top dollar. I give you kudos for your honesty in portraying the car in your ads, with good details on the good and bad points. It's not that the car was bad, but with others available in the market, I'd have moved on if I were looking for the best one out there. I read your earlier and later ads on ebay, and I saw all kinds of things that registered as items that would cost me to fix or to bring back to original, or, viewed another way, deducts from top dollar. I'm not trying to flame you or your car, but just making a point that price depends..... on miles, cosmetic and mechanical condition, records, originality, damage history, and location too.
By contrast, what's the market for a mint, original 2000 C43 with 40K miles from the original owner with all service records, no damage history, and has lived in SoCal, etc? (not my car BTW). I think it could still be $20K or more.
In all due respect to you, I don't think that your car was in a condition, or had the history, to get top dollar. I give you kudos for your honesty in portraying the car in your ads, with good details on the good and bad points. It's not that the car was bad, but with others available in the market, I'd have moved on if I were looking for the best one out there. I read your earlier and later ads on ebay, and I saw all kinds of things that registered as items that would cost me to fix or to bring back to original, or, viewed another way, deducts from top dollar. I'm not trying to flame you or your car, but just making a point that price depends..... on miles, cosmetic and mechanical condition, records, originality, damage history, and location too.
By contrast, what's the market for a mint, original 2000 C43 with 40K miles from the original owner with all service records, no damage history, and has lived in SoCal, etc? (not my car BTW). I think it could still be $20K or more.
I understand where your coming from. My car was in amazing shape though, you could ask anyone who has seen it in person. Besides the close ups that I showed on the ebay auction the car was flawless. Having such low mileage as well, it really disappointed me to the resale value of these amazing cars. In terms of me not having past service records, you have to remember that every time a car is serviced at a dealership, its recorded onto the carfax. Right before I sold it to the guy, I replaced all the initial problems as shown in the ebay auction...I changed both Xenons, replaced the worn brake pads, had the A/C recharged and it still was difficult to sell the car. You can't compare a 1999 C43 to the sale of a 2000 really due to the rarity of the 2000's being only 25 in existence. We just have to face the depreciation of Mercedes. Whoever has a C43, keep it. Its an amazing car, and certainly worth more in terms of what it is, then in terms of money. I just had to unfortunately get rid of mine. No hard feelings Jon, I take no offense.
