ANYONE FOR A C43?
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05 c55 silver, 98 Imperial Red C43
that one seems realle clean for the price but the milage is a lil high imo
I see similar deals every day on internet, Im just waiting for the right deal, will be saving for a few more months then Im shoting for a 2000 model
I see similar deals every day on internet, Im just waiting for the right deal, will be saving for a few more months then Im shoting for a 2000 model
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I'd say pricing on the 1st is pretty reasonable given the mileage. Generally speaking nobody is selling off their clean sub-100k C43 for less than 10k (they certainly don't have to in terms of the market at least) if that is what you are hoping for. If this is not the "right deal" I would suggest looking for a pre-00, as they will always be commanding slightly higher values than our '99 and '98's. Actually now that I think of it, there was a desperation sale about 8-10 months ago that went as low as 9k for an (if I remember correctly) 80k-ish mile black C43. The dude "needed" to get into a truck....wonder how that is working now 
I doubt you will find a deal like that anytime soon on a 2000 model however, and in my experience w/ this car, absolutely hold out for the nicest, most well-taken care of car that you can possibly afford regardless of build date. It will pay off in a matter of weeks in terms of maintenance. This car is an absolute electrical nightmare.....
I doubt you will find a deal like that anytime soon on a 2000 model however, and in my experience w/ this car, absolutely hold out for the nicest, most well-taken care of car that you can possibly afford regardless of build date. It will pay off in a matter of weeks in terms of maintenance. This car is an absolute electrical nightmare.....
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c43's arent TOO bad electrically. my friend has a e46 m3 and it does all kinds of weird things constantly. the tire pressure monitor is constantly on despite good tire conditions, the windows sometimes wont go up or down in one touch but then goes away after he restarts the car, the other day he had a problem with the passenger door not unlocking when using the keyless entry... i wouldnt say its a nightmare, but definitely not behavior you would expect out of a "fine" german automobile
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^^ I would agree.....I normally have several months of care-free driving between problems. Membership on this forum goes a long way towards dealing w/ it's problems anyways....
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05 c55 silver, 98 Imperial Red C43
yea I saw that white 2000, there are better deals with way lower milage out there, atleast there were
I cant afford one atm coz I gave all my money away for a college loan, gona be saving for a few months, maybe ill get one for my birthday which is in february
I cant afford one atm coz I gave all my money away for a college loan, gona be saving for a few months, maybe ill get one for my birthday which is in february
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Oh yeah, that is WAY high on asking price for the white '00. Maybe someone out there is a big enough sucker, but I doubt it in this market
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05 c55 silver, 98 Imperial Red C43
2000 burgundy is the rarest one, there's only one
there are six in white so that's extremely rare to, I heard there were 5 designo green in usa, I saw two on internet, theres one on youtube
I saw one red c43 in the pictures from this meet way back in sacramento and one is for sale on autotrader now
I wonder where that burgundy one is
there are six in white so that's extremely rare to, I heard there were 5 designo green in usa, I saw two on internet, theres one on youtube
I saw one red c43 in the pictures from this meet way back in sacramento and one is for sale on autotrader now
I wonder where that burgundy one is
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05 c55 silver, 98 Imperial Red C43
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black c43 107,000 miles!
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/1032273832.htm
280 HAHA NICE
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/1025159892.html
badass c36
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/1023009009.html
very good deal... for milage
there WAS a C43 for 7000 but idk i guess it got sold
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/1032273832.htm
280 HAHA NICE
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/1025159892.html
badass c36
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/1023009009.html
very good deal... for milage
there WAS a C43 for 7000 but idk i guess it got sold
