Z06EATER

ah... i know wat he means about the clk430 being slow, iidk why it feels like it is....but yea....he's prob just used to the C36

kinghais

oh... i had the CLK430 for one night and i smoke with it alot and finish the tires(i had to unplug the ABS computer in order to turn off the ASR/ESP), but when i was testing the speed like from 0-100mph, i was kind of slow. i mean i could tell me C36 is faster.

i sold the car and i sitll have it but i have to ship it to buyer this weekend.

Justchill

Yep looking to sell mine as well. Love this car but read to move into something else. Im not sure what to charge for this thing. It is in such great shape due to its extended time on the west coast. I will miss it greatly!!!

Back2Benz

dam, why is everyone getting rid of the 36???!!!..I love mine so much, i mean ya, it's 'a classic', but it looks really hot with the sharp lines...first benz to carry the AMG badge straight from the dealer...great torque...rides nice....I just wanna buy up everyones' 36's...but joking aside but I can understand if it's costing too much to maintain. I've been lucky to not have to repair anything yet...

good luck with the sales!

Z06EATER

lol these cars rock, n man these were serious cars when they first came out, TALKABOT FAST! there wasn't many cars as quick as these.. not even the 500's

PJmak

hmm never saw chrome on silver before on a 202, looks interesting

kinghais

well. I LOVE c36. C36 is one of the car that i will love it forevery.
there is nothing like C36, the power, the way it looks, the torque and it's the Best ride ever.
I will say bye to my C36 on the september 13th. My C36 going to UK. yes my c36 going to United Kingdom. it's really unbelievable to me but it's True ! ! !

ProjectC55

The CLK430 you drove probably had a bad MAF. No way does a C36 feel faster than a CLK430,NO way!.

SeeKlasse

yeah thats what i was going to say, the clk430 has a pretty fast 0-60, low 6's.. but i guess the c36 is the same, so you could say, at best, that they are equally fast

kinghais

i mean it could be right, maybe the car had some problems but i didn't see any thing going on wrong with it.

Z06EATER

yea true, but still those cars are heavy, n it's about the same power man, only one is a 6 and one is an 8

ProjectC55

The C36 is heavier than the CLK430 and C43.

ProjectC55

It's not something you will see. It's something you will feel especially once the MAF is replaced.

NitrogenBalance

Wow, your lucky to get 10K for that. Thats alot compared to whats actually selling out there. Hell, I had 10K offers for mine. Not saying its any better, but it should sell for more than the C36 with higher miles. Not to mention all the dumb sh*t I put into it.

I assume the UK sale had something to do with yielding 10K?

Good luck with whatever you find.

SeeKlasse

did you see the part where hes sending it to the uk? thats how some people make money. the euro is so strong right now that it converts into alot of american dollars.

the fact is that european car manufacturers cut their prices really low for the us market, and just buying a new mercedes here and sending it to various european nations will yeild sometimes as much as a 20% profit... for doing nothing. thats considering shipping and taxes for the vehicle.

i saw a c43 (normal condition and mileage around 110k) go for 7900 british pounds on ebay. thats 14300 dollars. in this exchange the guy buying AND the guy selling the car are both happy and both got a good deal. pretty funny how we have stock in european interest....

SeeKlasse

im actually interested in getting a car export business going if anyone is interested in investment. i live in ATL, savannah is a VERY major international port, as are a few far north cities. could buy cars here and send them there for good profit.

btw, cross atlantic shipping on a car like ours is around 2-3k, import taxes for varying nations are between 10-20%.

ive done a good amount of research and found out that european mercedes sell for about 10-15% more euros than their american dollar value. for example. a 10k dollar c43 here would sell for 11-11.5k EURO in most euro contries. since the euro is very strong right now (1 Euro = 1.4659 U.S. dollars).

to complete the breakdown, you pay 10k for a c43 here, sell it for 11k euro in europe, you convert that into american dollars and youre left with $16,124 over 6 k in profit. take into account the 2k shipping and 2k in import tax (worst case scenerio) and youre left with 2k in profit for no work and hardly any time invested. the same math works for a 100k car.... you make 20k if you do this with a s63. theres a lambo dealership here in atl that buys new black amg's and sends em to europe for severe markup...

any takers?

tractorcrusher

What? Ever import/export a car before? It's a huge pain in the *** and takes months, then you have to worry about getting the vehicle registered/legalized in the country you've shipped it to.

It's not an easy buck to say the least, it's a 100% full-time and dedicated job. If you have connections on the other site for storing the car ($$), getting the papers finalized ($$), having the vehicle inspected ($$), someone to trade hands to the new owner ($$), then get the money back to you (% of $$).

A guy on another forum has waited 5 months and counting for GT3RS that he purchased... and he's only in Canada!

Z06EATER

sorry to this thread, BUT KINGHIAS i have a question for you, my buddy just bought some rims like yours, but the front wheels touch the caliper and it won't spin =[ he was upset of the outcome, my questions the wheel hub on his stock wheels seem to be deeper, would adding a spacer fix this? like a half inch spacer? let me know, or how did you fit yours on? also this question is for anyone...so yea if you know please let me know ASAP thanks! they are AMG twin spoke. 18's also the car IS dropped as low as mine, my tire size is 225-40-ZR18 all around. his are 225-40-zr18 in front, and 245 40 -ZR18 in rear

kinghais

well i ordered mine for $2500 witht the tires. but one of friend of mine had the same problem, he got wheel spacer and it worked fine but the only problem he had was that the tire hit the under fender.

kinghais

I don't understand why but the ppl who i'm working to get this car ship to this buyer is kind of stupid
i haven't talk to buyer yet but he just emailed me and send me amout of $10,000.00 to just Ship this car. i think that is ALOT!!!

SeeKlasse

wow.... well play the honest card and settle up with him so hes happy, he may be a future buyer for another car youre trying to get rid of for the high $$

RBYCC

Be careful, make sure it's not the typical "overseas buyer" scam....

He may send you too much money in a fraudelent bank draft, ask you to pay for the shipping to his broker and you find out in a few weeks that his draft was counterfeit.

A very common scam...

Only accept a wire transfer to your bank, and be careful when giving your bank account info that the buyer has nothing with your signature as he can then take control of your account.

This type of scam preys on less astute sellers who think the other side is "stupid".

RBYCC

Do some more research.
The scenario you make as in being paid in Euros only applies if you are selling it on the Continent.
That means you have to have someone who will sell the car for you as it is not presold.

A European buyer knows the USA market and is now buying because of the weak dollar.
This is the individual that will profit not you, unless of course as previously stated, you set up a European sales agency.

If you are exporting a car you always do it on a port of embarkation basis rather then CIF.
You never assume the transport risk.
The buyer takes ownership at the USA port and anything beyond that is his problem.
Buyer assumes all costs from the USA pier delivery on, you just provide a clean title and appropriate export docs and B/L.

Shipping out of Baltimore or Port Newark is much less costly as they are the primary ports for the ro-ro car carriers.

Z06EATER

o ok great that's wat i was thinking too...spacers, and the tires rubbing the top fender. he really needs to get his car aligned too.. we took of his old wheels the and the inside of his tires were being eatin out, they were pretty much balled, that sux as he was gonna try to sell em.

Z06EATER

BAD NEWS WELL THE WHEELS didn't fit...the offset is different..th wheels won't fit. now we must sell.. were gonna sell em for 400 with good tires