svt ricco

$1500 for a clean amg? That's just crazy!!

nkctb7

I agree as that is ridiculous! When someone hit my front passenger side the insurance company let me purchase all new genuine parts which included a front bumper cover, face bar, fender and a pair of Xenon housings. I stripped the car to have the entire car repainted and recently reassembled it. Total cost for parts and labor was $12,180 CAD. I came within $240.00 of having it written off and they had my car valued at just under 17K due to the condition and low mileage of 149K Kms. at the time. Very fortunate as I did not want the car branded.

503C43 ////AMG

$6,500 for this ride was a STEAL!!! LOOKS GREAT!!!

deeptunes

thats what i said! after he told me that...it made perfect sense why he only wanted $6,500. He really doesnt look at the rarity of the car like we do. finally something great comes my way

deeptunes

thank you!!

nkctb7

I lucked out with my purchase as well. I paid 8K CAD for my one owner C43 that had 120K Kms. The original owner passed on and his son inherited the car. He had no use for it so he donated it to a charity of the disease that his father suffered from. The CEO advertised it on Cl and I viewed it the following morning. She said that if I saved her from having to auction it the following weekend, it was mine for 8K. I immediately said SOLD!

deeptunes

we lucked out! your story is crazier than mine. right place at the right time for us

nkctb7

I agree! I had not checked Cl for quite sometime as I was happy with my Porsche. Something prompted me to check one evening and I literally responded to the ad 1 minute after it was posted. The C43 was the car that I was searching for for a very long time and to find one that was a one owner with extremely low Kms. was very fortunate.

Sulaco

I am making it clear that I am still insanely jealous of this deal.

nkctb7

Lol, everyone loves a great deal but, you can't really put a price on something that you truly want! I can honestly say that my C43 surpassed my '95 ZR-1 as the second most fun car that I have ever owned. My former '68 Charger R/T is still #1 but, it was not a practical daily driver.

Sulaco

I'll say that again.

I paid $4400 USD for My 99 C43 with 240k miles on it, don't regret it one bit. Absolutely head over heels in love with the car! Plus, I kinda feel like I'm rescuing it from the perils of junkyard/crusher by keeping it on the road. I love the W202 and the AMG W202's so much, I'm very biased.

You had a 68 Charger R/T!?!?!? I'm a huge Mopar fan! I would have LOVED to have seen it! Old man near me has a 68 R/T with Scat Pack. Mmmmm...

Anyway, back to the topic!

deeptunes

your story is pretty sweet tho, given the cause & all! i was actually looking for a C36 cause i knew id never find a C43 and one morning i searched for fun and was like oh whats this i see?!

venturaexit

Congrats! Beautiful ride!

venturaexit

That's awesome I just got mine for $5200. and I'm slowly restoring it. Got a new steering wheel yesterday and a bunch of freebies from "my" junkyard. I lucked out to find the same color car being parted out.

nkctb7

I've always loved the C43 ever since I first read about it in Car and Driver magazine. It is a clean, mean and rare vehicle that maintains that classic Mercedes look. The last true example of German quality and performance. Not to offend anyone but, the AMG's of today have lost that quality and smoothness that set AMG's apart from any other car. It is great to see so many followers/owners of the classic AMG's. From what I can see, there are many appreciative owners that are saving these rare cars from ending up obsolete.

Cheers

99CEEFOURTHREE

The newer cars quality? Alcantara....real carbonfiber...aluminum paddle shifters..you can go on and on.The modern AMG is about raw performance albeit from a luxury car.I would GLADLY sacrifice the "smoothness'' or ''numbness'' lol of our old AMG'S for the brute strength of a n/a 6.3...have you driven or heard one at full cry...

deeptunes

thanks! i see were both in LA with the same car!

deeptunes

just got some bosch amber corners put on from the UK and i found a brand new in box grill for $100 on craigslist for a w210. Cut off the fat from the grill and made it fit into the w202 frame and there you have it! OEM grill

i have some All red euro tails coming soon and decided to order fresh C43/AMG badges for the trunk since the previous owner decided to take them off

Tony_AMG

Love what you did with the car. We should meet up soon.!

deeptunes

Thanks for the help on the grill with those pics! and absolutely man we should

DRBC43AMG

You now need some clear glass fogs and the front will be perfect

I'm starting to think that the Star on the hood looks better than the flat badge. After having swapped the Star for a flat badge, I may go back to the Star, or dig out my AMG flat badge.

So, what do you guys think?

deeptunes

funny you say that because the flat badge was the one thing that took me two weeks to decide. it seems the only option are aftermarket and i try to do as much oem as possible. i just purchased a flat badge last night after weeks of digging for every single option. im def not selling my star just because i have a feeling ill go back & forth between the two.

anybody else have flat badges with pics?

nkctb7

I tried two variations of the flat hood badge and both did not sit flush with the hood. The trunk ones were even worse as the trunk lid has a minor convex curve and the badges are completely flat. It looked unfinished so I went back to the stock ones. It looks much cleaner after trying a few other options.

nkctb7

The grille looks very sharp! Does the shell come with everything minus the frame? I am contemplating going back to chrome as I am tiring of the black powder coat.

nkctb7

I'm pretty certain that you purchased the tails from ebay. I made him an offer of $200.00 for them two years ago and he wouldn't budge. The only problem is if something was to happen to one of them, they are irreplaceable. That was my bargaining chip in my offer. I had the all black lenses at one time but went with the Euro look. There are many members that have used the translucent red modelling paint and a clear coat to attain the all red appearance and it looked professionally done. Your ride is really coming together nicely!