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98 C43, 15 Alfa 4C LE, 18 Tesla Model 3 DM Perf, 08 Duc S1000, 02 Duc 998, 98 Duc 748, 01 Miata
BAT can be really hit or miss. This was obviously a hit and got a lot of interest towards the end of the auction. Glad to see it go for that amount. Despite the damage, it appears to have been repaired very well and looked great.
22 X3, 21 330e, 97 M3, 97 C36 (sold), but on the hunt for a clean, low-mile C43!
Originally Posted by ECTurboGSX
BAT can be really hit or miss. This was obviously a hit and got a lot of interest towards the end of the auction. Glad to see it go for that amount. Despite the damage, it appears to have been repaired very well and looked great.
I would have to agree with the first half of your statement in that BAT is a hit or miss metric, so not really an ideal or realistic indicator of market value. There obviously is going to be bias in this forum as most everybody is a W202 owner, and thus everyone hopes for crazy high sale prices like this one. But seriously people, that thing was worth maybe $7500 MAX. Only goes to show that there's always an idiot who'll pay ludicrous prices. The exact same thing is happening with E36 M3s right now, whose prices are on an upward trend. Anyway, kudos to the seller, as he obviously hit a jackpot with that sale price.
[QUOTE=siideways;7389561]I would have to agree with the first half of your statement in that BAT is a hit or miss metric, so not really an ideal or realistic indicator of market value. There obviously is going to be bias in this forum as most everybody is a W202 owner, and thus everyone hopes for crazy high sale prices like this one. But seriously people, that thing was worth maybe $7500 MAX. Only goes to show that there's always an idiot who'll pay ludicrous prices. The exact same thing is happening with E36 M3s right now, whose prices are on an upward trend. Anyway, kudos to the seller, as he obviously hit a jackpot with that sale price.[/QUOTE Car is clean with under 100k but a HARD front hit history.But worth 12k plus?.No way and we all know it.Honestly don't think this is any indication of anything.My 99 garage queen is that cars twin with 140k but honestly my car is cleaner.NO accident ever.It now has Voghtlands/B2 sports/18'' c63 wheels and staggered pilot sportsHave all original parts to bring back to stock..My car was purchased for $7900 back in 06.Would I even get what I paid for it now?? I don't think this model AMG will ever appreciate smartly.
"Only goes to show that there's always an idiot who'll pay ludicrous prices."
Alas gentlemen, the idiot has arrived. Willing to answer any and all questions regarding my logic or lack thereof.
Welcome to the club! While there is no doubt you will love the car you will undoubtedly realize you over paid for the vehicle. For this kind of money I would have expected an immaculate, single owner, sub 40,000 mile example. Even then you probably over paid. For $12k you can pick up a W211 E55
98 C43, 15 Alfa 4C LE, 18 Tesla Model 3 DM Perf, 08 Duc S1000, 02 Duc 998, 98 Duc 748, 01 Miata
Originally Posted by 503C43 ////AMG
Welcome to the club! While there is no doubt you will love the car you will undoubtedly realize you over paid for the vehicle. For this kind of money I would have expected an immaculate, single owner, sub 40,000 mile example. Even then you probably over paid. For $12k you can pick up a W211 E55
what possessed you to pay so much?
I don't know that there are many sub 40,000 miles C43's left, so it's hard to really put a price on those. This particular car looked really clean and the tuxedo interior looked to be in great condition. The price was likely a bit rich, but there aren't many choices out there at any given time if you're looking for a clean C43. Most of the ones I've come across recently have been pretty ratty.
Thank you everybody for the comments. Over the past year, a good deal of the examples that I have seen floating around with less than 120,000miles are sold with almost no service history. Sure they might have a clean title, but a great deal of them have seemed "off". An example I looked at last week before the BaT auction went live had clearly been involved in a front end collision, tons of new parts up front....no wipers on the headlights for a 99'....mechanic didn't even swap out the vin spec plate from the old radiator core support to the new one....why? because it was probably crushed...little details like that are what get to me...as far as I'm concerned clean titles are hit or miss with cars old enough to be salvaged in the late nineties pre-internet and all....Furthermore, a few of the examples I could post here are asking $6k-13k, even a few I've seen up to around $20k with sub 80k miles.....
Granted it was an auction, which usually is bound to burn you anyway about it.... but I wanted the car as the seller had service records since 35,000mi, hundred of pictures (not posted on the BaT site) documenting the front end collision, the ensuing repairs with receipts, and communicated with me very well. I obviously was not planning on spending $12k, but I was planning on winning the car. Plus it was on BaT, and I think they provide a quality product with hundreds, if not thousands, of viewers who don't mind stirring the pot and/or asking the seller tough questions.
Lastly, I would never consider anything newer than 2002. My brothers long-time ride has been a 2004 C240 wagon, which even then seems a little too modern/computerized for me. In my opinion, cars from the turn of the millennium are the last DIY cars for someone without fancy equipment or mountains of mechanical know-how (of which I have neither).
Last edited by kwhr49; 02-25-2018 at 04:33 PM.
Reason: question
Congrats, and IMHO I actually think that price was pretty fair given the condition of the interior, including a new headliner which is a $1,000 part alone, and the relatively low miles. Plus, the damage was cosmetic, not structural, and because of the repaint, your front end doesn't have the road-rash like my mint, accident free 131k miles C43. A silver lining!
How much weight did you put on the exterior color? Some people really want black over silver.
Thank you everybody for the comments. Over the past year, a good deal of the examples that I have seen floating around with less than 120,000miles are sold with almost no service history. Sure they might have a clean title, but a great deal of them have seemed "off". An example I looked at last week before the BaT auction went live had clearly been involved in a front end collision, tons of new parts up front....no wipers on the headlights for a 99'....mechanic didn't even swap out the vin spec plate from the old radiator core support to the new one....why? because it was probably crushed...little details like that are what get to me...as far as I'm concerned clean titles are hit or miss with cars old enough to be salvaged in the late nineties pre-internet and all....Furthermore, a few of the examples I could post here are asking $6k-13k, even a few I've seen up to around $20k with sub 80k miles.....
Granted it was an auction, which usually is bound to burn you anyway about it.... but I wanted the car as the seller had service records since 35,000mi, hundred of pictures (not posted on the BaT site) documenting the front end collision, the ensuing repairs with receipts, and communicated with me very well. I obviously was not planning on spending $12k, but I was planning on winning the car. Plus it was on BaT, and I think they provide a quality product with hundreds, if not thousands, of viewers who don't mind stirring the pot and/or asking the seller tough questions.
Lastly, I would never consider anything newer than 2002. My brothers long-time ride has been a 2004 C240 wagon, which even then seems a little too modern/computerized for me. In my opinion, cars from the turn of the millennium are the last DIY cars for someone without fancy equipment or mountains of mechanical know-how (of which I have neither).
wow, guess I haven't been paying attention to the C43 market. Congrats on the purchase and if you have any questions don't hesistate to ask. I've taken apart pretty much everything but the motor and tranny on these things and there are plenty of other experts on here as well.
In the Porsche world we have a saying, "You never pay too much, you may of just bought too early."
I bet in five years this car will look like a super deal. He hitched his star on this car based on the fundamentals.
1. Great color
2. The best interior
3. Low Miles
4. Good service history
My car is really this exact car, except I have service history from day 1, I bought mine from the original owner, a Dr. in Atlanta and had RBM send me the complete service history. They thought I was being a little obsessive about what was at the time an almost 10 year old car, but I knew, the C43's are special and this one was a special special.
So congrats to the new owner of the BAT auction car, you won't be disappointed, I can guarantee you that. Every time I drive mine I smile.
Thank you everyone. I did indeed pay more than I'd hoped, and I think everyone here has brought up some warranted points.
Only mods I'm looking forward to at some point in the future are a eurocharge tune, an air box from speed43, and MAYBE some kleemann headers...but probably not so just a res delete. Upon my receipt of the car from SC, it will sit until I can get it over to a company in my area that does good rustproofing work. After that I'll be tearing up the roads and saving up for maintenance.
Thank you everyone. I did indeed pay more than I'd hoped, and I think everyone here has brought up some warranted points.
Only mods I'm looking forward to at some point in the future are a eurocharge tune, an air box from speed43, and MAYBE some kleemann headers...but probably not so just a res delete. Upon my receipt of the car from SC, it will sit until I can get it over to a company in my area that does good rustproofing work. After that I'll be tearing up the roads and saving up for maintenance.
at some point further on you will also get the munchies for some spezijal euro option parts for your car which you unfortunately can't get as they were never sold in the US for w202!
you can browse internet for euro C43's and check their interiors and extra power options.
I think you have to dream about getting Kleeman headers, they are NLA since many years ago.
you just picked up an expensive hobby.
Last edited by KJI3jflarryfe93; 02-26-2018 at 07:11 AM.
I have a set of Kleeman headers for the C43, new in the box One day I'll dig them out of the attic and sell them as I am done modding the W202, now it's on to the W211
02-21-2018, 12:25 PM
One day I'll dig them out of the attic and sell them as I am done modding the W202, now it's on to the W211 
