Hey guys, first of all I love my '10 c63, however I found '12 c63 bs and I want it haha. In Japan cars devalue at a faster rate due to the general population always wanting new stuff (apartments, houses, cars, ect).

I bought my car with about 13,000 km (8,000 miles) I've done some mods as u can see in my sig. It cost me about 85,000$ usd including all the work I've done on it. I drive it hard and love it. However I can't stop thinking about this black series I found. It has 6,000km (3,700 miles) on it. It's a 2012, mint condition, one owner, no accidents, non smoker, the color I want, the 4 seater option that I want etc. The price tag is 130,000$

As I'd mentioned before cars devalue at an incredible rate here. I went to the dealership yesterday and the sales man really loved my car and wants to buy it as is, plus all the original parts I have. He offered me 60,000$ for everything. Of course I want to get as much as possible for my car as it will make the black series cheaper for me. So I took my car to a few other places, the best price I could get from a dealer seems to be 60,000$ the first dealer seemed like a stand up guy and we talked a lot. He said the black series would be about 40,000$ cheaper if I wait a year but who wants to wait? Haha.

I was hoping to get 65-70k for my car since I've only been driving it for about 5 months and now has 17,000km (10,000miles) and in Japan the mods I've done actually increase the value of my car. So to get such a low offer made me have second thoughts. Is it worth it to take a 25,000$ hit to buy the bs which supposedly will devalue so significantly in a year? Or just wait a year and see what I feel like then?

I feel like just buying the bs but would like to hear some other people's opinions before I make my final decision. Any opinion is welcome.

Thank you very much

Rob

 

If you can afford it, why not? I would! btw you should sell me your multispokes lol

 

Personally my opinion. Why a BS? your car right now with headers and tune is much faster than a BS. Your car is just as good. So no I wouldn't do it.

Save up for the Nismo R35

 

Get a jaguar f type r . Honestly, if its your dream car go for it, nothing will satisfy you more than looking at that bs with a 50 inch smile.

 

Haha dubzamg, I love thoes multi spokes too! Unfortunately if I decide to sell the car they will be sold with the car.

Amgboost, yes my car is already super fast, faster then a bs and I could get a lots of other great cars but after sitting inside the bs yesterday, I really got excited. It's so much sportier, I love everything about it. Quite a differnce actually between the c63 and the c63 bs. And if I want it to be faster, I can always weistec super charge it. Is plenty of car right out the box though, I would just dechrome and throw on some 20" HRE wheels and drop it. The r35 is amazing, but I do love the combination of sport and luxury amg gives. I really love the m156 and most likely would remain loyal to Benz. Unless I decide to buy an Aston Martin.

Maroonc63, yea I'm super close to pulling the trigger, already smiling just thinking about it. I love the fenders and I can get wider tires.


Thanks guys for your opinions!

 

Yeah, go for it. BS, that is...

 

Drive one....buy one....brag about it!

 

OP,

Stick to your guns and take no less than $65K for your C63. I don't believe the salesman who claims the BS will drop $40k in another year. I'd argue not even in Japan. No way. I could believe that quick depreciation on a C63, but not a C63 BS! The BS is a rare, one year only production car. Limited supply & demand will keep that car's value considerably above any other C63 AMG. No way will that car depreciate that much in one year.

Offer the salesman $125k for the BS. You would then be where you want to be (netting you an addtional $10k to your advantage), judging by your e-mail...

If the deal comes into fruition, it was meant to be. If not, no biggie. It wasn't meant to be. Move on... This is how I go about my life.

BTW, if you happen to purchase the BS, don't molest/mod it. You'll ruin the resale on the BS if you do...

GL/BB

 

+1. If you're not tracking the car, i dont see why you would get it. It won't be any faster in a straight line then your c63 with tune and headers. If you have that kind of money look around at other cars. Unless you feel like dumping that into a B.S.

 

If you only care about straight line speeds, the CBS is a complete waste of money.

IMO, there are only 3 reasons to upgrade to a CBS from a standard C63.

1. You are planning on taking it on a roadcourse.

2. You want to have more fun throwing the car around on the street.

3. You want bragging rights. (Not really a good reason IMO but some ppl buy em cuz they're top of the line).

I wouldn't even throw lower depreciation as a reason, CBS might depreciate less % wise, but will definitely depreciate more $ wise.

 

Thank you very much for your advice, I totally agree. If it happens it happens if not, I still have a great car.





Also, thank you to everyone else that shared their thoughts. Very helpful and very appreciated !!