Buying a Black CLK63 BS with 20,000 miles. Value?
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Buying a Black CLK63 BS with 35,000 miles. Value?
Whats a reasonable price for a stock, black car with 35,000 miles these days? I'm looking at completing a deal this week. Are there any specific things to look for?
Last edited by Ron Olson; Mar 22, 2016 at 11:22 AM. Reason: change of mileage
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The car is located in Long Beach Ca. I forgot to mention that it has a Carfax report for some rear damage. The guy I may buy it from said that he bought in in 2010, and he could not find ant evidence of any repairs that were made. I suspect the repair was minimal but should change the value to some extent.
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Mint car with 7k miles sold for 70k very recently....so go down from there. I just passed on a 32k mile car for $45k last week. I know of another 20k mile car which could be had for about $58k last week.
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Thanks guys. Are there any particular things I should look for or have checked out? I would be taking the car on a partial trade and am just looking to have a bit of fun with it for a few months and then sell it. How long do pads and rotors last? Transmission service? Etc.
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Well I checked out the car yesterday and it turns out it has 35,000 miles! Its pretty damn clean but not perfect. A couple very small chips on the doors as if they were opened up into something. A couple of small scratches on some of the carbon fiber parts that I know can be fixed. I drove it and all I can say is wow! What a machine ! Seems to run perfect.
Anyway, at 20,000 miles I thought that 55k would be a safe number whereas I could drive it for a while and still get my money back out of it. At 35000 miles I'm thinking 45k would be safe. What say you guys?
BTW. This car belongs to a customer of mine that I'm building a house for. The car, if I decide to get it , would be used as partial payment for my fees. Point is, that there could be some tax savings for me..... as well as picking up a nice car to enjoy for a bit.
Anyway, at 20,000 miles I thought that 55k would be a safe number whereas I could drive it for a while and still get my money back out of it. At 35000 miles I'm thinking 45k would be safe. What say you guys?
BTW. This car belongs to a customer of mine that I'm building a house for. The car, if I decide to get it , would be used as partial payment for my fees. Point is, that there could be some tax savings for me..... as well as picking up a nice car to enjoy for a bit.
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I'd pass on that car if you plan on reselling it later...I think the demographic for this exclusive piece of automobile will usually avoid a CLKBS with such history. I struggled selling my vehicle with a dirty car fax even though it was just a 5mph parking lot incident that got reported. All metal panels were original paint.
Either way, hope it works out for you.
Either way, hope it works out for you.
