CLK63 Black Series market....what is going on??
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CLK63 Black Series market....what is going on??
So, as a previous CLK63 Black Series owner who is looking at getting back into one again, I am confounded by the market even more now than when I sold mine barely 8 months ago.
It took me almost 6 months to sell my 30k mile car with all original paint, no accident history, all service records from Mercedes since new, $50k in name brand upgrades, all books and paperwork, and with literally nothing needing done when it left my possession. Every dealer in the world told me it was a $50k - $55k car, except one dealer in Chicago who offered me $60k and then backed out immediately when I told them we may be close, but he needed to come up a little bit (my impression from an online search about the dealer is that he really did not have the money and got spooked when he found out he may need to come up with it). Needless to say, I would rather leave it in my garage to gather dust than sell it for $55k or $60k to a dealer, so I held out for a proper home and someone who would care for it as much as I did.
Where I am confounded is that I have seen a few cars over the last few months that have over 40k miles, spotty documentation (if any) and asking prices for them of $72k - $79k (which is WAAAY more than I sold my 30k mile car for). Then I see a 14k mile car at no sale for $74k, and others listed well into the $90k range. What in the world is going on?? Of course when dealers / individuals have them, they are "collector cars with values skyrocketing", but when you have to sell one, the same dealers / individuals say they are "cars with no market....you are lucky to get in the $50k range for one".
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It took me almost 6 months to sell my 30k mile car with all original paint, no accident history, all service records from Mercedes since new, $50k in name brand upgrades, all books and paperwork, and with literally nothing needing done when it left my possession. Every dealer in the world told me it was a $50k - $55k car, except one dealer in Chicago who offered me $60k and then backed out immediately when I told them we may be close, but he needed to come up a little bit (my impression from an online search about the dealer is that he really did not have the money and got spooked when he found out he may need to come up with it). Needless to say, I would rather leave it in my garage to gather dust than sell it for $55k or $60k to a dealer, so I held out for a proper home and someone who would care for it as much as I did.
Where I am confounded is that I have seen a few cars over the last few months that have over 40k miles, spotty documentation (if any) and asking prices for them of $72k - $79k (which is WAAAY more than I sold my 30k mile car for). Then I see a 14k mile car at no sale for $74k, and others listed well into the $90k range. What in the world is going on?? Of course when dealers / individuals have them, they are "collector cars with values skyrocketing", but when you have to sell one, the same dealers / individuals say they are "cars with no market....you are lucky to get in the $50k range for one".
Thoughts?
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you car sold because it was priced right. Most cars for sale right now have been sittin for quite awhile. The one for sale here has been listed for about a year. The one in Anaheim has been listed for about a year. The lowest priced cars have sold....even the lowest priced car i mentioned was listed for almost 6 months.
Ive been watching for about a year off and on......inventory is higher in the winter and lower in the spring/summer. It might be the usual cycle.
Ive been watching for about a year off and on......inventory is higher in the winter and lower in the spring/summer. It might be the usual cycle.
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They were such a limited production that the market can change quickly. Assuming there are a couple handfuls of them for sale at any given time, the "market" is whatever those are being sold for (and assumes there are some actual transactions).
Doctodd is a current prospective buyer, so his feedback is one that probably will be similar to your comments about dealers...right now the market is soft and once he buys, it's a collector car. :P
I purchased a month ago as we discussed and my months of looking I saw $60k as the bottom for a decent car. There is a red one that has a sketchy title in the low $50s. Other than that, the one Doctodd posted I hadn't seen and so my assumption is it sold really quickly or sold below what others have sold for.
My perception is that a good CLK is worth $60k and goes up from there based on mileage. As you know, a car with mods takes the right buyer, so that likely made your market for selling the car small.
Doctodd is a current prospective buyer, so his feedback is one that probably will be similar to your comments about dealers...right now the market is soft and once he buys, it's a collector car. :P
I purchased a month ago as we discussed and my months of looking I saw $60k as the bottom for a decent car. There is a red one that has a sketchy title in the low $50s. Other than that, the one Doctodd posted I hadn't seen and so my assumption is it sold really quickly or sold below what others have sold for.
My perception is that a good CLK is worth $60k and goes up from there based on mileage. As you know, a car with mods takes the right buyer, so that likely made your market for selling the car small.
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They were such a limited production that the market can change quickly. Assuming there are a couple handfuls of them for sale at any given time, the "market" is whatever those are being sold for (and assumes there are some actual transactions).
Doctodd is a current prospective buyer, so his feedback is one that probably will be similar to your comments about dealers...right now the market is soft and once he buys, it's a collector car. :P
I purchased a month ago as we discussed and my months of looking I saw $60k as the bottom for a decent car. There is a red one that has a sketchy title in the low $50s. Other than that, the one Doctodd posted I hadn't seen and so my assumption is it sold really quickly or sold below what others have sold for.
My perception is that a good CLK is worth $60k and goes up from there based on mileage. As you know, a car with mods takes the right buyer, so that likely made your market for selling the car small.
Doctodd is a current prospective buyer, so his feedback is one that probably will be similar to your comments about dealers...right now the market is soft and once he buys, it's a collector car. :P
I purchased a month ago as we discussed and my months of looking I saw $60k as the bottom for a decent car. There is a red one that has a sketchy title in the low $50s. Other than that, the one Doctodd posted I hadn't seen and so my assumption is it sold really quickly or sold below what others have sold for.
My perception is that a good CLK is worth $60k and goes up from there based on mileage. As you know, a car with mods takes the right buyer, so that likely made your market for selling the car small.
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I bought mine one year ago for 53k, the car wasn't a garage queen, it had 54k miles and its 100% stock and original with excellent service record, this cars are still young in the collectible market, many of this cars are still floating around the dealers and flippers market, once the cars settle in collectors hands you will see the value change, its hard to predict the ceiling but with only 350 in the U.S. only time will tell, this cars take a lot of criticism from people that somehow call themselves experts by comparing this car to modern cars with far more driving assistance, I have a decent amount of track time on other cars and this is a true drivers car where your skills are put to the test.
Personally I prefer cars with average miles this usually don't suffer from the problems that low miles cars have. I bought mine to drive it not to look at it.
Good luck.
Personally I prefer cars with average miles this usually don't suffer from the problems that low miles cars have. I bought mine to drive it not to look at it.
Good luck.
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I appreciate the feedback. The 14k mile car in New York really intrigues me. It is at $74k now, but I am not sure what to offer them, or if I am missing something with this one. To me, $68k seems like a fair number. Do you think that is lowballing, or about right? I am really thrown off on these values, and want to make a fair offer. It is either get another Black Series, or get an R8 and just drive that all year long.
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You know more about this car than I do
but I would guess since summer is here
that the price is $74k -
I do not think you are off on the $68k -
You can't be treated any worse than you
you were by Park Place -
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I appreciate the feedback. The 14k mile car in New York really intrigues me. It is at $74k now, but I am not sure what to offer them, or if I am missing something with this one. To me, $68k seems like a fair number. Do you think that is lowballing, or about right? I am really thrown off on these values, and want to make a fair offer. It is either get another Black Series, or get an R8 and just drive that all year long.
You know more about this car than I do
but I would guess since summer is here
that the price is $74k -
I do not think you are off on the $68k -
You can't be treated any worse than you
you were by Park Place -
Thank-You
D.B.
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Just give it a try... the worst that can happen is that they say 'no'.
Btw, you can't compare a R8 with a BS... The BS is no bull****, all business but remember, the BS is 10 years old so the 'technology' too but other than that, it's such a BLAST! You really need to drive it on curvy roads or the track to understand what I mean. It's a magnificent machine!
Btw, you can't compare a R8 with a BS... The BS is no bull****, all business but remember, the BS is 10 years old so the 'technology' too but other than that, it's such a BLAST! You really need to drive it on curvy roads or the track to understand what I mean. It's a magnificent machine!
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At $74K, they'd need receipts demonstrating that the headbolts were replaced by a competent mechanic. Also, add a mileage multiplier to any car that was regularly driven in the 5 boroughs, including Brooklyn, where its currently being sold. IMO, better off buying a higher mileage car w/a clean PPI but no headbolt repair and doing it upon purchase. You'll save money and have peace of mind.
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This cars as you follow the market are going to be trending upwards in value, the numbers don’t lie only 350 were built for the U.S. and a few are already modified or destroyed, look at other models that have change their status thru the years, example Acura NSX, Porsche 911’s, Toyota Supra’s etc.
The headbolt issue its something that its highly debatable because failure rates don’t show up on the majority of the Mercedes vehicles using the M156 engines, if anything the camshaft problem its more defined, and to me thats more of a lack of usage, its always a posibility that you buy a car and a few weeks later one shows up on the internet for less money, but for now no one knows how the market will react to the availability this cars.
I did not buy mine thinking of return on investment, bought it to plain and simple “drive”.
Good luck.
This cars as you follow the market are going to be trending upwards in value, the numbers don’t lie only 350 were built for the U.S. and a few are already modified or destroyed, look at other models that have change their status thru the years, example Acura NSX, Porsche 911’s, Toyota Supra’s etc.
The headbolt issue its something that its highly debatable because failure rates don’t show up on the majority of the Mercedes vehicles using the M156 engines, if anything the camshaft problem its more defined, and to me thats more of a lack of usage, its always a posibility that you buy a car and a few weeks later one shows up on the internet for less money, but for now no one knows how the market will react to the availability this cars.
I did not buy mine thinking of return on investment, bought it to plain and simple “drive”.
Good luck.
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Just give it a try... the worst that can happen is that they say 'no'.
Btw, you can't compare a R8 with a BS... The BS is no bull****, all business but remember, the BS is 10 years old so the 'technology' too but other than that, it's such a BLAST! You really need to drive it on curvy roads or the track to understand what I mean. It's a magnificent machine!
Btw, you can't compare a R8 with a BS... The BS is no bull****, all business but remember, the BS is 10 years old so the 'technology' too but other than that, it's such a BLAST! You really need to drive it on curvy roads or the track to understand what I mean. It's a magnificent machine!
The other thing is that with the R8 I would not care about driving it in the snow or other crappy weather days. That would not happen with the Black Series. They do not like snow. LOL!
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We have 3 CLK 63 Black series one white, black and silver, so the black one you saw its mine........
If you already had a B.S and you got out of it, think about it its like breaking up with someone and trying for a second time.....most likely its not going to work out, I recomend going for something new and the R8 its a really good choice.
I do all work on my black, currently at 57k no problems and when they come its an easy car to work.
I prefer cars with normal usage garage queens always turn me away, I learned my lesson being a previous Porsche owner.
If you already had a B.S and you got out of it, think about it its like breaking up with someone and trying for a second time.....most likely its not going to work out, I recomend going for something new and the R8 its a really good choice.
I do all work on my black, currently at 57k no problems and when they come its an easy car to work.
I prefer cars with normal usage garage queens always turn me away, I learned my lesson being a previous Porsche owner.
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If any one is interested, I'm looking to sell mine. Silver, 5 owners overall, I've had it 3 years 8 months, DD it for a year before having kids, now I barely drive it.
79650 miles, all stock, no tune, no mechanical mods. Great car, never planned on selling it, but I just cant justify having it take up garage space.
PM me for details, open to offers (i'm realistic when it comes to value).
79650 miles, all stock, no tune, no mechanical mods. Great car, never planned on selling it, but I just cant justify having it take up garage space.
PM me for details, open to offers (i'm realistic when it comes to value).
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I am pretty torn now. Low mileage is my preference, due to the fact that I want to be the one putting the miles on the car, and also because I am fanatical about seat bolster wear. But now I am wondering if a well documented car with some mileage might make sense just because I can buy it for significantly less, and then do a lot of cosmetic freshening up to my tastes, and not feel as bad if the car gets rained on or dirty?
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I am pretty torn now. Low mileage is my preference, due to the fact that I want to be the one putting the miles on the car, and also because I am fanatical about seat bolster wear. But now I am wondering if a well documented car with some mileage might make sense just because I can buy it for significantly less, and then do a lot of cosmetic freshening up to my tastes, and not feel as bad if the car gets rained on or dirty?
). Resale... well that's an entirely different concern (which isn't relevant to me anymore). From a purely financial perspective, I would have been better buying a car with more miles on it since I put some many miles on it anyways, but I had a track record of only keeping cars 1-2 years, so I bought a lower mileage car.
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there are alot (about 20) cars on the market right now....and summer is supposed to be peak selling season, but they arent moving. The white one with 50k miles sold for low $50's....private seller. The silver one in the classifieds here sold after a year....not sure of the price.
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Have mine up for sale...have only posted to eBay, but will post in a couple months more locations: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Merced...5bGBMs&vxp=mtr
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Have mine up for sale...have only posted to eBay, but will post in a couple months more locations: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-Mercedes-Benz-CLK-Class-CLK63-Black-Series/142864523634?hash=item214363a172:g:GF8AAOSwf05bGBM s&vxp=mtr
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looks like the silver car with only 600 miles was lowered multiple times and recently dropped to $102k. Kinda fun to watch and document a "diary" of sales. I wont be buying anything until maybe winter.
correction.....silver car with 600 miles not sold.....now listed at 99K
correction.....silver car with 600 miles not sold.....now listed at 99K
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Saw it. Very nice. W/the exception of the back seat, I think the mods and miles are in the sweet spot for someone who wants to enjoy the car, not put it in a garage or save it for the next owner. In fact, there appear to be several nice examples out there. Just not enough buyers and lots of competition for the $60K-$75K fun car niche (981 Cayman/Boxster GTS, 997 Turbo, R8's, Z06, GT-R).
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