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Old 01-17-2013, 01:53 PM
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Thinking about selling 500E

I'm thinking about selling my 93 500E. I like to get some advice on what to ask for the vehicle. I'd like it to be a fair price.
79,xxx miles. Car is in excellent condition. It has never been any accidents. Has full service history from day one. It has spent almost all of it's life between Florida and Georgia, so it's real clean inside out and underneath.
Everything in it works, besides the antenna, it doesn't go up or down. AC works great, heated seats and such.

I've updated the front end to 95 year. Professionally done, so gap issues whatsoever. It fits and looks like from factory. I still have all the old original parts. 18" AMG wheels and new tires, brakes etc.

The entire suspension was recently rebuilt. BILSTEIN shock/struts. It maintains the factory self level system. It has been lowered (H&R) and I had custom rear control arms built so the car sits even. It rides solid. It doesn't bounce or anything like that as some cars do when lowered improperly.

Car needs nothing and drives without any issues.
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I have close to 30 in the car. What would be a fair asking price for this?

Thanks.
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Interior is black as well.

BTW I don't expect to get 30 out of it, I'd like like to know where the market is at this point.

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Old 01-17-2013, 05:11 PM
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Easily its worth $18-20 grand in today's climate. List it high first like $22.5 and see what happens.

A 54K mile car here in CT sold for $22K a few months ago...a rare color too: Almandine Red over black leather. The guy was asking $24.5K for it.

GLWS ! Sounds like a nice car.
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Easily its worth $18-20 grand in today's climate. List it high first like $22.5 and see what happens.

A 54K mile car here in CT sold for $22K a few months ago...a rare color too: Almandine Red over black leather. The guy was asking $24.5K for it.

GLWS ! Sounds like a nice car.
I sold my 93' not too long ago w/63k on the clock, it was a one owner with no accidents and perfect maintenance history for $19.3k. Engine harness was replaced a year before I sold it.

Problem selling these is that the potential buyers are generally very picky!!!!!

GL!

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Thanks for the input guys.

Your responses are inline with what I have in mind.

It's a really nice car indeed and I am quite picky myself. The car has been very well taken care of.

I am going to list it in the next week or so.
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Was the rear impact strip painted body color to match the painted front impact strip?

Are the rear tail lenses the original 93 orange/red/clear or 94/95 red/clear?

Do you have the original wheels?

You say you kept the original front bodywork so presumably you have the star?

Do you have the original springs?

Was the engine wire harness replaced? Evaporator replaced?

Talk about picky

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