vegeta

I am selling my CPO'd 2006 R500. It has ~14,300 miles. It is pretty much fully loaded. It is equipped with:

Black Exterior
Macadamia Interior
Comfort Package
Trim Package
Lighting Package
Premium Package
Parktronic
Wood/leather multi function steering wheel
2nd row center console
heated front seats
3-zone climate control
Panorama roof
Keyless Go
18" 10-spoke wheels
Hands-free communication system

I think that pretty much covers it. if anyone has any questions, let me know.

Untertürkheim

You may want to include pictures and price.

mercedestech2

Interested.... need a price though.

vegeta

Sorry for the delay with the price and pictures. but here they are. The current mileage is 15,700 miles. The reason for the difference in mileage was because I copied and pasted a feeler I put up on June 16th and forgot to change the mileage. Sorry about that. Here is the thread.

https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost....57&postcount=1

The vehicle has also been garage-kept.

Make me an offer and I will consider it. Thanks.

Trade-in: $35,500
Private Party: $38,200
Dealer Retail: $41,100

vegeta

let me know if you have any questions, thanks.

mercedestech2

I was thinking somewhere in the 22k range. Let me know what you think.

http://www.kbb.com/KBB/UsedCars/Pric...uizConditions=

http://www.kbb.com/KBB/UsedCars/Pric...rivate%20Party

I hope those links work. Can you please reference where you got your numbers from? It looks like they are 12-18 months old.

vegeta

I was using Edmunds.com as a guide as well as looking at the cars for sale on autotrader. I pulled those numbers about 1 week ago actually.

mercedestech2

http://www.edmunds.com/used/2006/mer...8/options.html

This is as of today..... What is your asking price?

vegeta

This is what I have as of October 31st. I clicked on the link you provided but it just shows a list of options without the options being clicked. Below is the list of all the options as well as the adjustment for the options and the mileage. I added extra to the price mainly because it is a CPO. Normally, Edmunds provides that value to me, but this time it didn't...weird. But look this over and let me know. Thanks.

National Base Price
Optional Equipment Rear Automatic Climate Control harman/kardon Audio Xenon High Intensity Discharge Headlights Front and Rear Parking Sensors Fixed Glass Rear Sunroof Extended Sunroof Automatic Climate Control Power Rear Quarter Windows Activated Hatch Power Folding Exterior Mirrors Leather and Wood Steering Wheel Trim Navigation System Hands-Free Multi-Function Remote w/Keyless Ignition Headlight Cleaners Self-Leveling Headlights Satellite Radio System Color Adjustment
Black Regional Adjustment
for Zip Code 70506 Mileage Adjustment
15,700 miles Condition Adjustment
Outstanding Total
$576 $679[/RIGHT]

mercedestech2

Ok, so whats your asking price?

CynCarvin32

Who cars what the website says?

The reality is that the R500 is about as valuable as a stack of door stops right now. Dont get me wrong it is WONDERFUL car but asking between 35 and 40k is just out of touch with the markets.

The car is worth about 25-28k MAX as they are going through the auctions at price well below that.

You do have some nice option and low miles but thats more of a reason why it will sell rather than it selling for top dollar. Cars with the AMG sport package and AirMatic (with low miles) have sold for 28k recently. Those cars have 5k more in equipment.

Benz-O-Rama

Agreed.

My 2006 Saks 5th Ave R500 stickered for just a hair under 70 grand. They all had the exact same MSRP as they all came in the exact same color with the exact same options. As of today, it's worth about 25K with 30K on the clock.

Sad....so very sad. Wife wants a Range Rover or Cayenne but I just can't pull the trigger with the R losing so much value, so soon.

bigben320e

Better believe it, I got my R500 with 11K on it for $35K with a clear bra and all options you see on the sig last Feb. Stickered new for 62K!

Sorry to say, you won't fetch anywhere near $30K for the one you are selling now. The market is what reality is, not Edmunds. Good Luck!

vegeta

Thanks, I appreciate the opinions. I never actually stated an asking price. Mercedestech2 offered me ~$22k but I don't believe the car's value to be that low. I based the pricing on Edmunds and he did also, but none of the options were added so I added them to give him/everyone an accurate pricing "model" as a basis for anyone who would want to make an offer. The "going rate" obviously will be taken into account.

zoink

Free

If you were closer, I would've considered it.... plan to buy one in the next month or two.

Ammi

This is why posting a price should be a must... Lots of useless opinionated posts could have been avoided

zoink

Still available? Seriously looking now...

CynCarvin32

22k seems qutie reasonable right now if the car is not sold yet. Anthing over mid to high 20's is just insanity.

At that point its more of a car to just keep and let wear out. I had the sad realization that every car I own is worth nothing in the current market. There is nothing we can do about it!

But as a personal recommendation I would hold out for a car with AirMatic. It makes the car 100% better. I was heart broken when I heard MB had removed the option in 2007 for the NA market.