surfrgyrl03

I have my eye on another car and I have no idea what mine is worth. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

2011
29,xxx
Iridium Silver, Black Leather, Dark Walnut Trim
Keyless go
Heated Seats
Development Pkg
Limited Slip Diff
Lighting Pkg
Nav
Rear Camera
Performance Pkg
9500 radar detector/jammer/laser shifter
Kleemann tune
Kleemann headers
Carbonio airbox

Thanks in advance.

p30amg08

Nice options!

surfrgyrl03

Thanks, but things like edmunds, KBB etc don't let me select those options, which is why I'm not sure how much it's worth!

1JDM911

to be honest, those options don't effect the price of the car in the real market; so unless you've done some extensive mods, these "upgrades" won't make or break the car's value turning into the next hands. GLWS.

surfrgyrl03

So the performance pkg, development pkg and LSD don't add value? They were expensive when the car was ordered.

cetialpha5

If you punch it into nadaguide, the only options to check off are the development package, Harman Kardon stereo, and the navigation system. And deduct if you don't have leather which is a strange option as I believe most MB cars have tex which is leather like but most dealers will call it leather so they basically all have leather. That's one things about MB, the options cost more when you buy them, but used, they don't really add much to the price. From the dealer, I ended up paying a little below clean trade in. On the east coast, prices tend to be softer than on the west coast. Most individual sellers tend to price their cars somewhere between clean trade in and retail and some do so pretty close to retail if not over, but then they start to wonder why it doesn't sell. Try taking the car to Carmax or any dealer and see what they offer you on just a straight sale. Then try and get a few thousand over that, however I think if you're in a state that credits you for sales tax when trading in a car on a new car, it's better to trade the car in as the loss of the sales tax credit means you have to get so much more on a regular sale.

surfrgyrl03

Thank you so much for the reply, I will def take your advice and see what the dealers say this weekend. I'm new to selling, people tend to total my cars here in Florida. Thanks again.

p30amg08

They do add SOME value. But as you will soon find out, not as much as you'd like. Comparing prices of options when new to prices of values when sold used they are in different worlds. Esp with the new C class coming out. You might be in for a little bit of a shock when dealers give you a trade in offer. NADA and KBB are useless when it comes to these cars...its more for banks to determine what they will loan out of these cars...actual selling price may be in the ball park but when I sold my E63 with P030 and all the other options I had. I was shocked to say the least. Oh well, live and learn. It was still a beast of a car and I might just pick up another E or even a C soon. I kinda miss the power.

MJ50

factory options will add value...
but condition of the vehicle and mileage will probably hold more value...

p30amg08

So what's your price?

surfrgyrl03

Thanks for all of the realistic advice everyone has given. Since I'm not in a hurry to sell, hubby says I have to wait for the car I want to become a year old because we don't buy new, so $50,000ish for now.

CarHopper

Hate to be the one that brings bad news but you won't see $50k for that. Realistically speaking you are really sitting around $42/43. Furthermore, time will tell but with the w205 C63's hitting the market the w204s will likely take another hit in value. Especially pre-facelift models.

Good luck

surfrgyrl03

Thanks for the input! No problem...I just want to get back to the M3 world. When I get closer to buying I'll be more likely to negotiate on my C63. When I bought this a year ago I found it was tough to find ones that weren't ragged out or crazy modded with the packages I wanted.

CarHopper

Yeah, I hear you on that. Still though, at the end of the day that is really what the car is worth in a private sale. I bet a dealer would offer your 34-35 so be ready for that too.

New m3 is nice, but I'd also wait and drive the new c63 if you like this one and especially if you like that new m3.