Blade Canyon

SOLD as of 08/23/17.



$11k in Raleigh/Durham, NC.

Car has 175k miles, and was driven to Atlanta and back this weekend plus California and back in June. Pics here:

(https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...alifornia.html)

Very reliable. Tires, all brakes and rotors new this year. New alternator, voltage regulator, double idler pulley, radiator, this year. Fuel cell and fuel pumps replaced under warranty by dealer last Christmas. I have all service records for the last two years from The Foreign Service, a Mercedes specialty shop here in Raleigh.

Kenwood headunit with Alpine amp driving original speakers. Streaming bluetooth and phone/iPod connectivity. (I still have the original head unit if you want to go back to stock.) Built in "stealth" Passport radar detector with laser shifting (!!). Pano sun roof.

Air suspension replaced by Strutmasters at their headquarters in Roxboro, NC. Great ride! Coast to coast, great handling and no worries about getting stranded by an air leak.

Wheels were redone plus the calipers were painted red this year:

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ml#post7120860

Paint looks appropriate for a car with 175k miles.

The original owner worked for the Mercedes Dealer in Orange Park, Florida. Here is his ad from when he sold the car with 116k miles. You can see the original sticker ($91k) and the Passport radar detector in this ad:

http://www.2040-cars.com/mercedes-be...e63-63-447710/

Blade Canyon

Okay, I admit my phone hyper-colorized that first one...

Blade Canyon

I traded this in for a CPO 2015 Lexus GS 350. They gave me $7k and we worked out some other percs on the purchase price and warranty.

Things I miss already:

A digital speed number in the center display. Now I have to learn to read a needle again.

Dynamic contouring. (First time I went into a hard curve and realized the seat bolster was not inflating!!)

All that power under my right foot...

Still, glad to have a modern quiet car with full warranty until 2021, and a seriously good air conditioning system!

Strigoi

You got screwed on that trade-in.

1ForcedBenz

Actually that's not being screwed that's right inline with what the cars worth. Don't dream, these cars aren't nearly as valuable as some of your guys think.

Blade Canyon

I never expect to get FMV on a trade. The dealers can't exist if they don't make a profit. I have wasted so much time in the past trying to sell a Navigator and a Saab on Craigslist or AutoTrader for what I thought they were worth, only eventually to drop the price damned close to the last dealer offer. For me, this was a turn-key solution. If we were in California or somewhere there are many dedicated AMG enthusiasts, I might have tried something else.

As I wrote above, I got a factory warranty until 2021 and free service for the first two years. The first dealer (non-Lexus) offered me $4,800 and wouldn't budge.

cmpcpro

Well to each their own. I guess if my 55 was my daily and I needed something else more daily driveable, but from a 500hp rwd Mercedes to a 305hp v6 Toyota? Seems like a big leap down to me. Plus the seats on that car seem hard as a rock.. I know what you mean about having a warranty etc.. but usually that peace of mind fades because it isn't used much.

hayseed

iTrader: (2)

it would be interesting to find out what the dealer will get for it when they resell, goes to auction or one of the employees at the dealership picked it up... for 7k I think I would have just kept it as a second car and dropped the insurance down to liability only. lexus makes some nice cars though -- enjoy the new ride

CharlyE500

$7K trade in is not bad for 175K miles car.

Blade Canyon

Damn, you're right. But I don't have garage space for it. I should have looked into some other kind of storage solution.

sakodik

If you were in California, your trade in would be 3k after hard negotiations LOL. Or if you went to carmax in CA, $1000!

I know cause I tried to trade in with less than 100k on odo. Good replacement Lexus though.

hitthegopedal

08-22-2017 01:30 PM: listed the car
08-23-2017 04:28 PM: traded it for a used Lexus

Antsy much?

Blade Canyon

Yep, you're right. I talked to a local broker who is an AMG guy himself (and a member on this forum) and he said that trade offer was the best I could expect in this market unless I went through a long private sale process to find the right buyer. Once he said that, I turned it in.

djrabbi

I got a GS350 from a CLS55. I only miss the rawr power but do not miss the $60/tank, small things breaking down, getting new tires every year.... lists goes on

hitthegopedal

If the car was well sorted I'm sure someone here would have scooped it up for at least half way between asking and trade. I'd have bought it for a sweet commuter! That's why I commented haha.

Well onward and upward. Hope you enjoy the Lexus, they're nice cars. I have a feeling you'll get back behind the wheel of a Benz though. It's taken me 10 years of go-fast and muscle cars to want one again but I'm back in that category...

Blade Canyon

Hot damn, I drove that AMG for two years, including round-trip coast-to-coast, and never got pulled over. Three weeks in this quiet sedate Lexus and this morning I got a performance award for 91 in a 70 mph zone.

Monksterman

The revenuers see a Lexus, know they never break down so they figure you can afford it.

Whereas when they see and E55 or similar, they take pity on you with the cost of ownership and let you slide....