Someone has offered me a 2000 S500 for 20k. It seems like a great deal that I shouldn't pass up as I loved the old body style, have driven it before, and love the driving.

However...what should I be aware of? This car has 82k miles on it. What type of costs should I expect to incur in the next few years for maintenance? The interior and exterior is in excellent condition and the Carfax report is clean so I would like to know the normal maintenance costs I should expect and if something were to go south, what to expect.

Thanks.

 

too much with 82k miles

 

20k is too much to be paying? KBB values the car at 25k.

What should I be asking for it?

And what type of maintenance will be involved with a car that is this old?

 

I don;t know what kBB you were looking at but today's results shows 20K for a good condition S500 which means the market or a good deal would be around 16 to 18K.

 

Kelley Blue Book?

Everything on cars.com showing up in my area (NYC) is around 19-20k for 80k miles. I'm going to be able to drop the price to 16k?

And what maintenance costs should I expect?

 

id take it for 18

also is it standard?

Does it come w/rims or navi?

 

It is just an S500 - nothing added.

Why does KBB list it at much higher than what people around here say it is worth?

And, what type of maintenance issues should I expect? I like these cars, but I don't want a 3000$ bill in a few months for a problem.

 

Its like worth 18k

Also its a 3rd party trade.

P.S no one looks at dealervalues now days, usually the 3rd party trade is the MSRP price.

Get Full Warranty, then you dont need to worry about anything.

 

How am I suppose to get a full warranty?

 

Big H was researching it

I think you can go to google and check for it

I seen a site WarrantyDeals.com I just saw a quote, I dont really know how reliable it is.

 

I just checked this site its like 5k here
http://www.warrantydirect.com/

At WarrantyDeals was 3k.

Im figuring the cheaper it is the higher chance of scam>?

 

I really don't think a warranty from an aftermarket company will be very helpful when problems arise. I may have to search for a certified preowned in this case.

 

5k is a lot. I think you can get a CPO for 34k for a 2004, if I recall correctly. Probably better off just as it has less mileage and it holds its value well.

I just am not sure how much maintenance I should expect on this car and I don't want to deal with problems every thousand miles.

Maybe a new one would be best, but 80k is a lot to drop on a car.

 

Well they say they cover every part of the Car(the Super one).
Airmatic/Engine/Transmission etc and so on.

Yea 80k is alot to drop.

 

thats way too much, When I bought my S550 last July I got rid of my 2000 S500 w/ 94K sticker and 39K miles for $23.5...like 15 months ago though

 

try to find one with the rear seat package that would be sick/plus sport package plus steering wood grain package.....next month i am going to a dealer ship and i am going to pay 100 bucks to swap a wood steering wheel off a sport package s500 for my regular leather steering wheel.