shaw01

I know this is riduculous .. but it feels high right now! I had a line on an 05' for $32k .. just trying to see if I should pull the trigger on the 03' at $35.8k...

My gut tells me hold out and it'll be lower when I go back because it won't sell .. of course my itchy right foot says "buy it now" ..

Which would you listen to, foot or gut?

AMGTestDriverNJ

if you can get a newer model like an 05, I'd go with that. The 03's were the first year, newer models get have the bugs worked out.

jenk12m

cant believe they are priced that low these days

DRTYLNDY

I would hold out! I bought a 2003 back in April for about 32K so that price is way to high. I think under 30K would be a good deal, just wait a little bit longer. I looked for a couple of months until I found the right deal.
Johan

shaw01

I hear you all .. of course this is from the dealership and is CPO'd, which is the most attractive piece (along with color) .. and they don't seem to want to deal very hard, which is rather dense in this economy .. but they're sticking to the old "ours are worth more", even though it's been listed for over 2 months.

Bah, my right foot just won't stop screaming at me!

DRTYLNDY

Yea maybe the CPO is good piece of mind to have. I do understand what your foot is saying, just tell him to relax. If you feel ok with the deal and the cash doesn't bother you just do it and be happy. The prices will always be less in the future. The only thing you should consider maybe is where you live. I live in Maine and do not think I would buy a S55 right now because I am pretty sure it is going to suck in the snow my S500 did. Good luck!
Johan

jogarret

Last week I bought a clean 2005 w/ 54K miles for $29.5K, I've seen others in that range for 2005 model as well, I'd keep looking.

shaw01

Yeah, I am .. tried to get them to a very reasonable $34k and extend the 1 year warranty to 3 .. flat no, $35.8k. Car has been on their lot for a couple months, they were even calling me back which is why I called them but they are stuck on what they say they are in for on the car ..

It's funny how they understand that means nothing when taking a trade in, only market value .. but for them they're trying to ignore the market and focus on what they're in for.

What kills me is that the beauty of CPO to me is that the car is under the Mercedes warranty, but they're only giving 1 year! I could get an o3' for $27k if I can find one and buy a 3 year warranty and save $5k or more.

I am wondering if anyone has auction prices on 03' S55's in CA. I know that's not what they sell for at the dealer but I'm giving them one last shot on Monday and moving on .. would like to have all the ammo I can.

Sit right foot .. stay ...

pas

These are all 03's, there were only two sold on the west coast so i did national. Let me know if you don't understand the numbers.

4D SEDAN S55 AMG 48,388 $25,250 12/10/08 NADE 8G Abv GRY Y
4D SEDAN S55 AMG 38,830 $25,000 10/23/08 RIVRSIDE 8G A Abv BLUE Y
4D SEDAN S55 AMG 38,353 $24,500 11/20/08 RIVRSIDE 8G A Avg GOLD Y
4D SEDAN S55 AMG 52,631 $21,600 11/25/08 FAAO 8G A Avg SILVER Y
4D SEDAN S55 AMG 52,311 $21,000 11/18/08 FAAO 8CY A Blw SILVER Y
4D SEDAN S55 AMG 34,950 $20,700 11/06/08 DET METR 8G A Blw SILVER N

This is what the dealer will get for it when they eventually wholesale it.

pas

These are 06 S65's which is what I'm saving up for. Just for comparison.

12/10/08 NADE Lease $33,250 54,463 Avg BLACK 12 A Yes
12/09/08 FAAO Lease $42,500 33,691 Avg BRI SIL 12G A Yes
10/23/08 RIVRSIDE Regular $50,000 34,471 Above PEWTER 12G A Yes
09/24/08 W PALM Factory $49,000 17,482 Avg BLACK 12G A No
09/02/08 DFW Lease $56,750 31,636 Above BLACK 12G A Yes
09/02/08 DFW Lease $39,750 59,105 Avg BLACK 12G A Yes

shaw01

PAS I can't thank you enough! Whether they will work with me or not it's great to have access to this type of info. Hopefully I'll be able to help out some board members the same way so many of you have me.

Thanks again!