LathamLaw

Just picked up a new 09 S600 to replace my 08 S63. Any ideas on the value of my S63? The dealer offered me a whopping 72,000. For that much Id rather just keep it as a second car...did the AMG cars really tank that fast? Only 12k miles too

S-Clusiv

Keep that bad boy!

Akademiks

Kind of ridiculous to have two of almost the same exact cars. Cut your losses, they will surely continue to tank.

JohnnyE63

Give it to me.

MR888

What was the point of the replacement?

S-Clusiv

Coming from the one who had an SL55 and an SL600 simultaneously

xolinlevh

if you can sell it, probably best to, value will keep falling quite quickly....on the other had i could sure use it if u dont want it

blazinginder

considering new 08s were going for 100k (when 09s were coming out)...id say 85k range or around 45k off MSRP

QuadBenz

So LathamLaw, what are you going to do? Keeping both, trading in the S63? What?

MB_Forever

Isn't the price for a new S63 $140k????? Can it really depreciate close to $70k in less than one year?

xolinlevh

in this economy...yes

jenk12m

i know AMG cars go down very quickly, but this is just sad

trumpet1

Heavens yes. My 07 S600 probably won't pull $60K on trade. They can kiss my a** before I'd give them my car for that. I won't trade my car off. Will keep it till the wheels fall off.

Carl Lassiter

Just call or visit a bunch of dealers. One should give you a better offer, though there is chance it may still not be what you want to hear.

YamiFanatic

damn 72k is that it......

trade ins are negotiable i figured it youd get 80k out of it

bigben320e

No dice, right about now you would be lucky to get the 72K. I think (or we should be) we are aware of the current market on luxury vehicles. Inventory for months of new ones are sitting up, with no buyers, let alone used.

Tanking? Dude it's more like the market has been torpedoed, nuked, and sinking to the bottom.

If you must sell, do so but don't expect a profit off of it. Break even or loss is the norm now.

AustinGuy

I hear ya trumpet1. I have been thinking about this very same thing lately - mostly while having visions of my car looking a little aged when the new S-Class AMG models come out...........

I just hope my visions are just that and when the new ones do come out - mine still has an edge looks wise (kind of like when the 2002 7 series came out)

AustinGuy

$72k? Sounds like a load of horse *****.

Show them this and then ask them to kiss your a$$.

KBB is about as "official" as it gets.

$106k-$112k is about where it should be depending on your luck. Trust me - S63 AMG's are not a dime a dozen and they're definitely not common. They are very desireable, especially if maintained well. When I was looking for mine, there was only 1 (yes, ONE) in all of TX with the options and colors I wanted!

MBZFAN55

With the US release of the S/CL63's occurring in Spring 2007, the first 24 month leases should be coming due very shortly. It should be interesting to see what impact the additional units will have on an already "soft" high end resale market. Leasing in general has suffered due to manufacturer viability (i.e. GM, etc). This only exacerbates a weak economic market where residual values are pure guesswork, and the best buys have yet to appear.

InTheBenz0

WAY TO LOW!

HERES AUCTION SALES.. THEY ARE NOT EVEN ANYWHERE NEAR THAT. TELL THE DEALER TO F-OFF


03/11/09 W PALM Regular $84,000 13,892 Below BLUE 12G A Yes
03/10/09 FAAO Regular $92,500 14,893 Avg BLACK 12G A Yes
03/05/09 MANHEIM Regular $90,250 13,719 Avg GREY 12G Yes
03/04/09 BALTWASH Factory $106,250 5,713 Above BLACK 12G A Yes
02/25/09 MILWAUKE Lease $99,000 5,152 Avg BLACK 12G P Yes
02/25/09 MILWAUKE Lease $77,389 12,170 Below IRI SIL 12G P Yes
02/20/09 RIVRSIDE Factory $102,250 828 Avg IRI SIL 12G A Yes
02/19/09 MANHEIM Regular $89,500 3,746 Avg BLACK 12G A Yes
02/18/09 NEWBRGH Factory $102,750 9,309 Above MCH BLK 8G A Yes
02/18/09 NASHVILL Lease $91,500 11,694 Avg BLK 12G A Yes

InTheBenz0

kbb is off by a lot in this market. The dealer should offer what manheim brings, maybe a bit more sometimes. ( a bit means $2-3k more).

I listed auction results for that car. Thats "official" numbers. the dealer for 72k is a robber. NO s63 has sold that low. THey want to make a $25k profit off him.

and FYI manheim gives approx values of what the car is worth in a year from todays date.

auction is $65k and retail is about $71k. So in march 2010 thats what the prices should be close to

Zytek_Fan

You should be able to get $100k for it easy.

blazinginder

^ not too sure about that, new 08s were being discounted over 27k when the 09 S63 was out...making special price in the 106k range, and with the 2010s coming out in the near future...

shelbyelite

I will give you $5k more than the dealer offered you and I will still be getting a SMOKING deal.

FloridaE55

I don't know - and maybe you had some good reasons for this exchange - but I would have waited for the MY2010...