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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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2003 SL55 for sale...what is reasonable?

Guys, what is a reasonable price for my car? the price is at $37,000 right now.

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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 09:17 PM
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Depends on how bad you want to sell it I guess. I bought mine for less than $30k two months ago.
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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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with 60k miles,,,,,,i said 30-32k without the iforged rims
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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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htn is wrong,

I just checked the manheim auction values last night and 03's with 54k miles are going for 31-33k wholesale.

The car is worth 34-36k for a private sale.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 11:51 AM
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That's what I thought FLSL55. I mean the car is in excellent condition. It is just though to sell. I am not going to give it away. Some people are such low ballers. It makes me sick.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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Ya, either Andy bought a dog or he was VERY lucky since dealers are paying well over 30k wholesale for 50,000 mile 03 SL55's.

Manheim auction values are a great way to gauge what the market is baring for any car.

They have to pay $500 to Manheim on top of the purchase price and then they need to transport and clean the cars up.

04/13/10 ARENA Regular $33,000 61,715 Above SILVER 8G A No
04/07/10 W PALM Regular $31,000 64,366 Avg SLVR 8G A Yes
04/06/10 GA DLRS Lease $27,700 78,585 Below BLACK 8G A Yes
04/06/10 BALT Regular $31,000 50,803 Avg SILVER 8G A Yes
03/19/10 MIA Regular $32,300 53,473 Above SILVER 8G A Yes
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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As said above, just depends on the buyer. The car sounds like a mid $30k's car, but in this market it is tough. Good luck with the sale.
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Old Apr 24, 2010 | 02:42 PM
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The seller was in need of money pretty bad so I got a pretty good deal.
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 09:50 AM
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That's what I thought FLSL55. I mean the car is in excellent condition. It is just though to sell. I am not going to give it away. Some people are such low ballers. It makes me sick.
Obviously it's your car and i hope you get as much as possible for it. I usually reference ebay for prices

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-...item35a8973495

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...item19bb4784ef

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...item335c241f1a
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 12:57 AM
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Thanks for the posts guys. I thought my car would be worth mid to mid-high $30k. It is a tough market and my car, although it doesn't have themileage that the two 2003 SL55 listed on the ebay links above, it does have very nice aftermarket wheels, and more options than both. I know that at $37k with the wheels it is a good deal for the condition it is in and how I treat my cars.

Maybe I will sell the wheels and get some stocks and drop the price a couple of grand.
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