barnabas

hi, i am planning to buy a 2005 slk 55 with 11 500 miles on it. the car is in california. It is fully loaded with no records at all. the price is 43000. Is it worth it? i would like to know you guys' opinion.. thx alot for the comments

fredfromny

Kelly Book Value is 41K. And with gas approaching $5, there may not be as much demand for V8's. But 43K is pretty good bang for the buck.
If the car is certified pre-owned from a dealer it would be worth it.
Maintenance records would be a plus, however.


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alroumi

Congratulations, enjoy it in the best of health.

Catchmefucan

Are you buying from a private party or a dealer of sorts? That generally plays a part in pricing.

Andy

barnabas

its private party.. wow i didnt realize the kbb is that low

itswindee

Does the car come with any options? Assuming the car does not have additional options, meaning H/K sound, Designo edition, multi disk CD, nav, premium wheels, etc..the car books for around $36k. If the car DOES have the additional options, then it books for around $38k. These numbers are more representative of Private Party selling. If you went to a retail (dealer) then the price would be around $41k, and around 43k with the additional options. Auction prices are around $33k.

Hope this helps

Shinigami

Those prices are so low low low... the SLK55 AMG is keeping its prices pretty well over here, I can still get nearly $70k for mine, and it has 40k miles on the clock.

thebenzbar

Yep! That's the current state of the US economy here nowadays...
Why do you think many Europeans and Canadians are coming over to get great deals on highline cars and then ship it back to their respective country! The US $ isn't doing too well at all compared to the Euros, Pound, and even the Canadian $.

fredfromny

Actually 40k on a nearly 4 year old 63k car represents good retention value. The 5 year value looks to be over 50%.

SLK55R

so did you buy it? how do you like it?!!!

tunayballa

Yeah, post a pic of your new whip!

alx

43k is current retail for 06 with 10-15k miles and all options.

you are an year behind.

so no- not such a screaming deal

alex
few cars

barnabas

ya i bought it haha ill try to post it soon thx guys.. end up at 42 500 so thats the lowest

fredfromny

Best of luck with the new ride. There are usually few discounts on convertibles at this time of year ;-)

9moon

congratz on the new purchase.. but personally, i woulda just gotten a newer model..

to each his own tho!! as long as ur happy!!!

-1-

2005 SLK 55, 11,000 miles, $42,000. A ton of car (literally) for the money. Smart move, and $30,000 difference will buy a lot of gas. I did the same thing last year. I was waiting for the release of the 2008s and found a fully loaded, BEAUTIFUL, reasonably priced 2005 SLK 55. Glad I did it.

iguess

hey 9moon, brabus wheels (brabus reps?) look great on your car

9moon

thanx guess... glad u like the full body/exhaust/wheels brabus on my car.. i just now gotta use more often..

purchased in 2006 but still only have 2900 miles..

lee7758

That is a nice car! enjoy that!!

rays cl55

just picked up a 06 SLK55 white on grey/blk 9k miles. CPO with 100k warranty and tire warranty for 40k OTD.

SLK55R

on the white SLK55 06?

congratz btw!

rays cl55

Nav, bluetooth, headed seats, sat radio...not sure how many other options this car came in but when I say the original sticker for the car, it was going for 69k.

over all a great car.

lontong

Man i love your car... do you have any others pic ???

I thought BRABUS only looks good on black car...

But your's is gorgeous

Thks man

Post some more new pics

fredfromny

Smart deal! Please post some pics. Best of luck with your new ride!