Pricing inquiry (2005 E55 AMG White/Pano)

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Jun 21, 2012 | 07:33 PM
  #1  
EDIT: Thanks for the help. Car is SOLD.
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Jun 21, 2012 | 08:00 PM
  #2  
Gorgeous car. I'm going with 25k.
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Jun 21, 2012 | 08:18 PM
  #3  
i would part out the mods and sell it stock. the car has 100k miles and no warranty, a bit of a tough sell
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Jun 21, 2012 | 08:26 PM
  #4  
Your car look fantastic ! $25K to $27K depend on buyer.
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Jun 22, 2012 | 03:33 AM
  #5  
for whats its worth, i took my car in to see what they would give me at the dealer for trade.. its an 06 flint grey/pana/etc with 88k miles, and they offered me 18 for the car.
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Jun 22, 2012 | 03:47 AM
  #6  
@Charlie I bought my 05 with 30,xxx for 29k a year and a half ago, I think the OP shouldnt expect more than 23k -25k tops. 99,xxx mi is a metric f ton of miles and at that amount, it doesnt matter what you have done to the car, you won't get a decent price.
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Jun 22, 2012 | 05:20 AM
  #7  
I agree mileage will strongly effext selling price. How many people are really ready to drop $25 on a 100k mile car these days?

It is a white W/Pano though and many have a hard on for these so you may find tbe right fish if you throw your bait around enough places and wait it out.
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Jun 22, 2012 | 08:55 AM
  #8  
You definitely can get 23-27ish k for that car, it just won't be here. Here you'll get a lot of kids telling you they wouldn't pay more than xxx for it because they've seen one cheaper somewhere... But if you sell it privately and wait for the right buyer he/she will come along.
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Jun 22, 2012 | 09:08 AM
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On Tuesday, I submitted an online inquiry as to the value of my car via my local MB dealer. This is what was sent back to me via Black Book. I do not have Pano, Distronic, Nav or adaptive seats.

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Your Current Vehicle
Year Make Model Series Style Mileage Estimated Value
2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS E55 4D SEDAN 43000 $11,525 - $19,010
Condition
Exterior
Body - Good, Roof - Good, Front Bumper - Good, Front Spoiler - Good, Hood - Good, Left Front Fender - Good, Left Front Door - Good, Left Rear Door - Good, Left Rear Fender - Good, Truck Lid - Good, Rear Bumper - Good, Right Front Fender - Good, Right Front Door - Good, Right Rear Door - Good, Right Rear Fender - Good, Paint - Still Shines, Glass - Good, Lights - Good, Rust - None, Hail Damage - None, Unibody/Frame - Good, Spent Collision/Repair - None
Interior
Door Panels - Good, Carpet/Mats - Good, Upholstery - Good
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Jun 22, 2012 | 09:17 AM
  #10  
Why are people so terrified of the "100,000 miles" milestone still these days? Cars are drastically different from many many years ago where that notion of once it hits 100,000 it is time to throw it away. All kinds of makes and models run for 200,000+ miles with no problems as long as routine maintance is done.

As for the car, unfortunately you have a lot of mods you won't get your money for but they are worth something to most enthusiasts. Like mentioned above, you have the best color (with pano also) to give you leverage on selling with it not being as common. I looked for nearly 6 months trying to find my white with pano E55 and paid $29k with 80,000 miles. They are not exactly easy to come by, sure you may find one or two white ones out there but then do they have all the extras (keyless go, pano, etc) and most people looking at these cars now a days are also interested in modding and can see all that money they will save with a already done up car for only a few thousand more.

I wouldn't take less than $25,000, I would list it for $27k on auto trader, cars.com or ebay (or several of them) as well as here and wait it out. Hold out for someone who is actually serious and has the ability to get a loan or have the money to buy the car unlike some young kid who is just dreaming/tire kicking and is gonna try and beat you down and nit pick expressing how your car isn't worth squat. Hold out for $25k or keep it! I just think of how many people out there pay around $20k for stage 3 B5 S4s that have 500whp or so (2000-2002 year range) and this is a far nicer car and also a few years newer.

And I am shocked the dealer actually offered Rays $18k for his, they usually make completely embarrasing/insulting offers (think $12k) so I think that says a little too with his mileage also not being far off yours.
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Jun 22, 2012 | 09:37 AM
  #11  
White with pano is a unicorn from my understanding. It's all worth what someone is willing to pay. Your car is a clean car, my guess would be mid 20's to high 20's. best of luck.
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Jun 22, 2012 | 09:47 AM
  #12  
Thank you all for the honest feedback! I will be taking new photos of the car and officially posting it up for sale shortly. I appreciate all of the help!
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