more_amg

Guys, I will be moving to E63TT (on order, due 6/15) and thinking about selling my E55.
She was loved very much, I thought about keeping both, but it just doesn't make much sense. I just don't know what is the price i should ask.
Here is what she is:

2004 E 55 AMG Brilliant silver with black interior. Sunroof, no keyless go, no park assist. 25425 miles as of today.

Performance:
Renntech R2 package ( no air box and Bosch 010 pump instead of Renntech)
Eurocharged TCU
CF python tubes
550 injectors
Lowered with STAR
Secondary cat delete + E63 mufflers ( sounds awesome)

Appearance:
E63 front and rear and mirrors, Goodspeed CF front lip and Eurotek CF rear diffuser, 200mph speedo, Victor sport steering wheel with paddle shifters installed by Chris, updated center console, OEM iPod integration.
Genuine staggered BBS Le Mans modular wheels (19x8.5 and 19x9.5) with 100 BBS spacers on the front axle.
May be I missed something, but you've got the picture.
Prices are all over the place, but I'm pretty sure the one who wants the cars will be hard pressed to find this perfect example.
Here is the car with zero problems and very fast.

What are your thought? I will really appreciate the input.
Can send pictures . I will post them later in the thread as well.

jonnyc

kbb values an 2004 with 25k miles in excellent condition at $17.5k for private party sale.

sounds like the car doesn't have a lot of options but has been very well kept.performance mods don't always raise the value and sometimes hurts the value.appearance mods can be a great selling point if the buyer likes what you've done.

I would probably start with asking $25-$27k and see what interest you get.

SheriffDep

Car market is finicky, however the E55 is the ONE to mod, even though I chose to go with a 63 myself.

24k miles, YOU WILL find a person willing to negotiate on the car. Price it at 29k and see where you go. (That is 10k over for yours retial. 07 63's are on the auction blocks with 60k miles for 19)

List it on here, but mostly on Cars.com . Heavily list it as pristine like new (as long as it is) with those miles. Make sure you list the maintenance history, even if you did it. Leave it like there is nothing a person would have to put into it if they purchased it. If the paint condition is not PERFECT, then my suggestion is spend 800 or so with a reputable Paint Corrector, so it is perfect. (MUST be reputable and experienced with working high end cars and you will be ok. IF you pm me with your area, I can help you find someone) Then take as many pictures leaving nothing out. IF there is a dent, show it, if a curb rash, show it. That will leave the viewer thinking that your showing everything wrong with it, while it is likely insignificant to them.

Modding is usually an issue. Two thoughts, anyway to return most of it back to factory, and sell those items on the forum??? If so I would do that first. IF not, the 25k helps you out, due to most people realize a 10yr old car, 2500 miles a year, couldn't do too much damage typically. And a 25k car shows the owner likely took really good care of it in the process.

Hopefully that helps you out. PM me if you would like any more help on getting the condition to perfect. What perfect is to most people is far from perfect paint wise. To me, a 7 year old car with 75k miles should look almost new, if it ws taken care of.

SheriffDep

P.S.--- Your mods are all bolt on almost. Renntech is a high end retailer and well respected so you want to sell the car at a high price cause of what it is. NOT the mods. A lot of people will think the price is high due to the mods (i.e....you wanting your money back out of it, and they will discount due to that thought right off), so sell the car not the mods. Mods are a bonus and likely save the new person some money along the way.

You don't have to sell financially, so post it and leave it till someone inquires. Then make the decisions. My buddy got a Aston that way. Dealer wanted 29k over what it was worth, but it was perfection with almost no miles. He asked on the right day and dealer sold it for book. You don't have to sell, so your at an advantage.

MAN55LE

I have an 04 with park assist and bi xenon, lighting package ,navigation ,rear shade ,heated cooled seats and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting 50,000 miles and I bought it for 22k a yr. ago ........but the guy that owned it before me for three months while he did a bunch of maintenance (who bought it for his dad) too much car and too expensive to maintain for that old *******! for 26k from a Indy car dealer if that helps you out at all...

Ken311

First off, good luck with the sale. I'm sure you will have no problem selling a E55 in that condition. Looking fwd to the pictures.

Would you mind commenting and/or recording a video of your exhaust? I have E63 mufflers waiting to be installed and I would love to hear the secondary cat delete + mufflers combo you have.

MAN55LE

The sheriff is on point

BI-Performance

This car seems to be in a different League and hard to put a price on.

If you wait for the right buyer, you could pull a premium in my opinion. There are not many left in your condition, mid $20s is what I would need for a car like that, maybe higher.

SheriffDep

Exactly on spot, and what my thoughts were. Final price likely 24-25k after neg

55fanatic

Im pretty much in agreement, I bought my 04 December 2012 with 42k miles and ALL maintenance and dealer documents back to the day it was picked up by the original owner. I paid 32k for mine with aftermarket warranty. If I were to sell today, I would start in the mid 20s.

IMO there is private party<retail<collector

Your car if it has all the records to go with it, and you can afford to wait, should go for mid to high 20s based on mileage and mods(especially if you have all the documents to go with it)

AKnight55

Let's see some pics! I would part the easy things out.

sy1616

I'd go $28k. Nice low mileage E55s are hard to find. I just bought a mildly tuned, 26k mile 05 E55 for $27k, needing nothing, mint with a b to b warranty for 15 months. You're in the same park. Mods might hurt you.

kamilclk430

I would have been your buyer if I already have not purchased my S550 2 months back. I was looking at a clean low mile E55 and an S550.

Man GLWS awesome car.

SheriffDep

Exactly what we were saying, price at 29k let her go for 25-27k. Take the mods off, and sell as factory. I do know where two sets of w211 e55 rims are for less than 1k. Once set is chrome. 600 for one set and 900 for the other. GMP in Charlotte NC has them. Likely they would negotiate if you wanted to keep the BBS. They don't add to much to the price if any.