I want to sell my 1997 C230. I put in almost 10K in upgrades. I listed it for 22K. How much do you think I can get for my car?

see pics: http://meetom.tripod.com

Thanks in advance,
Tom

Go to
www.kbb.com.

This is the online Kelley Blue Book. You then select if your car is a trade-in, or private party seller, or a auto dealer price.

THis way you get an idea of the value someone will actually pay for your car.

Generally, mods don't add too much value to the car... If you have the old parts, I'd put them back to make the car more Stock, and then sell the upgrades separately. THey will, however, add some value, and even more value if the right person comes along.

Good luck!

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2006 E350 w/ 155k miles (Daily Driver)

Previous:
1993 300E 3.2L Sedan w/ close to about 300k miles
2003 E500 Brilliant Silver (Had 217k miles when totalled!)
1989 300E with 289,000 miles (had for <1 yr while in HI)
03 CLK 500 cabrio (Mom's)
2006 C230k (Dad's)
1999 S420 (Mom's/Dad's)
2000 C230k Sport sedans
2001 CLK320 Cabrio (Mom's)
1995 C280 My First Mercedes-Benz... (155k miles. EXCEPTIONAL AUTOMOBILE. Was Very hard to let go of!)

fwiw- in the range of purchasing a used MB for $22k I'd much rather select a:

>'92-'93 500e
>'92-'95 400e/e420
>'94-'95 E320 Sedan, Wagon, Coupe, Cabriolet

...naturally these other used MB models offer much more machine for the $22k

I'd consider $12k-$13K a reasonable sales price on a 5 year old C230 w/ complete records & maintence @65k miles (+/-)...but sell that C230 quick, entry level models lose value the fastest w/ mods adding very very little to the vehicle value (if not detracting from the value)

hope this helps, the car looks nice

-fad

autotrader.com lists 291 1997 C230 cars. Some may be duplicates. Average price is $17690, high is $28900.

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1967 250SL