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Old 06-17-2006, 09:17 AM
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Help with valuing my 97 E420

Realistically, how much $ should I expect to get from the proceeds of selling my 97 E420 with 108500 miles? The vehicle is in sound condition. The black paint is in good condition with minor chips and scratches. Interior in great condition with the exception of a couple of small cracks in the dash. The car has all options I can think of minus heated seats. I know what KBB PP says but it seems as all offers have been alot lower than that...any help or advice is greatly appreciated!

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2004 VW Passat GLS TDI-50k
2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L 7k
FOR SALE 1991 300TE 228k

2003 Subaru Outback 57k Silver/Black-SOLD
2005 C230K 18k Pewter/Grey-SOLD
1997 E420 108k Black/Grey-SOLD
1986 560sl 200k Black/Palimino-SOLD
1985 300sd 340k-SOLD
1979 240d 170k-SOLD
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Old 06-18-2006, 09:32 AM
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anyone have any idea?
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Mountain Island Lake
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2004 VW Passat GLS TDI-50k
2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L 7k
FOR SALE 1991 300TE 228k

2003 Subaru Outback 57k Silver/Black-SOLD
2005 C230K 18k Pewter/Grey-SOLD
1997 E420 108k Black/Grey-SOLD
1986 560sl 200k Black/Palimino-SOLD
1985 300sd 340k-SOLD
1979 240d 170k-SOLD
2000 Volvo V70XC-POS couldn't sell fast enough
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Old 06-18-2006, 09:51 AM
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Realistically, about $11-12K sounds right.
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Old 06-18-2006, 10:57 AM
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9-11k
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Old 06-18-2006, 12:04 PM
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I would imagine that location has a small part in the asking price.

Autotrader.com shows that you can expect between 9.5k-11k, as this is in the neighborhood of what dealerships are asking. Probably a little more since you would be selling it privately.

It's also interesting to look up what buyers are paying for a car like yours or similar to yours on eBay.

In current auctions, there are three cars that match your model and year for sale:

1 with 109k with a "Buy it now" price of $9,995
1 with 117k with a "Buy it now" price of $12.5k
1 with 78k with a "Buy it now" price of $11.9k

In completed auctions, your year and model of car sold for right around 11k.

So, I think between 10.5k and 11.5k would be a very realistic expectation. Best of luck in the sale!

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Old 06-18-2006, 03:31 PM
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Thanks for the help! Most offers are around 9k but they are shopping price and not car. I'll hang in there.
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Mountain Island Lake
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2004 VW Passat GLS TDI-50k
2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L 7k
FOR SALE 1991 300TE 228k

2003 Subaru Outback 57k Silver/Black-SOLD
2005 C230K 18k Pewter/Grey-SOLD
1997 E420 108k Black/Grey-SOLD
1986 560sl 200k Black/Palimino-SOLD
1985 300sd 340k-SOLD
1979 240d 170k-SOLD
2000 Volvo V70XC-POS couldn't sell fast enough
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Old 06-18-2006, 05:44 PM
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Valuing any Mercedes these days is fairly easy - imagine the lowest, most depressing number you can possibly think of, then take 25 percent off of that.

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