SpikyMikey
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How nice is this!!! C63AMG Estate Designo
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It’s a specialist market
Comparable C63 wagons are probably mid twenties anyway, so perhaps a slight premium for the colour combo/condition/mileage - and I guess it may have had a bit of movement on the price?
C63s seem to have held their value well in recent years
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There are 205 C63 now for the same money...and less (admittedly not estates....but I can't imagine that would have been any less in saloon form).....a car that is better in every measurable way (except, debatably, the sound)....and in a few years that will be worth even more than the 204 versions due to it being the last V8 C63 before they introduced that joke (IMO) of a replacement.....and one of the last V8s on any saloon car. So on that alone , unless I was a collector and was not planning to actually drive it, I can't see paying more for an inferior car. Just my opinion and YMMV!
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A few months back maybe......but the prices are tumbling on most things with big motors at the moment....they are lots sub 30k in various places inc Auto Trader now....a couple of months ago its was just the odd high miler. I think after a few months of them not selling the sellers have realised that E63, CLS63 and early 205 C63 models are simply no longer reaching the prices of the last couple of years and the only way to sell them is by reducing the price. Some have been for sales for 12 months plus. Does not apply to the one in this thread though of course....much rarer and collectable.
Typical example.....and thats dealer prices...!
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Typical example.....and thats dealer prices...!
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"Electric Steering Wheel"... I gotta get one of those!Typical example.....and thats dealer prices...!
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I’d posit that there’s always a big shuffle around in the Summer after new cars have been sold, and it’s more so this year because the manufacturers have begun to clear last year’s “constipation” that was caused by chip and component shortages.
Money is still cheap because of the lags in the market but is getting dearer for both dealers and owners. This will squeeze both sides with dealers looking for faster stock movement and customers reviewing whether they should spend so much on financing their vehicle(s).
On the company car side of things, only idiots are running ICE rather than EV, and there’s finally a range of EV’s to choose from which is great price news for anyone wanting to buy used ICE up to 7 years old. (EV’s may take 12 - 24 months to arrive but they’re on their way.)
Last years fuel shock is over, with that 25% drop from the high, but fuel is still more than is usual, and especially so compared to the cost of charging an EV, so there’s still that pressure on big-engined petrol and diesels.
Glass half empty? Our vehicles are getting cheaper
Glass half full? That next vehicle is getting cheaper and easier to find. Especially after Summer and as we creep into Autumn.
Money is still cheap because of the lags in the market but is getting dearer for both dealers and owners. This will squeeze both sides with dealers looking for faster stock movement and customers reviewing whether they should spend so much on financing their vehicle(s).
On the company car side of things, only idiots are running ICE rather than EV, and there’s finally a range of EV’s to choose from which is great price news for anyone wanting to buy used ICE up to 7 years old. (EV’s may take 12 - 24 months to arrive but they’re on their way.)
Last years fuel shock is over, with that 25% drop from the high, but fuel is still more than is usual, and especially so compared to the cost of charging an EV, so there’s still that pressure on big-engined petrol and diesels.
Glass half empty? Our vehicles are getting cheaper
Glass half full? That next vehicle is getting cheaper and easier to find. Especially after Summer and as we creep into Autumn.
Not for me - one of one for a reason, but its amazing that the same dog sh1t brown was unwanted back then, but amazing now.
No diff and no performance pack, almost reads like a desirable thing in the add! I would prefer ANY car with these options, over one without. SLS engine or not at all for me!
No diff and no performance pack, almost reads like a desirable thing in the add! I would prefer ANY car with these options, over one without. SLS engine or not at all for me!
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Admittedly it's one of those Marmite colours (almost literally in this case).
Personally I lurve it....but then I was almost tempted by a Sunset Orange 3 Series. I just like unusual colour cars.
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I rest my case (NAIL)A few months back maybe......but the prices are tumbling on most things with big motors at the moment....they are lots sub 30k in various places inc Auto Trader now....a couple of months ago its was just the odd high miler. I think after a few months of them not selling the sellers have realised that E63, CLS63 and early 205 C63 models are simply no longer reaching the prices of the last couple of years and the only way to sell them is by reducing the price. Some have been for sales for 12 months plus. Does not apply to the one in this thread though of course....much rarer and collectable.
Typical example.....and thats dealer prices...!
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If your dog's poop is that colour, time for a visit to the vet; either that, or stop putting metalflake in his food...
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61K miles and FSH? Doesn't read or look like a nail to me...
Glass half empty again? Big hikes in road tax for EVs are coming up, because the Treasury needs to recoup lost revenue, and it will happen. Same for B.I.K. rates, once there are enough EVs sold that low B.I.K. is not needed as an incentive to buy one.
Glass half full again? Battery technology is always improving. It's not there yet, though, as far as range is concerned unless you're happy to trundle along in the middle lane at 70 mph on a long journey. You may think I'm not, but I could not possibly comment
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When I sold my w204 WBAC was at £18k 2 years ago they were nearly 50% too low
I know they low ball, and those prices still have the "oh there is a stone chip there, thats another £150 off" to go yet, but its a pretty good market gauge on the cars they want that will sell!
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True to an extent, remember the Estate/Wagon typically has a premium of circa £1-2k too, but yes the gap between the W204 and W205 is starting to close. Anyone's guess which way things will go though, personally I quite like how the facelift W204 looks and feels.
The 6.2 N/A will be the one as time goes by. Its madness that they put an engine like this, that is angry and all it wants to do is get out, in a C-Class!
Its a good car, but not a great one as a package and quite flawed, however, its a very cool car indeed and those that know, know!
