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Currently 5 on autotrader, one is only 7.5K.
I see your missing a few buttons on the center console and I don't want to p**s on your fire but you have a din't on your gear knob.![]()
It does look nice and clean Hibbs, but a good detailer can make any car look nice and clean.
Cleanliness is only one factor in valuing a car and in my book features pretty far down the list.
More importantly is age and these early W203 Mercs were prone to rust due to the water based paints, you might not be able to see any signs because of a nice wax job but its whats going on underneath that matters.
Also I am seeing other C32's Eg 2002 with 73K for £9250 and one with 67K for the same price on Autotrader. There's a lovely one on Ebay with 66k and a full MBSH for £10,300.
I'd be surprised if you got offered more than £9.5k for yours and any discerning buyer would want a very thorough AA/RAC/Specialist mechanical inspection before even offering that.
But at the end of the day the car is worth what it is to you.
A snapshot of my thoughts on the C32 AMG:
The Intercooler pump is very common and very very very easy to diagnose. With this problem it is only a matter of time. Expect them to last 40,000 miles - any more is a bonus. Easy DIY job though (apparently), and the same part is used on the Ford Lightning at a much lower cost (about $70 IIRC) - there's even a how to guide on a US forum.
The supercharger bearing can fail making it noisey, although this is very rare. If you hear that a supercharger fails you can be fairly confident it's probably the bearing. Dealers replace the whole unit, but US owners have found the correct bearing for the job, and is apparently not difficult for an experienced mechanic or engineer (about $20 IIRC).
Heated seat base will fail on the drivers seat, as the integrated element gets damaged. Again only a matter of time on this one. Expensive fix is a new seat cover at about £300 or about £100 if you insert a separate pad from a different model.
Air injection relay (and air injection pump) were both recall and items and should have been replaced. Not strictly necessary as it's only required to pass stringent LA smog tests AFAIK.
Purge valve can audibley 'tick', if it irritates then the bracket can be adapted to isolate the noise from being transmitted. Nothing to worry about.
"Jerk" at 1500rpm, although it seems all cars suffer with this and seem to be a combination of the adaptive settings and the torque converter locking up. Not noticeable and no fix - it's just the way they are.
Lumpy idle in a 10 second burst after a cold start, but only when stationary at about 2 minutes. Bizarre set of circumstances! Just another quirk, no fix.
The Valeo radiators (cars built pre 09/03 IIRC) can leak and cause glycol contamination. At worst can require a new transmission, albeit uncommon. Can be replaced with a later Behr radiator to ease concerns. There's lots of info on this. Other models are affected too - not just C32 or W203.
Suspension bushes can be noisey, but there's a replacement part 'with boots' to prevent re-curring problems.
Near side tilting mirror can fail, albeit not exactly common!
Rust - not really heard much on the C32 but Andy (CYP) had a successful claim for his bonnet IIRC. Watch out for this though as the earliest examples will now be 8 years old.
On balance it's not that bad. The two dead certs can be fixed cheaply DIY. The other problems with be a PITA if you get them, but could affect any car.
I hope this is of some use...
How easy to diagnose is the intercooler pump then? what is the diagnisies?
Well both seat bases have failed![]()
How easy to diagnose is the intercooler pump then? what is the diagnisies?
N/S mirror drops but drivers does not, not worried tho as i have turned this function off as i couldnt see behind properly only the wheel lol.
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