Mercedes prices at auction

[gIzzE]

2005 55 Audi A6 3.2 FSI S-Line MTronic. 51k. £8,150 provisional

Wow! I would like to know if they said yes to that.

 

[PXW]

Why not fit Comand with a parking camera -- no need then for rear parktronic....ideal for the ML.

Didn't know you could do that. Is that a possible retrofit to existing COMAND systems - if so, any idea how much it would cost?

 

[wemorgan]

Here's the latest update to this auction, with photos:

2006 06 Mercedes Benz A180 CDi Classic SE. 47k. £6,200 SOLD
2005 55 MB C200 CDi Avantgarde SE Auto. 23k. £10,300 SOLD
2005 55 MB CLS320 CDi Tip Auto. 26k. £20,000 SOLD
2005 55 MB CLK 200K Sport Tip Auto Cab. 50k. £14,200 SOLD
2006 56 MB C180K Classic SE Auto Estate. 37k. £9,600 SOLD
2005 55 MB CLK 280 Avantgarde Tip Auto Cab. 27k. £14,700 SOLD
2006 56 CLS320 CDi Tip Auto. 44k. £19,200 SOLD
2005 55 MB SL350 Tip Auto Cab. 36k. £22,000 SOLD
2005 55 MB SLK 200K Tip Auto Roadster (red leather). 19k. £14,800 SOLD
2007 07 MB B180 CDi SE Tip Auto. 29k. £11,300 SOLD
2005 55 MB ML350 SE Tip Auto. 47k. £16,000 SOLD
2006 06 MB CLS350 CGi Tip Auto. 66k. £17,100 SOLD
2003 03 MB SLK 200K Auto. 48k. £6,500 SOLD
2003 03 MB CLK 320 Avantgarde Tip Auto Cab. 40k. £10,400 SOLD
2006 56 MB CLS320 CDi Tip Auto. 5k. £18,100 SOLD
2005 55 MB ML270 CDi Tip Auto. 36k. £10,200 SOLD
2005 55 MB SLK 280 Auto Roadster. 16k. £14,40 SOLD
2004 54 MB S350 Auto. 90k. £7,400 SOLD
2005 55 MB SL350 Tip Auto Cab. COMAND. 52k. £19,800 SOLD
2001 51 MB SLK 32 Roadster. 40k. £8,850 SOLD
2005 55 MB ML350 Tip Auto. 22k. £8,200 SOLD
2004 04 MB E500 Avantgarde Tip Auto Estate. 76k. £8,200 provisional
2005 55 MB CLS500. 8k. £18,200 SOLD
2004 04 MB CLK55 Auto Cabriolet. 50k. £14,300 SOLD
2005 55 MB SLK280 Sport. 20k. £13,200 SOLD
2007 57 MB B180 CDi SE Tip Auto. 10k. £12,050 SOLD
2003 52 MB CLK 320 Avantgarde Tip Auto Cab. 50k. £6,850 SOLD
2003 53 MB CLK55 Tip Auto Cab. 44k. £15,000 SOLD

 

[gIzzE]

2004 04 MB E500 Avantgarde Tip Auto Estate. 76k. £8,200 provisional

That sounds like a good solid car for the money.

 

[gIzzE]

And there she be.....

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...cleYearOfManufacture=2004&vehicleRegLetter=04


A nice £5k in it.

 

[A-AvantGarde]

2004 04 MB E500 Avantgarde Tip Auto Estate. 76k. £8,200 provisional

That sounds like a good solid car for the money.

Definitely, very nice. The dealer selling it is quite near my office, hmmm - could be an expensive lunch break...

 

[gIzzE]

I have just offered him a grand over the auction price. Let's see what he says!

 

[peterg1965]

And there she be.....

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...cleYearOfManufacture=2004&vehicleRegLetter=04


A nice £5k in it.

Even if he only makes £2.5K over the auction price, that is still a very handsome profit. What would be his outlay in getting it sold? delivery from auction site/valet/HPI check/maybe sorting a couple of minor issues/wheel refurb (if reqd) - probably no more than £500.

I need to change occupations!

 

[DieselE]

And there she be.....

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...cleYearOfManufacture=2004&vehicleRegLetter=04


A nice £5k in it.

I see the advert in the link quotes 76 miles. That really would be low mileage for an 04 car.

 

[wemorgan]

Here's the latest update to this PistonHead thread on Colchester auction prices, with photos. Not too many MB cars this time:

2004 54 Mercedes Benz C200k Avantgarde SE. 105k. £6,050 SOLD
2004 04 Mercedes Benz C180K Coupe Evo Panorama SE. 30k. £7,300 SOLD
2005 55 Mercedes Benz E220 CDi Avantgarde Saloon. 0k. £8,100 SOLD

 

[st4]

2005 55 Audi A6 3.2 FSI S-Line MTronic. 51k. £8,150 provisional

Wow! I would like to know if they said yes to that.

Its not a good car, the MTronic is a CVT and its FWD. Not even a proper Audi but with proper Audi bills and costs. Its not that good a buy @ that price retail given its milliage.

Your E500 is a better bet.

 

[dino645]

I can't believe how cheap the CL500/CL600's are - 2000 models. Ok not exactly cheap to run, but what a car for the money.

They have dropped in value incredibly. If you are in the market for a big coupe under 20k the choice is yours!

 

[wemorgan]

This will be the last of the PistonHeads threads, as the poster has been asked by the auction company not to take photographs. This last report is of prestige vehicles, here are the MB cars:

2005 55 Mercedes Benz CLS 350 Tip Auto. 30k. £23,600 SOLD
2006 MERCEDES-BENZ MCLAREN SLR 5.4L COUPE. 35k. £130,000 SOLD
2007 07 Mercedes Benz AMG SL55. 20k. £47,200 provisional
2004 04 Mercedes Benz AMG SL55. ?k. £24,000 provisional
2006 06 Mercedes Benz SL350 Tip AUto Convertible. 19k. £24,000 provisional

A few others that caught my eye:

2008 08 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE SPORTSHIFT 4.3L ROADSTER. 11k. £54,500 provisional
2000 W PORSCHE BOXSTERS 3.2L ROADSTER. 92k. £5,800 SOLD
2004 04 BMW M3 3.2L Coupe. 35k. £13,400 SOLD
2007 57 MG XPOWER SV 4.6L. 11k. £20,000 SOLD

 

[verytalldave]

I wish I had £130,001 to spare................

 

[big x]

I thought he was going to be asked to stop because of the visible number plates.There are any number of reasons dealers don't want their activities openly traceable.
Anyway, sale price results are still available from a number of auction sources

http://www.sma-group.co.uk/SalePrices.aspx?mak=MERCEDES&mod=All

 

[jamesk]

I was there for the most recent auction and yes he was asked to stop posting the pictures. The auction house themselves had no problem with it but evidently some large dealer with economic pressure to apply made it clear they didn't want it to happen. I believe he offered to block out the numberplates but that wasn't acceptable either in the end.

I suppose I can see the dealers point but the silly thing is that it's public information - it's free to get in and walk around and lots of other people were taking photos of cars - it just happens that the posts on Pistonheads got "noticed" and the guy doing them is well known to the Manheim guys in Colchester.

 

[wemorgan]

Well the PistonHeads poster is still being allowed to attend the auctions but just not take photopgrahs. Here's the latest auction prices. The only 3 Mercedes sold were:

2005 05 Mercedes C230K Avantgarde SE 4dr 82k 6450 Provisional
2000 X Mercedes ML270 CDI Tip Auto 5dr SW 97k 5075 SOLD
2004 54 Mercedes SL350 Tip Auto Convertible 25k 19200 SOLD

There's an interesting comment at the beginning where he says auction prices are rising.

Next week over 200 Mercedes are being sold. Here's the current list of cars going through.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Blimey that 00X ML was strong money given pre-facelift and not inconsiderable mileage!!

SL looks like a bargain in comparison.

 

[Dieselman]

Blimey that 00X ML was strong money given pre-facelift and not inconsiderable mileage!!

Because people don't want high emission 2001 cars due to the rise in VED, everyone wants Yr2000 models.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Because people don't want high emission 2001 cars due to the rise in VED, everyone wants Yr2000 models.

I'd already factored in a small premium for that, and it still surprised me. Obviously a large premium is required!!

The expected VED increases for post-2001 and pre-2006 registered cars seems to have faded away for now, at least in the short term.