How much would I get for selling this ? Is it worth it ?

[benaldo]

Hi - My boss is moving over to the US very shortly and as such eeds to get rid of his car smartish. He is offering it to me at a trade price of £7000-7400. Is it worth me taking it off his hands and selling it privately? What should I be able to get for it ?

2000 X-reg
74300 miles
CLK 230 Kompressor Avant-garde
Auto Tip Box
MP3 Player/Cd/Radio
Full Service History

Is it worth my while? - I guess it will cost me about £100-150 to sell it after getting insured for a short time and putting it up in the PH classifieds / Autotrader....

Thanks

Ben

[steve-p]

Parkers web site says:

230K Avantgarde 2d Tip Auto 2000/X

Average mileage 60,000 miles

Original Price £29,375
Franchised Dealer £9,535
Independent Dealer £8,885
Private Good £8,380
Private Poor £6,500
Part Exchange £7,370

Mileage is a little high but doesn't look too bad a deal, if it's a popular colour with climate control and leather of course.

[benaldo]

Its dark blue, grey leather interior.

[DMR]

If buying a mercedes purely to sell on quickly and privately for profit, make sure its silver.

[tonylal]

Tansanite blue with grey leather will be ok on an avantgarde....silver is preferable.
I would say buy it for 6 months and you might see a small profit out of it. Market is chocker of old CLK's though. If it looks chippy and tired I would think twice, trust me, spec and condition is the king when it comes to old merc's.

[benaldo]

It's in really good nick for the mileage - I need to have a proper look but I should be able to make a profit over a trade-in price. I may try to get him to take it to a mercedes dealer to see what they offer - it may be less than £7k ?

[tonylal]

He should just about get £7K from a dealer. Personally I would take a chance with it if I were you, nice runner for a few months. Engine is a bit course at the top end but it wafts around and personally I still think its one of Mercs finer offerings.

[tino]

Work out for sure what its going to cost you.
What do you drive?
This is what I would do in my circumstancesOld cars with stiff suspension)
Secure my own car; transfer the policy over to the CLK, and use that over the summer, taking in some road trips.
Resell at the start of winter(if I can bear to part with it)
Worse case scenario, you break even, and get the use of a CLK over summer

[benaldo]

I was looking to sell it immediately (I'll stick with my 911) and was thinking of getting my boss to sign the ownership slip and then I will just fill out the rest under the name of the person I sell it to. This would avoid an extra owner being added to the car and give a quicker turnaround. Hopefully, I can buy for £7k and then sell privately within the month for about £8-8.5k ?

Hopefully the potential buyers won't hink it is dodgy as long as I explain what's happening and maybe get my boss to also write a note to that effect.