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A New Owner - 2005 Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Long-Term Road Test
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A New Owner - 2005 Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Long-Term Road Test
The 2005 Mercedes-Benz CL65 has sold after listing it on eBayMotors.
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My personal experience a few years ago was that it was a good predictor of what I was able to get in a private party sale of my 2007 Forester.
The CL65 is a specialty vehicle and given how expensive it is to fix I would expect that the calculator would have a difficult time accurately pricing it.
Personally I would spend my $20k elsewhere, but it sounds like the buyer knows what he is getting into and can afford it. I hope he enjoys the car.
Seriously, though. You've got to be kidding me. You bought this 15 months ago, put a measily 17,000 miles on it and the value went from (your purchase price) $34,000 to a selling price of $20,000. What the heck? You had an extra 42% depreciation on an already 9 year old car, plus put a lot of money in repairs.
Wow. I mean, wow. Good riddance. Glad to see her gone.
"one here in indiana with just less than 81k miles and asking price is $20k if you search on edmunds.com. same color, same year.
http://www.bmwofschererville.com/auto/used-2005-mercedesbenz-clclass-60l_amg-schererville-46375-in/2362680/"
it is still for sale.
wasn't the last repair quote with all the things that need fixing 5 figures? ( I know it was from the dealership but that is gonna be big $$$$ in parts alone + some of that is probably not exactly DIY stuff so you'd at least need to find some Benz focused indie-shop)
Yes, an RX-7 Twin Turbo !!
"If you sell it, you'd better disclose the issues. I predict you'll get less than $20k."
So I was off by $1.
Hope the new owner enjoys this money pit.
And yes, I don't believe in the TMV tool; it's usually wrong on the cars you sell.
2015 price: $20,000
I'm no math wizard but that seems like some mighty steep depreciation. Maybe a world record.