I am selling my 2000 GLE and was wondering how much I could get for it.
Fully loaded.
57,000 miles
KBB has it at $13,765.
But I want to ask more because it has tint, brand new tires,transmission, belts, and power steering pump.
Could I get $15,000??

 

$13,000 does sound a little to little. Hell, ask for 18k if you want.

 

I don't think you'll get that much in this economy..I could be wrong tho...

 

If your not in a big hurry to sell it, then someone MIGHT. I bought my 2002 with 17,000 miles from the dealer for 18k a couple months back.

 

I just looked on autotrader and there were some SE's with no leather or bose and the same miles for between 16 and 18!! so i decided to start mine at $16,500 since i have all the new stuff on it

 

Well I have had my loaded SE in the trader for over 2 months and I haven't had a call on it!!! Asking 15,900 and it only has 34k miles, so good luck to you.

 

If it helps to know. I was offered $16,000 in trade-in (17,000 Miles). Mine is a 2001 GLE no options.

 

u can ask that price...but get prepared that someone will cut down at least $2000 before they purchase....

 

im willing to sell for $15,000
should i not be able to get more since it has tint, brand new tires,transmission, belts, and power steering pump.

 

Quite frankly, when cars are appraised for resale, tint doesn't matter for squat, unless bad and needs redone, then you take a hit. Tires are expected to have decent tread left, and the rest is expected to be in working condition. You will NEVER get dollar for dollar out of the car what you put in for the items listed.

 

$15,000 sounds like a reasonable price....go for it...

btw...it's sad to see our maxs have such low resale values..

 

if you traded your car in for another car at a dealership, you might be able to get what you want. dealers these days are working pretty hard to sell the new cars, so i think you'd be ok.

 

what he said... tint doesn't mean **** when ur selling a used car... and neither do the other things

 

options mean absolutely dik on a trade in...BUT on the flip side, if you were to purchase a car new, they rape you on the options...

go fukin figure..

 

Actually, I would be hesistant to buy a car that had to get a new transmission at 50k miles.. (I would think it was ragged out) And like everyone has been saying, Tint doesn't mean anything. And new Tires only make the car more attractive to the buyer. The KBB assumes the tires are in good condition. If you spend $5000 on options (sunroof, Bose, etc) when you buy the car, you might be lucky to get an extra $1000 for it when you sell it after a couple of years due to those options. Sad but true

 

tranny was messed up when i got it. the owner before me did something to it.
i understand what you all are saying "it is supposed to have a tranny and tires so you cant charge more for it". but if i was buying i car i would spend more knowing alot of stuff had already been fixed. i would spend more on a car with a new tranny and power steering pump then a car that still had good condition original ones. cause i know at least those things wont have to be replaced.

 

I was paying list for the G coupe like everyone else, but I got nearly 16K for my 2000 GLE with 43K!!! That was their way of negotiating.. Would have sucked to have cash on that deal, they are still doing staight list because they are all still order only. I just lucked out on a special allocation. I think bigger cities have coupes in stock tho.. but not many...

 

You are looking at it the wrong way.. Theoretically, If KBB has it at $13,765, then it's worth $13,765 with good tires, transmission, etc. If it had bad tires or transmission, then you would ask less.... But realistically, KBB is dealer-biased in that it lowballs car values. I would ask $15-$16k to start and go from there, but be willing to be patient. The best market price for your car is ultimately whatever you get someone to pay you for it and I think that is more than 13k. But just realize that there are desperate people out there willing to unload theirs for $13k to avoid getting $9k from the dealer on trade in.
As an aside, The major price variations in a used car is the mileage.

Sorry for the ramble.

 

The new transmission would turn me off as a buyer because I'd wonder what happened to the car (how was it driven?) to make the tranny die so early. I'd also question how well the repair was done as well. Why risk a car with a rebuilt/replaced tranny vs a stock car that is still running fine with the tranny from the factory?

Edmund's price for a private party sale 2000 GLE is about $14,000.

 

yeah asking 18k for a 2000 max though is too much. its 4 years old
15k or maybe 16k is much more reasonable