I've had enough experience with 99 c230 kompressor sedans to hopefully help you out a bit-
Lets knock these off one by one-
-22,800 [start price] with 27 thousand miles seems reasonable. My friend recently bought one [a few month ago] from a Mercedes dealer in southern CA with 47k miles for $21k, with a CD changer, black w/tan leather in immaculate condition.[this was a good deal at the time, perhaps better than most ppl can get, but it gives you an idea]
The trick is to make sure that you ask for more than you think you can get. If your parents already made the dealer know that they are interested enough to take it home for a weekend, it may be too late to play it "cool" ...but they should still try.
-The $1700 for warranty is standard and what i've heard countless times, so that seems okay as well. Just make sure its the most inclusive warranty they have. [nothing is truly bumper to bumper, but you want closest to that you can get]. Also, ask whether the 100k miles includes the 27k already put on it, just so you know for the future.
-The radio display concerns me. But they should fix that and you should make sure that its "on the due bill" before you sign on the dotted line.
- Now with the CD player. The CD hookup in the 99 c230 kompressors is fibre-optic [or at least ive been told that 3 times by a dealer] , so you cannot just pop in any old cheap cd unit/changer in the back. This is something that you have to have the dealer do. Some reputable stereo places may now have capability to do it, but if I were you I would stick to the dealer. As far as I know, the CD changers themselves from MB direct retail around 900-1000 dollars and if they sell it to you "at cost" should be something like 300-400 dollars. Ask the dealer if its "wired for CD changer" and if it is, "throw a cd changer in then". They should, because I've either had them throw one in or seen someone else request it [successfully] about 4-5 times now.
If they refuse and its important to you, then I would look at a proper MB dealer because I've either had or seen people have 3x as much things thrown in [good negotiators] to their car during a deal, namely better tires and/or rims from other cars on the lot, CD changers, etc.
That post was way too long, just had my morning pot of coffee. Sorry about that.
Good luck!
Lets knock these off one by one-
-22,800 [start price] with 27 thousand miles seems reasonable. My friend recently bought one [a few month ago] from a Mercedes dealer in southern CA with 47k miles for $21k, with a CD changer, black w/tan leather in immaculate condition.[this was a good deal at the time, perhaps better than most ppl can get, but it gives you an idea]
The trick is to make sure that you ask for more than you think you can get. If your parents already made the dealer know that they are interested enough to take it home for a weekend, it may be too late to play it "cool" ...but they should still try.
-The $1700 for warranty is standard and what i've heard countless times, so that seems okay as well. Just make sure its the most inclusive warranty they have. [nothing is truly bumper to bumper, but you want closest to that you can get]. Also, ask whether the 100k miles includes the 27k already put on it, just so you know for the future.
-The radio display concerns me. But they should fix that and you should make sure that its "on the due bill" before you sign on the dotted line.
- Now with the CD player. The CD hookup in the 99 c230 kompressors is fibre-optic [or at least ive been told that 3 times by a dealer] , so you cannot just pop in any old cheap cd unit/changer in the back. This is something that you have to have the dealer do. Some reputable stereo places may now have capability to do it, but if I were you I would stick to the dealer. As far as I know, the CD changers themselves from MB direct retail around 900-1000 dollars and if they sell it to you "at cost" should be something like 300-400 dollars. Ask the dealer if its "wired for CD changer" and if it is, "throw a cd changer in then". They should, because I've either had them throw one in or seen someone else request it [successfully] about 4-5 times now.
If they refuse and its important to you, then I would look at a proper MB dealer because I've either had or seen people have 3x as much things thrown in [good negotiators] to their car during a deal, namely better tires and/or rims from other cars on the lot, CD changers, etc.
That post was way too long, just had my morning pot of coffee. Sorry about that.
Good luck!
