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I have been told that my car is uneconomical to repair. It is an 04 on 54 plate CLK 270cdi ,Avantgarde, manual transmission. I have got a dealer value from the glasses guide website of between £7800 and £9240, this is for a car with 80,000 miles on the clock mine has 100,000 on it so was wondering how this would affect the value. The Parkers guide shows it to be worth £7410 with 80,000 miles also. I was wondering if you had any advise for dealing with the insurance company when they make an offer.
Thanks
Ade

Asked on 21 April 2012 by adeh61

Answered by Honest John
Thanks for complete description. Not good news, though. Glass's books a 70k mile 2004/54 at £8,150 retail; £6,100 trade. With 100k the figures drop to £6,950 retail; £4,850 trade. Our own Pricefinder at www.honestjohn.co.uk/used-prices/ (based on nationally advertised prices and updated live) shows Most adverts are between £6,210 and £7,990 We see cars like this for sale less than once a month. At a dealer, aim to pay between £6,350 and £8,150 and expect to pay £7,650. From a private seller, aim to pay between £5,650 and £7,400 and expect to pay £6,900. If selling in part exchange, expect to receive £6,020.
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