What’s the most expensive car new that you bought used?

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2007 Lexus LS460L -$75-80k new. Bought in 2012 for $33,000 from my father in law (paid him what the lease buyout was). Drove it for almost 2 years and sold it for exactly what I paid for it, $33,000.
 
Got this 2011 Mercedes S600 that was $163K new, in December 2017 for $24,000 at auction.

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Not sure in today's dollars which is more, but got this 1982 Rolls Royce in 1995 that was $111K new, for $15,100 at auction.

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Current 2007 MDX MSRP $47k that I picked up in 2011 for $19k about to be sent to auction. Poor body work and average condition with 81k miles.
 
I used to buy a bunch of cars at auction. It's hard to say which had the highest MSRP when new. Maybe an MB SL600.
 
Originally Posted by atikovi
Got this 2011 Mercedes S600 that was $163K new, in December 2017 for $24,000 at auction.

Not sure in today's dollars which is more, but got this 1982 Rolls Royce in 1995 that was $111K new, for $15,100 at auction

Apples and oranges, MSRP vs used at auction. More interesting is what you sold those cars for.
 
1997 LIncoln Continental - MSRP $39,000.

Bought one in 2001 with 29K miles for $5,000. It served me fairly well for 8 yrs getting to 232,000 miles until a water pump failure seized the engine.
 
My current absolutely mint inside and out 94 ford E150 explorer conversion van almost 45,000 in 94. It was driven a couple years then mostly sat garaged till mid 2017 when I bought it with 18,800 miles on it. 5,000 bucks. I so love conversion vans and it's currently put up for the winter now. It's my classic. Lol currently has 30,000 miles on it now.
 
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A BMW M1 and a BMW Z1. Without going into details the M1 was hard to get and pricey.


Please tell us more about the M1....that is my lottery/IPO/inheritance car
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Probably my Buick, I think it was around $48k new and I got it for $3500 in April with 125k miles.
 
Bought a 2002 BMW M COUPE with 1200 miles on it in Dec 2002 for $38,500 (window sticker about $42,000)

Sold it with 66,000 miles on it for the same $38,500 in Oct 2016. Great fun car and a deal I may never repeat!
 
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Just bought my Genesis last Saturday for $20,600. 4-5 years ago it stickered for $52,705, which is already a pretty darn good deal. Found a website that shows the original window sticker

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2011 Cadillac Escalade ESV- had an MSRP of around $89-90k. I bought it used 2 years ago for about $29k. It had 66k miles when I bought it; it has 102k now.
 
My mother in law bought the 2015 Volvo S60 in my signature for $44k in January 2015. She drove it to church, bingo, and the grocery store. My wife bought it from her estate a year ago for $17k. It had 17,000 miles on it in those four years.
 
Originally Posted by Nick1994
Just bought my Genesis last Saturday for $20,600. 4-5 years ago it stickered for $52,705, which is already a pretty darn good deal. Found a website that shows the original window sticker

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I really like your car! Looks really high end! Girl on my street has one just like it and I was wondering if it was the V8 model, and yep, it says 5.0 on the back. She'll gun it leaving her house and you can't even hear it running. Seems like a very refined car! I like the fact that it's all Korean made. I wish the Japanese brands would go back to all Japanese made.
 
1998 BMW M roadster. Silver w/ lobster interior. Paid 21K with 67K miles. HK premium stereo with cd changer in trunk.

MSRP base was 43K

I wanted a coupe but somehow the roadster had more leg room - these car are VERY tight inside.
This year has classic build and finish to the interior with chrome rimmed secondary gauge cluster - not a plastic NON--fantastic

not mine but same other than colour:

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2008 Mercedes E-350, MSRP was $65,260. Had almost 12k in options. Got it in 2014 with less than 50k for $18,500. Now probably worth around 6-7k. So that's about 2k worth of depreciation a year. Got it at a used car dealer. I was looking for one that was loaded. I used cargurus and basically bought it 3 days after it was listed.

Incidentally if you want the original window sticker you can get it here but it costs $8. Anyone know of a free one?

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I would reach out to Mercedes and ask them for the sticker. They'll need the VIN, but every manufacturer that I've asked for one from has been pretty quick about getting me a copy and at no charge.
 
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