Question 1

This MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-KLASSE sold without keys — does that matter?

Accepted Answer

Yes, usually. A missing key means the vehicle often cannot be started or moved under its own power at the yard, so its condition is harder to verify and buyers bid more cautiously. Replacing a modern key and reprogramming it to the immobiliser typically runs into the hundreds. It is one of the more common reasons an otherwise sound car sells below its comparables.

Question 2

What does a clear mean for this MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-KLASSE?

Accepted Answer

This 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-KLASSE was sold on a clear. A clean title means no total-loss brand was recorded at the point of sale, which is unusual at salvage auctions and typically lifts the price.

Question 3

How far is this MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-KLASSE from an export port?

Accepted Answer

The lot sat at IAAI in SC - SIMPSONVILLE. The nearest major vehicle export port is Charleston, roughly 130 miles away. Moving a car that distance on an open carrier typically runs $200-$300, which is a real part of the landed cost and one reason identical cars fetch different bids depending on where they sit. Rates are indicative market figures rather than quotes, and rise with fuel prices and in winter.

Question 4

Is 119,766 miles high for a 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-KLASSE?

Accepted Answer

Comparable 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-KLASSE listings at auction averaged 95,282 miles across 390 sales, so at 119,766 miles this one sits 26% above that. At salvage auctions mileage moves the price far less than damage does — a low-mileage car with structural damage will still sell under a higher-mileage clean one.

Question 5

What does "NOT RUN" mean on this listing?

Accepted Answer

NOT RUN is the auction's own condition note for this 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-KLASSE. It means the vehicle started and moved under its own power during a brief check at the yard. It is not a mechanical inspection and says nothing about how far it would drive. Anything beyond that has to come from the photos and a physical inspection.

Question 6

This MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-KLASSE has repossession and unknown damage — how does that affect it?

Accepted Answer

Damage recorded in two areas usually points to a heavier impact than either label suggests on its own, and it raises the odds of structural damage behind the panels. The auction records the primary and secondary areas only; it does not assess the frame. Photographs and, where available, a physical inspection are the only way to judge how far it goes.

2016 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-KLASSE 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 250 GOLD 2.0L I-4 DI, DOHC, VVT, TURBO, 208HP - WDDSJ4EB3GN355674 | $1,500

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