2018 Mercedes-Benz E63AMG S

The core problem is straightforward: you're being asked to pay roughly double the market rate. The median comparable price for this vehicle is $42,000. Even the dealer-to-dealer baseline (BCV) sits at $50,000. That $84,000 ask represents a $34,000 premium over what the market will actually pay, and the gap only widens when you factor in the car's current market value of approximately $58,056. You're starting $25,944 underwater before you even drive it home.

The second critical issue is the maintenance burden. This is a high-performance AMG variant, not a standard E-Class. You're looking at $3,500 annually as a baseline for upkeep—and that's the floor. Major services, transmission work, or suspension repairs can easily exceed $10,000. That ongoing cost structure matters enormously when the asset itself is already overpriced.

On the positive side, the recall history is clean—no open issues to address—and there are no detected red flags with the dealer. The 29,000 miles is reasonable for a 2018. But these positives don't move the needle on a fundamentally overvalued asset.

Your single most important next step: obtain independent pricing verification from at least two additional sources (Edmunds, NADA, or a Mercedes specialist appraiser). If those confirm the $42,000–$50,000 range, you have concrete leverage to either negotiate down or walk away.