1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK Base
Vehicle Details
Base
Auburn, CA 95603
Is this 1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK Base a good deal?
OAV verdict: Unscored
Why: Listed at $9,800. OAV has not found enough comparable listings for a reliable market range or verdict. Days on lot: 346 days (market average 143 days).
Market price position
Limited comparable data — OAV has not assigned a reliable market verdict to this listing yet.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 17–89 days.
- This listing has been available about 3.9x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 17–89 days; this one is at 346). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.
Meritage Auto Sales
Auburn, CA
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About This 1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK
Listing updated: Aug 11, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Auburn, CA · On lot for 346 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK Base is listed at $9,800 by meritage auto sales in Auburn, CA 95603. It has 93,319 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). It features a RWD drivetrain with a 2.3L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. OAV has not assigned a reliable comparable market range for this vehicle yet — the comparable set is too limited.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 346 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Auburn, CA convertibles market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
- Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
- Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Auburn, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN WDBKK47F7WF076260 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.
Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.
1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK Market in CA
CA Market Listings
11
Average Price
$8,889
Price Range
$3,450–$15,948
Avg Days on Lot
143
Based on all 11 1996-2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK listings in the CA market, the average asking price is $8,889. Because OAV has not assigned a reliable price verdict to this listing, it does not state how it compares to this broader average. Comparable prices in CA range from $3,450 to $15,948. Similar vehicles spend an average of 143 days on dealer lots in this market.
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