Getting selected value of a combobox

Try this:

private void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    ComboBox cmb = (ComboBox)sender;
    int selectedIndex = cmb.SelectedIndex;
    int selectedValue = (int)cmb.SelectedValue;

    ComboboxItem selectedCar = (ComboboxItem)cmb.SelectedItem;
    MessageBox.Show(String.Format("Index: [{0}] CarName={1}; Value={2}", selectedIndex, selectedCar.Text, selecteVal));        
}