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chrisw666 said:
What kind of damage would putting that 330 into 12k miles a year use do to my wallet?
It's a lovely example but the trouble is with a low mileage car you have to keep the miles low to retain the value. That said, I would see a mint 70k miler SE at high 3's personally so I don't think it's too bad a price as retail / you're not going to loose an arm and a leg. I am not a great fan of the colour but it wouldn't put me off buying it.I think there was a Boston Green one with about 80k on it near me recently and that was up for 4k from a trader.
I reckon if you kept it 3 years and put 36k on it you'd still see a price in the 3's. Put like that it's, what, 2k for 3 years motoring in a nice car.
I've had an E46 LCI SE on those wheels; the ride is pretty refined compared to some BMWs and they handle fine.
ETA: You can buy an Alpine CDC which plugs straight in (needs an adaptor lead IIRC) or a Connects2 (£50 ish) for an iPod which uses the CDC interface. On the latter, I have everything you need except the HU loom. Get in touch if you do buy the car.
Edited by texasjohn on Sunday 18th August 19:44
texasjohn said:
chrisw666 said:
What kind of damage would putting that 330 into 12k miles a year use do to my wallet?
It's a lovely example but the trouble is with a low mileage car you have to keep the miles low to retain the value. That said, I would see a mint 70k miler SE at high 3's personally so I don't think it's too bad a price as retail / you're not going to loose an arm and a leg. I am not a great fan of the colour but it wouldn't put me off buying it.I think there was a Boston Green one with about 80k on it near me recently and that was up for 4k from a trader.
I reckon if you kept it 3 years and put 36k on it you'd still see a price in the 3's. Put like that it's, what, 2k for 3 years motoring in a nice car.
I've had an E46 LCI SE on those wheels; the ride is pretty refined compared to some BMWs and they handle fine.
ETA: You can buy an Alpine CDC which plugs straight in (needs an adaptor lead IIRC) or a Connects2 (£50 ish) for an iPod which uses the CDC interface. On the latter, I have everything you need except the HU loom. Get in touch if you do buy the car.
Edited by texasjohn on Sunday 18th August 19:44
TBH I was more thinking of the stuff that would have been done if it had done 80k that will need doing. Depreciation will never be more than £5k so I'd just have to keep it 5 years to stay within my bangernomics rule
Possible attention to the cooling system similar to E39s but it's not a big bucks job (I'm just recalling from a buyers guide I read in a magazine once). Have a look on E46post and see if there is a guide. That should give you a fair idea of the common issues, not that I believe there are many.
As commented above, it won't hang around long at that price and mileage though.
As commented above, it won't hang around long at that price and mileage though.
BlueMR2 said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Is it badged as a 560?
edo said:
YEE YAA, and all that.
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Rollcage said:
I suppose over 80k you'd be looking at replacing some of the suspension bushes, etc. The shock would maybe last, maybe not. Clutch should last that long, driven with some sympathy.
Looks decent value to me - JFDI!
I want a touring in an ideal world but will crunch some numbers, even if I ran it for 18months its still a relatively low mileage motor. Looks decent value to me - JFDI!
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