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Looked at a dozen or so before buying mine 4 years ago, there were plenty of ropey examples around and mileage was no indicator of condition.
Ended up with a one owner car with 84k on it which cost me £7900 and felt tighter than cars with half the mileage and another £3-4k on the asking price. Bought from a trader who picked up part exs from main dealers and mainly dealt with little Alfas, Fiat 500s, Minis and the like.
Ended up with a one owner car with 84k on it which cost me £7900 and felt tighter than cars with half the mileage and another £3-4k on the asking price. Bought from a trader who picked up part exs from main dealers and mainly dealt with little Alfas, Fiat 500s, Minis and the like.
I paid £13.5k for mine last year from a private seller. I couldn't be happier with it.
50K miles
SMG
Estoril Blue
Black Heated leather
CSL Reps wit hnew Conti M3's
All options bar rear blind.
Possibly slightly expensive but there were only 2 EB SMG's for sale at the time. The other was a grand cheaper but something just didn't feel right about it. It's still for sale.
On the flip side I bought an absolute dog of an M3 from a so called specialist, who I had to threaten to take court to get a refund.
I would advise buying private.
50K miles
SMG
Estoril Blue
Black Heated leather
CSL Reps wit hnew Conti M3's
All options bar rear blind.
Possibly slightly expensive but there were only 2 EB SMG's for sale at the time. The other was a grand cheaper but something just didn't feel right about it. It's still for sale.
On the flip side I bought an absolute dog of an M3 from a so called specialist, who I had to threaten to take court to get a refund.
I would advise buying private.
Got mine from Nick Johnson. 18 months ago
£10k for the car plus he had some genuine CSL wheels and an eisenmann exhaust that I wanted so that added a chunk more.
2004 car
Coupe
96k
Individual Techno Violet
Black on black interior
Manual
FSH
Folding mirrors
Bluetooth prep (now replaced with cup holders)#
subframe welded with reddish plates and injected.
£10k for the car plus he had some genuine CSL wheels and an eisenmann exhaust that I wanted so that added a chunk more.
2004 car
Coupe
96k
Individual Techno Violet
Black on black interior
Manual
FSH
Folding mirrors
Bluetooth prep (now replaced with cup holders)#
subframe welded with reddish plates and injected.
Edited by pidsy on Tuesday 9th February 10:29
Got mine a year ago from a private sale.
2003
Carbon Black coupe
Red leather
Manual
FSH
103000 miles
Had just had the more expensive service (Insp II ?)
Full front end respray
All 4 alloys refurbed
Big brake kit + exhaust
£7800
By no means perfect but in great condition overall, and goes + sounds so so good !
2003
Carbon Black coupe
Red leather
Manual
FSH
103000 miles
Had just had the more expensive service (Insp II ?)
Full front end respray
All 4 alloys refurbed
Big brake kit + exhaust
£7800
By no means perfect but in great condition overall, and goes + sounds so so good !
Mine has 132k n the clock and feels great. Do not be put off by mileage. They are meant to be driven.
Mileage is no guarantor of condition. I prefer buying private so I can see what the buyer was like. You want to know if they have looked after it. These cars will quickly tell you if something feels wrong.
Mileage is no guarantor of condition. I prefer buying private so I can see what the buyer was like. You want to know if they have looked after it. These cars will quickly tell you if something feels wrong.
Paid £5500 for Mine.
Avus blue individual
Lotus Leather
Manual
Sat Nav & Kardon
112k
Original 19's just refurbed
Redish reinforced rear sub frame and additional brace fitted.
Main dealer sorted main bearings under warranty at 40k
Paintwork needed attention which I've had done.
Cracking car I've replaced all of the front wishbones / bushes / arb links and U bushes along with steering guibo, she drives like new.
Mine is a 2003, coupe, £9.5k 59k miles about four years ago.
It's individual Aegean blue, pale grey leather, manual, virtually every option (inc sunshade and minidisc player!).
Cosmetically it's a bit tired now; needs a new windscreen, front fog light, front indicator lens,& a front end respray required. Mechanically it's well looked after, had the subframe checked at BMW with no issues reported.
It's individual Aegean blue, pale grey leather, manual, virtually every option (inc sunshade and minidisc player!).
Cosmetically it's a bit tired now; needs a new windscreen, front fog light, front indicator lens,& a front end respray required. Mechanically it's well looked after, had the subframe checked at BMW with no issues reported.
whatleytom said:
seems cheap for what it is.but...
you dont know until you have a look.
no mention of the subframe being done so thats a cost to consider.
Try these guys, they are enthusiasts and know the cars. Got mine from them and despite a lot of the things which tell you to run I've had no trouble with it in 10 months. I think they only take on cars they would want themselves. They are well known on cutters
http://www.eastkentperformance.co.uk/showroom
http://www.eastkentperformance.co.uk/showroom
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