(e46 m3)where would you price this pls ?

[easter]

2001 26k miles black black ..needs light respray and refurb of all 18 inch alloy fbmwsh

1 owner

thoughts if u can pls chaps?

rgds

a

[E30M3SE]

easter said:

..needs light respray

What? The whole car?

[easter]

yeah what price u think ?

[Neil.D]

Why does it need a respray? Accident? been keyed by a bitter exgirlfriend?
Been sprayed previously in an 'individual' flip paint Xibit style?
If the whole car needs doing, you need to look on autotrader at what cars of similar milage and spec are going for then deduct about £4k for the respray.
Short of providing more details that is...

[easter]

i just would like to get it done to get it mint

hasnt been garged its life so

i can get it done for 1k through a freinds garage

put it this way i just paid 12k for it

what do u all think pls ?

[Vee]

The spec sounds ok . . .

Just because a car hasn't garaged in its life doesn't mean it needs a respray.
What is actually wrong with it ?
What is the service history like ?
Was the running in service done on time ?
Is the car HPI clear ?
Do you have all the documents ?

[easter]

well the lady driver has scarped the bumpers etc

and it has smmml scratches in places on door handles etc

thats all

hpi clear
7 stamps in service history 26k miles so far
full docs all from bmw same dealer
1 owner
reason for sale new m3

[Rags]

cat d?

[easter]

nope

[Vee]

easter said:

well the lady driver has scarped the bumpers etc

and it has smmml scratches in places on door handles etc

thats all

hpi clear
7 stamps in service history 26k miles so far
full docs all from bmw same dealer
1 owner
reason for sale new m3

An M3 has roughly 15k service intervals.
The mileage and the stamps in the book don't tie upto start with.

What else is there ? £12k is very cheap for a straight one unless the seller doesn't knwo anythign about the car. Is it Cat C/D ?

[easter]

dunno what to say

sending rac man round this week


spoke to bmw themselves who did all the work over its life and said its been very well looked after

the dealer bid them 10k for part ex but he wanted a bit more

new m3 arrives this week

it is 01 plate

[E30M3SE]

Sound like you have yourself a cheap car, rather than get it all painted I would probably get the bumpers done and get the rest of it mopped/deswirlled and see how it looks before going for a full repaint. Guess it's just had a service every year as opposed to the going by the service indicator. Good luck with it.

[easter]

thx

im getting a bit annoyed with it already though

bloody car insurance is a killer!

may just sell it for a sml profit

[easter]

well to keep you all posted (if u care :-) im picking it up today

rac full inspection yesterday

he said it was fine and all made sense

only issue is needs tlc inside and out

other than that its low miles one owner with full sh

so quite exited about the whole thing

considering the last car i owned was 5yrs ago and was only a polo g40

big step up

cant wait !!!!

[Neil.D]

Nice one. Dont crash it! LOL.
Tag some photos onto hthis post when you get it

Neil

[LittleBro]

Just a thought, how about spending some money on a REALLY GOOD valet, get the paint all buffed up etc. It would be a few quid, but less than an full re-spray... and a valet wont need to be explained when it comes time to sell

[easter]

took your advice

getting full valet now


loving the motor

although got smoked by a S4 on sunday of the traffic lights

but i didnt realise i was in a race at the time of launch heheheh

rgds

a

[paoloh]

easter said:

took your advice

getting full valet now


loving the motor

although got smoked by a S4 on sunday of the traffic lights

but i didnt realise i was in a race at the time of launch heheheh

rgds

a

You got smoked by an S4.....

Don't you dare come back here ever again!lol

[LittleBro]

Good work easter. Do you have any "befpre" pics? Would be interested to see the before/after shots.

[shamrock]

easter said:

took your advice

getting full valet now


loving the motor

although got smoked by a S4 on sunday of the traffic lights

but i didnt realise i was in a race at the time of launch heheheh

rgds

a

Did you leave your handbrake on?