Strong E46 330i Touring Sport prices
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So I'm after a late E46 330i Sport Touring (or a very well specced SE). Looking round, the prices seem really strong, like 7k for 2004 models. Parkers Guide says 6k is reasonable from independent dealer.
Example car
There are various others on ebay at the same price. So is Parkers incorrect or are the cars overpriced?
Example car
There are various others on ebay at the same price. So is Parkers incorrect or are the cars overpriced?
The cars are worth what someone is willing to pay, and the market can be odd at times.
There was a manual one for sale this time last year privately near me, it was A1 and had xenons, leather and sunroof. 33k miles, FSH and coil packs all recently replaced. Black on black. 03 plate.
The seller basically had three people after it and each buyer kept raising their bids to secure the car. I didn't like the approach so maintained my original offer of 7k when asked for a higher bid (and there was only so much I was prepared to pay for an E46), but called him a couple of weeks later just to see how he'd got on...Someone ended up paying nearly 8k for it!
I saw a E91 330i on eBay a couple of weeks later on a 56 plate (almost fully loaded with Xenons, Leather, MSport, Logic7, Nav, BT etc) in a good colour, LeMans Blue, and the bloke couldn't get rid of it - ended up selling it to a trader for 6k.
The difference? 40k miles more on the E91.
While a saloon and not a touring, at the same time as all the above was going on was a 54 plate E46 330d in Dark Green with cloth and no options on sale at a dealer for £6500. It had only 45k miles. It went eventually after being dropped to £5999 but it appears to have taken some time to sell. Colour and cloth obviously not enticing many people.
I very nearly went for that E46 but found a nice 130i instead. I was really after the '30i cars.
Madness I tell ye! (you might want to look at E91s. You might be surprised at the 330i prices).
There was a manual one for sale this time last year privately near me, it was A1 and had xenons, leather and sunroof. 33k miles, FSH and coil packs all recently replaced. Black on black. 03 plate.
The seller basically had three people after it and each buyer kept raising their bids to secure the car. I didn't like the approach so maintained my original offer of 7k when asked for a higher bid (and there was only so much I was prepared to pay for an E46), but called him a couple of weeks later just to see how he'd got on...Someone ended up paying nearly 8k for it!
I saw a E91 330i on eBay a couple of weeks later on a 56 plate (almost fully loaded with Xenons, Leather, MSport, Logic7, Nav, BT etc) in a good colour, LeMans Blue, and the bloke couldn't get rid of it - ended up selling it to a trader for 6k.
The difference? 40k miles more on the E91.
While a saloon and not a touring, at the same time as all the above was going on was a 54 plate E46 330d in Dark Green with cloth and no options on sale at a dealer for £6500. It had only 45k miles. It went eventually after being dropped to £5999 but it appears to have taken some time to sell. Colour and cloth obviously not enticing many people.
I very nearly went for that E46 but found a nice 130i instead. I was really after the '30i cars.
Madness I tell ye! (you might want to look at E91s. You might be surprised at the 330i prices).
Edited by texasjohn on Saturday 21st January 08:00
Prices on good quality low mileage examples appear to be quite strong. I was offered what I consider to be very good money from the trade for my 330i Sport Saloon. It does have low miles (62K) and has all the right options though. I was expecting to get shafted but was pleasantly surprised so much so that if I decide to pull the trigger on the car I was looking at I might try selling it private.
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There seems to be a huge difference between the 5 and 6 speed cars. My facelift 1 owner fsh 2002 330 sport touring on 93k was £4k a few months ago. I felt that I paid over the odds to get a good one without wood, auto or cream but the post 03 6speed cars were about a grand more for the same spec. It depends what you want but they are a rare car if you are set on a specification and hence, for a 3l engine, prices are strong for late well specified models while a 2001 auto in green with wood and cream leather is worth very little for essentially the same car.
John
John
I paid slightly over the odds for a 53k 2003 330i Sport Touring manual 6 months ago but it was exactly the spec I wanted - dark grey, black leather, manual, satnav/tv etc etc but as it was the perfect car and it had taken me about 4 months to source it I went for it.
As has been said above, the better-specced versions do seem to command quite a premium over an SE in a dodgy colour.
It is a fantastic car though and aI am very happy with it.
As has been said above, the better-specced versions do seem to command quite a premium over an SE in a dodgy colour.
It is a fantastic car though and aI am very happy with it.
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