Help needed with price on a 330D
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Looking for some advice really... Parents have bought a new car due to their existing one being a bit tired and temperamental. It's a 330d Auto Touring that's done 194k, is a bit scabby in the usual places on an E46 and the Auto box has shat itself. It will drive but only for about 20 minutes then jumps out of drive and leaves you stranded at the side of the road. I'm looking to buy it off them with a view to either fix up and sell, fix up and use for a bit then sell it or break it for parts.
Long story short I don't want to take the piss and steal it off them, but I also don't want to pay too much for it. They've initially offered it to me for £500, WBAC has offered a comedy £110 and Parkers is saying £750 on a trade in but obviously that's a working car and their valuation is at 150k not 194k. Cheapest one on AutoTrader is £1700 with 155k, up to around £3500 (which is what they paid for it 4yrs ago on 105k).
Whatever route I go down, both myself and my parents don't want me to buy it and then end up out of pocket/breaking even - They know full well I would be selling it on in one way or another.
Long story short I don't want to take the piss and steal it off them, but I also don't want to pay too much for it. They've initially offered it to me for £500, WBAC has offered a comedy £110 and Parkers is saying £750 on a trade in but obviously that's a working car and their valuation is at 150k not 194k. Cheapest one on AutoTrader is £1700 with 155k, up to around £3500 (which is what they paid for it 4yrs ago on 105k).
Whatever route I go down, both myself and my parents don't want me to buy it and then end up out of pocket/breaking even - They know full well I would be selling it on in one way or another.
I'd say around your 'rents price. Around £300 would be sweeter for me though!
In an ideal world it could be as easy as changing the gearbox oil and having that cure the car's issue. Or you'd need a gearbox rebuild/a known used working item.
I wouldn't say a non working 'box is as common as another poster made out. Sure they do grenade themselves but they don't go as wrong as people think.
I know of an E39 525d that did 530k (that was not a typo!) on its original 'box. The engine grenaded itself plenty of times even between 60-100k with various faults but the gearbox was fine until 520ish where it began to hold 1st gear and not change up if you booted it.
Same bloke also had a 530d which he bought as a "replacement". Again, on 170k that was OK.
If they use a completely different gearbox I take it back
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In an ideal world it could be as easy as changing the gearbox oil and having that cure the car's issue. Or you'd need a gearbox rebuild/a known used working item.
I wouldn't say a non working 'box is as common as another poster made out. Sure they do grenade themselves but they don't go as wrong as people think.
I know of an E39 525d that did 530k (that was not a typo!) on its original 'box. The engine grenaded itself plenty of times even between 60-100k with various faults but the gearbox was fine until 520ish where it began to hold 1st gear and not change up if you booted it.
Same bloke also had a 530d which he bought as a "replacement". Again, on 170k that was OK.
If they use a completely different gearbox I take it back
.Turkish91 said:
It's a 330d Auto Touring that's done 194k, is a bit scabby in the usual places on an E46 and the Auto box has shat itself.
You don't say what year it is, but really, it's scrap. To rebuild a f
ked GM autobox will cost what the car is worth with that mileage, plus you'll have the rest of a rusty shagged out 194'000 mile E46 to deal with. I wouldn't pay 500 quid for it.
Turkish91 said:
Looking for some advice really... Parents have bought a new car due to their existing one being a bit tired and temperamental. It's a 330d Auto Touring that's done 194k, is a bit scabby in the usual places on an E46 and the Auto box has shat itself. It will drive but only for about 20 minutes then jumps out of drive and leaves you stranded at the side of the road. I'm looking to buy it off them with a view to either fix up and sell, fix up and use for a bit then sell it or break it for parts.
Long story short I don't want to take the piss and steal it off them, but I also don't want to pay too much for it. They've initially offered it to me for £500, WBAC has offered a comedy £110 and Parkers is saying £750 on a trade in but obviously that's a working car and their valuation is at 150k not 194k. Cheapest one on AutoTrader is £1700 with 155k, up to around £3500 (which is what they paid for it 4yrs ago on 105k).
Whatever route I go down, both myself and my parents don't want me to buy it and then end up out of pocket/breaking even - They know full well I would be selling it on in one way or another.
How far do you need to drive if each commute?Long story short I don't want to take the piss and steal it off them, but I also don't want to pay too much for it. They've initially offered it to me for £500, WBAC has offered a comedy £110 and Parkers is saying £750 on a trade in but obviously that's a working car and their valuation is at 150k not 194k. Cheapest one on AutoTrader is £1700 with 155k, up to around £3500 (which is what they paid for it 4yrs ago on 105k).
Whatever route I go down, both myself and my parents don't want me to buy it and then end up out of pocket/breaking even - They know full well I would be selling it on in one way or another.
If sub 20miles might be worth a punt buy it for £300 and run it until it breaks and hen flog it off after that.
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