Would you buy a manual drop top 645?

[RRS_Staffs]

I wouldnt, but my sister did

From new
Fair play to her going for the pure driving experience etc
And just to run insult to injury she didnt spec the nav - for what its worth

So todays star prize goes to whoever gets closest to her trade in figure against a new SL or an M3 cabrio
Both MB and BMW have offered her within a whisker of the same

BMW 645i SE
Manual
No satnav
Usual spec, nothing special
40k miles
April 2005
58k new

Give it your best shot

[andrewh]

18.5K

Edited by andrewh on Monday 15th February 00:43

[Mattt]

17k?

[Roger645]

£14k

[thegreatdogwood]

£15k - Non Sport, Non Auto, Non Sat Nav is a combination to sit on a forecourt for a long time

[john_p]

Strip it out and run it as a track car?

[Fox-]

Oddly thats the spec (Well, I'd want nav..) I find most appealing. Bet its great fun with a manual box and that lovely V8.

[nw28840]

16k

Sounds a great car - tell her to keep it

[DavidHM]

Roger645 said:

£14k

I'd say about that would leave a few k of profit in it for resale.

But then they might take the view that hell, this woman buys manual V8s with no nav, she clearly doesn't care, and offer her a Twix and a cup of tea for it.

[gizlaroc]

£13500??

[Slurms]

£11.5k

I think tragically it's the kinda spec that will attract "take the piss" offers..

[RRS_Staffs]

12k

I did warn her that the lack of nav would be bad news come resale

Its a hell of a bargain though, if I didnt need 4wd Id be tempted myself

[Luke.]

I'll take it.

Failing that, surely ebaying it's the way to go?

[okgo]

andrewh said:

18.5K

Edited by andrewh on Monday 15th February 00:43

This is why you never find a punter happy with his trade in

[nonplussed]

How much more would it have fetched with auto and nav? Those two options would probably have been about £3k on the new car, give or take a bit. Would having them make more then £3k difference on the trade-in price? Just a thought.

[okgo]

nonplussed said:

How much more would it have fetched with auto and nav? Those two options would probably have been about £3k on the new car, give or take a bit. Would having them make more then £3k difference on the trade-in price? Just a thought.

I would have thought they would, yes.

[B17NNS]

Silly girl.

Everyone knows for a car like that you need to spec cloth and not slidey leather.

You live and learn.

Perhaps Garlick would consider chopping his Rangie in for it?

[- Paul -]

It's deemed as a luxury car - hence people want all the toys. That said - I actively looked for a manual one before I bought the auto.

[VX Foxy]

What colour is it? Has she had a quote from WBAC dot com?

[4nonymous]

For that sort of car I would be looking at :

Bluetooth
Heated seats
Nav
Voice control
Heads up
Leather
Electric memory , electric mirrors etc