Lots of Advice Wanted Please!! - 330Ci
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Hi All
Ive been offered an E46 330Ci Sport in Imola Red with 60k miles on the clock for £11k. It has the usual sport trim, black leather electric memory seats, plus a new gearbox as the old one broke (was faulty). It is owned by a friends father who is taking delivery of a Boxster S. Porsche only offered him 9k and being the nice guy he is, he is giving me first refusal on his 330. Its in absoloutely amazing condition.
Is this a good deal?
Im driving a 172 atm but I am worried about the extra costs involved with owning a 330. What do you all reckon? Will this cost me a bomb to run over the 172. I want to buy it, and I am more in favour for saying yes than no, and after all, your only young once!
I am also worried about depreciation, as I will be stretching myself out quite far to afford 11k and I do not want to buy a car that is going to dive bomb in price after a few months. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Ive been offered an E46 330Ci Sport in Imola Red with 60k miles on the clock for £11k. It has the usual sport trim, black leather electric memory seats, plus a new gearbox as the old one broke (was faulty). It is owned by a friends father who is taking delivery of a Boxster S. Porsche only offered him 9k and being the nice guy he is, he is giving me first refusal on his 330. Its in absoloutely amazing condition.
Is this a good deal?
Im driving a 172 atm but I am worried about the extra costs involved with owning a 330. What do you all reckon? Will this cost me a bomb to run over the 172. I want to buy it, and I am more in favour for saying yes than no, and after all, your only young once!
I am also worried about depreciation, as I will be stretching myself out quite far to afford 11k and I do not want to buy a car that is going to dive bomb in price after a few months. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Andrew D said:
Nice car, nicer colour! 
Insurance might be an issue though, as in most companies might not quote, depends how old you are.
Insurance might be an issue though, as in most companies might not quote, depends how old you are.
Its shouldnt be a problem, Im 24 with 2 years NCB, car will be garaged, and I live in an extremley low crime area.
Im going to try and offer him 10k. I dont think he will accept it though. Is 11k too much to pay? I havent found any decent ones with 60k on the clock for less than 12 on the trader.
Edited by panthro on Thursday 8th June 13:53
I just read the post about the guy who was having trouble selling his wifes 330Ci. A lot of the posts were saying that the 330Ci prices were dropping like stones.
I am in a dilemma now. The car I previously mentioned in this thread has now been offered to me for 10k. I want to buy it, but I dont want to lose much (if any) money on it.
Just to recap - its a 330Ci Sport, 73k, Imola Red, Black leather electric memory seats, Harmon Kardon, parking sensors, climate, etc. Advice would really be appreciated. Thanks.
I am in a dilemma now. The car I previously mentioned in this thread has now been offered to me for 10k. I want to buy it, but I dont want to lose much (if any) money on it.
Just to recap - its a 330Ci Sport, 73k, Imola Red, Black leather electric memory seats, Harmon Kardon, parking sensors, climate, etc. Advice would really be appreciated. Thanks.
Thanks m3desmo, sound advice. I am getting the car checked by a friend of a friend who is a BMW mechanic at a main garage in bracknell. Apparently they do something like a 125 point check, but he said he will do his best as we dont have access to a ramp (not allowed to take the car to where he works). Providing he gives it the thumbs up then I will take it.
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