Opinions on value of 330 Coupe

[A11REX]

Hi Guys,

Been trying to sell the wifes car for the past few weeks and am not having much luck, so far no calls at all which suggests to me that I'm asking too much money.

She is buying an M3 and the dealer who is a good friend of mine suggested trying it privately for 15k (he offered £13,000 trade in).

Here's a link to the ad, I'd apprecite your thoughts on value or if I am missing any tricks.
www.pistonheads.com/sales/98959.htm

Thanks,
Chris

[A11REX]

jamesson said:

Are those scrunchies round the gearstick?!

It's the wifes car, honest!!!


Thanks for the advice guys, As I've placed and paid for the adverts I'll probably reduce the price to 14k. Every penny counts and if still no luck then PX it is.

[A11REX]

m3desmo said:

Could also suggest that you check out the M3 CSL, as these are likely to hold their value better over the next few years due to rarity factor and are available for not a lot more than the M3. They are also a stonkingly good car and if I was looking to get into an M3 now, it would be No.1 on my list!

CSL would be my choice but this car isn't for me. She chose a carbon cabriolet with 'bigga the wheels' spec, though she did insist on a manual gearbox

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off_again said:

Since its a fairly recent model with a decent spec, how about having the service done and a fresh MOT - that way any prospective buyer can be confident of at least 8k+ miles without any spend. For the price it might be worth "securing" a sale rather than trying to sell it....

I always try to look for cars with a long MOT and a recent service (or at least bills for recent work like tyres etc). Maybe that might be why arent getting any sniffs?

Mind you, £14k for a 02 330i is still a good deal. Used cars are just such good value at the moment

I understand your thinking but if I throw too much money at it I'll end up achieving less than the trade price I've been offered, especially as any buyer is bound to want to negotiate, whatever the asking price and regardless of how little work it needs.

Thanks again for all your opinions.