Is this good deal for an E36????
Discussion
My neighbour has just brought a new car, and was not happy with the £500 offered by Renault as a part exchange against his E36 328i Coupe.
He is keen to sell it quickly and can’t be bothered with going through all the advertising bother, so has asked me if I’m interested, which I could be. He told me to give him an offer- roughly around £1.3k.
I am going to look at the car in detail this weekend. But at a glance it looks not that fantastic- but is it worth spending money on?
Standard 1998 328i M-tech Coupe. 112k miles, full leather, runs ok.
It has a few dents and scratches on it and the BBS alloys are badly kerbed. MOT due end of Feb 09. Tax end Feb 09. It has been serviced at a BMW specialist. Latest History:
011/2004 - Rear sub frame bushes replaced
05/2005 – Oil Service
04/2006 – Inspection 1
05/2007 – Annual Check – fuel pump.
So not the best…
It’s got a Nikasil engine too- so I know there is a small risk there.
Depends on what I find when I look over it more thoroughly, but at least its gona need a big service and cosmetic work. Is it worth offering £1000 for it if its not got any other large problems, and spending the money sorting it? Would it be better to for out 2.5k on a better good example????
He is keen to sell it quickly and can’t be bothered with going through all the advertising bother, so has asked me if I’m interested, which I could be. He told me to give him an offer- roughly around £1.3k.
I am going to look at the car in detail this weekend. But at a glance it looks not that fantastic- but is it worth spending money on?
Standard 1998 328i M-tech Coupe. 112k miles, full leather, runs ok.
It has a few dents and scratches on it and the BBS alloys are badly kerbed. MOT due end of Feb 09. Tax end Feb 09. It has been serviced at a BMW specialist. Latest History:
011/2004 - Rear sub frame bushes replaced
05/2005 – Oil Service
04/2006 – Inspection 1
05/2007 – Annual Check – fuel pump.
So not the best…
It’s got a Nikasil engine too- so I know there is a small risk there.
Depends on what I find when I look over it more thoroughly, but at least its gona need a big service and cosmetic work. Is it worth offering £1000 for it if its not got any other large problems, and spending the money sorting it? Would it be better to for out 2.5k on a better good example????
If I were to offer £1300 if it got through the MOT is that to much or OK? Work the price down if it failed depending on the cost of the problem.
This is obviously after I have looked at it/driven it, to ensure it does not overheat, have a slipping clutch, been rapped around a tree etc.
This is obviously after I have looked at it/driven it, to ensure it does not overheat, have a slipping clutch, been rapped around a tree etc.
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