E90 M3 on ebay, no history or V5, price suggestions?

[andymc]

Ok chaps,

whats this worth, car has no service history and new owner to apply for V5, also has several warning lights illuminated:

ABS AND TRACTION LIGHT ON - COULD BE A SIMPLE RESET OR AN ABS?

any guesses? its as £12000 which i think is all its money

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-57-BMW-M3-V8-BLACK-...

[crazy about cars]

Call me Mr Suspicious but to me it sounds a bit like a stolen vehicle?

[andymc]

its all seems strange, deepest Birmingham...

[Matt UK]

I'd rather burn £11,000 and consider myself up on the deal.

I couldn't run faster enough away from a car like that.

[folos]

Removed already! Stolen methinks?

[andymc]

that was quick

[Phil Dicky]

andymc said:

that was quick

not as quick as it took to steal the car in the first place I bet

[r11co]

I hope that this was someone dumb enough to try and sell stolen property on the biggest single on-line marketplace on the planet, and has now given away enough information about themselves that they will be aprehended and punished accordingly.

Some hope...

[Tobias Funke]

It's still there - M3.

[robinessex]

If it's genuine, then maybe a good buy for a BMW mechanic to refresh in his own time.

[Toaster Pilot]

There isn't a big enough bargepole in the world.

I'm sure, given the location, it'll be bought by someone who will cover over the warning light and rent it out to 18 year olds.....

[rallycross]

no history and no docs

repossession?
stolen?
stolen recovered direct from insurance?
taken in a gambling bet?
ex drug dealer who had to pay up in a hurry?

As its from Birmingham there is a very high chance this is extrememly dodgy.
Call him and you will soon get a feel for which of the above this is!

[ExLC926]

He had it serviced 2 weeks ago, but they didn't try the "simple reset"......yeah ok then

[Krikkit]

Get an HPI from the VIN number, assuming it's not cloned of course!

[Fidgits]

Matt UK said:

I'd rather burn £11,000 and consider myself up on the deal.

I couldn't run faster enough away from a car like that.

yeah, i wouldnt waste £1200 on this, let alone £12,000...

[JDMDrifter]

That must be the dodgiest thing in the world

[cptsideways]

I'd be making a VERY VERY thorough examination of that before even thinking about parting with ANY cash.


Check VIN codes all match & not tampered with, check key status etc etc

[graham22]

Originally a Cornish/Plymouth car judging by the registration, Ocean are the main dealer here if that's any help.

[DanielJames]

It's gone!

[andymc]

still there! part ex welcome, that's probably how they got it, surely the seller would apply for the V5?