Noobie With BMW 's
Noobie With BMW 's
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SimonBalaam

Original Poster:

9 posts

229 months

Wednesday 22nd August 2007
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I was just wondering if you would be able to help me. I have just looked at a BMW 325i M Sport. It seemed to drive nicely but had curbed alloys a very small ding on the front bonnet near the grill. Its due a service (need to find out what type) and has the odd chip here and there. Something i was not too sure about was the amount of play in the gearstick when in neutral it seemed really sloppy which i was not expecting. It has done 67000 miles. Has half leather seats and the leather matches the colour of the car. The driver seat needs sewing back up on the cloth section as its come a bit loose.

The car is up for £7995 now i know there will probably be some biased opinions here but knowing what i have said above does this sound a good price???

dan101smith

17,048 posts

240 months

Thursday 23rd August 2007
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Hard to say without knowing year and spec - do you have any more details?

SimonBalaam

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9 posts

229 months

Thursday 23rd August 2007
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All I know is that its a 2001 (Y) 325i Sport with the M pack styling. What other things do you need to know?

Slurms

1,254 posts

233 months

Thursday 23rd August 2007
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What colour is it?

What size alloys is it running on?

Does it have any of the Comms pack?

Is the history complete with no gaps etc? Is it a main dealer history?

SimonBalaam

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9 posts

229 months

Thursday 23rd August 2007
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Red, runs on 18's. specilist service history but complete

Whats a comms pack??? lol

Edited by SimonBalaam on Thursday 23 August 16:55


Edited by SimonBalaam on Thursday 23 August 16:56

Slurms

1,254 posts

233 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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Well if thats the case it does sound like a basic spec car so £7995 is probably a bit on the High side as you can find examples with slightly (10k) higher mileage for around £6,000 - £6,500.

Would this be the Y*** JAR car thats on Autotrader?

SimonBalaam

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9 posts

229 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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Yeah thats it

stockhatcher

5,167 posts

252 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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i would walk away fromt his car for a few reasons

no1 - it does not have 250hp, the e46 2001 325i engine has 192 hp.
no2 - it has had its upholstery retrimmed or changed, it was orignally anthractice alcantara/cloth.
no3 - window tints? come on!
no4 - dodgy looking rear spoiler


in summary, its a bit of a gangsta car. but then again that might be what you're after.

Edited by stockhatcher on Friday 24th August 13:17

SimonBalaam

Original Poster:

9 posts

229 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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Well i have left it now and am looking at a 320d but already have been bitten by one of those too.

I went and viewed what seemed a mint one lastnight and everything seemed about right. So i laid down a £100 deposit and went home to go back and collect today.

Done an HPI Check and it seems like its been clocked. It was advertised with 59k on the clock but it seems that the HPI says it had 144k on the clock last october.

I'm not doing well at the moment redface(


Vee

3,109 posts

263 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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That is nasty.
FYI 'sport' versions came with a updated bumpers/bodykit from Y/51 reg. They were then facelifted further during 51 reg to include lights and wider grills.

Probably worth hunting down one of these.
Also, running costs on a 330 are very close to those of a 325 so worth considering these too.

SimonBalaam

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9 posts

229 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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Well if anyone knows of a decent (Genuine, lol) mileage 320d saloon for sale for no more than say £8.5-9k please let me know

Preferebly with parking sensors and electric windows all round.

Edited by SimonBalaam on Friday 24th August 13:58

Slurms

1,254 posts

233 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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Car giant often have a lot of 320d that are ex fleet cars.. Some have done a bit of mileage but you know they are genuine.. Normally there are quite a few for sub-10k

SimonBalaam

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9 posts

229 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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Would it be correct to assume 320d's if looked after properly will be good for well over 100k?

SimonBalaam

Original Poster:

9 posts

229 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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SimonBalaam said:
Well i have left it now and am looking at a 320d but already have been bitten by one of those too.

I went and viewed what seemed a mint one lastnight and everything seemed about right. So i laid down a £100 deposit and went home to go back and collect today.

Done an HPI Check and it seems like its been clocked. It was advertised with 59k on the clock but it seems that the HPI says it had 144k on the clock last october.

I'm not doing well at the moment redface(
Well i have been onto consumer direct and they seem to think i have a case and that i should write a letter to him stating trading standards or something like that. I'm not too fussed about going that far yet, but i do want my money back.

Slurms

1,254 posts

233 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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SimonBalaam said:
Would it be correct to assume 320d's if looked after properly will be good for well over 100k?
There have been a couple of reports of the Turbo's expiring at 140,000+ but other than that no real horror stories..

SimonBalaam

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9 posts

229 months

Friday 24th August 2007
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140k on a turbo is good i suspect alot of people dont warm them up or let them cool so they sound pretty tough.

On my other case with the 320d lastnight it was typical that after speaking to consumer direct i tried him again and he answered his phone (been playing golf all day) So i'm off to there again tonight to get back my £100 lets hope he's there.

Slurms

1,254 posts

233 months

Monday 27th August 2007
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What was the result did he refund you your £100?