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Alpinas are hard to price I know but I am trying to sell my B3s. The main dealer I had it serviced by reconed privately it was worth £11000. I want £9500. I have it marked at £9750 and would bend over at £9000. No one seems to be looking at the moment. Is it the wrong time to sell? Have I got the price wrong? ( facelift 2003 b3s 94k saloon in met black. Full BMW history next service (oil) in 9500 miles )
Any advice guys?
Any advice guys?
I sold my B10 in Jan this year, placed 4 separate ads over 4 months,even then I sold to the only caller!!
Your ad looks ok but I'd advise upgrading the advert to show more photos, daft as it sounds buyers do like to see the interior & under the bonnet.
Price wise, £9500 seems fair but not a stand out '" Come & get me" price, good luck with finding a new owner .
Your ad looks ok but I'd advise upgrading the advert to show more photos, daft as it sounds buyers do like to see the interior & under the bonnet.
Price wise, £9500 seems fair but not a stand out '" Come & get me" price, good luck with finding a new owner .
As a comparison, I have just looked at a non-S B3 in a BMW main dealer. 2003, 52 plate, 81,000 miles. They wanted £9,995 for it. I suppose, with lower miles than yours, and as it is an official BMW used car with a 1 year warranty, with the normal dealer premium, it is likely to be a bit more expensive than yours. I felt it was a bit much for what it was - the non-S model just didn't feel that much better than my 530 Sport. Better, but not better enough to justify the cost to change.
From what I hear, the S is another step on, but niche cars are, of course, very sensitive to there happening to be someone around who wants that particular vehicle. I have owned several niche cars (own one now - Alpine GTA), and buying them is easy....
Speaking of which, I don't know how to send a personal message via the site, but there might be something to chat about....
From what I hear, the S is another step on, but niche cars are, of course, very sensitive to there happening to be someone around who wants that particular vehicle. I have owned several niche cars (own one now - Alpine GTA), and buying them is easy....
Speaking of which, I don't know how to send a personal message via the site, but there might be something to chat about....
Alpinas always take months to sell unless you are really lucky.
If yours was a coupe or a touring it would have been snapped up, the saloon is the sensible choice and when they get to 8 years old people looking for an Alpina are not normally doing sensible, those doing sensible will just buy a 330i or even worse a 330d.
The other problem is you have things like the E90 330i now pretty close to your car price wise.
I know they are a different beast, but this is the way most buyers see things.
It doesn't help that cars like the B3s coupe at Hillingdon Motor Co was being advertised at £7k with dealer facilities either, people looking for Alpinas will have seen that car.
You do need some decent pics up of the interior, I wouldn't look twice at a car unless there were interior shots.
I don't think the price is far off to be honest, just a case of waiting for someone who wants it to come along.
If yours was a coupe or a touring it would have been snapped up, the saloon is the sensible choice and when they get to 8 years old people looking for an Alpina are not normally doing sensible, those doing sensible will just buy a 330i or even worse a 330d.
The other problem is you have things like the E90 330i now pretty close to your car price wise.
I know they are a different beast, but this is the way most buyers see things.
It doesn't help that cars like the B3s coupe at Hillingdon Motor Co was being advertised at £7k with dealer facilities either, people looking for Alpinas will have seen that car.
You do need some decent pics up of the interior, I wouldn't look twice at a car unless there were interior shots.
I don't think the price is far off to be honest, just a case of waiting for someone who wants it to come along.
NLB said:
As a comparison, I have just looked at a non-S B3 in a BMW main dealer. 2003, 52 plate, 81,000 miles. They wanted £9,995 for it. I suppose, with lower miles than yours, and as it is an official BMW used car with a 1 year warranty, with the normal dealer premium, it is likely to be a bit more expensive than yours. I felt it was a bit much for what it was - the non-S model just didn't feel that much better than my 530 Sport. Better, but not better enough to justify the cost to change.
From what I hear, the S is another step on, but niche cars are, of course, very sensitive to there happening to be someone around who wants that particular vehicle. I have owned several niche cars (own one now - Alpine GTA), and buying them is easy....
Speaking of which, I don't know how to send a personal message via the site, but there might be something to chat about....
Email sent, but just in case you can't read it, and in case of spam, in the first instance pls email me jmsjabb at gmail dot comFrom what I hear, the S is another step on, but niche cars are, of course, very sensitive to there happening to be someone around who wants that particular vehicle. I have owned several niche cars (own one now - Alpine GTA), and buying them is easy....
Speaking of which, I don't know how to send a personal message via the site, but there might be something to chat about....
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