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afcbob
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:24 am

Am looking at a 320i 1988 has mtec 2 kit and is clean. Its done just over 80K

But has no mot and tax what sort of price would you put on something like that.
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:25 am

100 quid, if its genuine tech 2 kit 400
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:30 am

Tough it would be worth more than £400 but not sure
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:32 am

no tax,mot and a not so sort after 320i £200 max but as said if the kit is a real one and not fibregash then £450 max then if it turns out to be a rotten turd you get your money back and make £100 for the kit .
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:09 am

Magpie Im sure your avatar used to be faster than that, Maybe my eyes have got used to it now! I love it when you post! :D :D :D
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:09 am

How many doors has it got ?
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:11 am

Only 2 doors plus leather seats and a Scorpion system on it too
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:32 am

For a very rough estimate, have a try with this:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... s_it_worth

Notice: NO PICS = SCRAP VALUE
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:18 am

£400 for the kit, £200-250 for the exhaust if it's a full system, £200-400 for the leather depending on condition, scrap the rest for £140, money for wheels depending what it has on.

You could potentially earn back over a grand fragging it, but you've got to get your hands dirty so needs to be profitable.

In my eyes any car without an MOT is worth scrap value to buy, what you've got to ask yourself, is why wouldn't the seller spend the £30-50 on an MOT and increase the chances of selling it for a good amount? Tells me there's issues lurking
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:26 am

If i was to get the las mot number could i check online with that if its been in again and had a fail or can you not do this
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:32 am

I think you can check the VOSA history if you get the document reference number off the log book.

If it's just expired and not been in for a new MOT, it could be innocent, or it could be the current owner knows it's so catastrophically shagged it's not worth wasting the money on an MOT
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Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:36 am

afcbob wrote:If i was to get the las mot number could i check online with that if its been in again and had a fail or can you not do this
Yes you can, you can also use the logbook number. Great thing for when you're looking at buying a car.
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