Everyones opinion

[beemer_twins]

I drove past a black 316i today which was for sale for £550 it has 2 little rusty parts on her were the rear lights are, on both sides. its got a new exhaust a new mass air flow and new radiator. how much should i be buying it at? ive negioted a price with him of £320 quid.

[beemer_twins]

ow and has got damage on the left front wing pics coming in a sec

[bazza93]

if its tax and tested, its got to be worth it !!

[beemer_twins]

taxed and moted tax finishes on 1/10/07 mot till 31/1/08 but no history, but everything is in perfect working order and only 2 owners from new

[bazza93]

don't look too bad
buy it ! rag it ! then frag it for parts!!

[bazza93]

mot till jan bite his arm off

[beemer_twins]

mines worse then this car i would rather put all my bits on to this 1

[bazza93]

there you go then
for £320 you cant go wrong
the bits you have left, sell on and you will make some money aswell

[beemer_twins]

any 1 else got opinion on it?

[bazza93]

you'd be daft to miss out at that price

[beemer_twins]

i no i brought mine wit loads of rust for 500 and then got the seels done daft me ino, i really want it just have to see what my brothers says if i put the tech2 kit on it and i have service sheets from when i have it how much you think i can sell it for?

[bazza93]

its only a 316 bottom end of the market
why buy it and sell it

[beemer_twins]

very true but for when i get older like 21 loool im 18 now aint cheap on insurance but petrol is a winner lool and sort of nippy loool

[bazza93]

look on ebay, that should give you some sort of idea what its going to be worth

[beemer_twins]

i saw 1 go for a grand the other day

[bazza93]

thats gotta have been mint

[beemer_twins]

and it was a 316i with 90 k miles and half bmwfsh

[bazza93]

yeh but you got some rust issues
not every car sells for the same price

[bmwe30mtech]

Look it over and if you want it buy it. Its pennies.

Generally cheap cars will cost a lot on parts, but it's so cheap that you might as well buy it if you like the car.

[Bob_S]

your insurance is cheap...

You could buy this but I wouldnt give more than 200 though it's the base model of base models mate!

[daimlerman]

Steel wheels and a 4 door,needs to be cheap,try him at £250...whats the drivers seat like?

[less2303]

At the end of the day, a car is worth what someone wants to pay for it.

If its within your budget, cheaper insurance, tax and tested for a while, its cheap E30 motoring!!

Its a first step on the ladder, and as you say, in a couple of years you can move up.

Sounds a good idea to me!

[Brianmoooore]

Value it solely on the condition of the shell and paintwork. If it's a good sound shell, (and in my experience base models like this often have), then it's worth the money. Especially if you have a specced up rusty turd to spec it up with.

[beemer_twins]

OMG I GOT THE CAR

[beemer_twins]

its well worth the money the shell is extremely sound, the car isnt to bad AT ALL FOR the price! how much is it for lowering springs now

[cypriot_boy_2k7]

NO LOUIS YOU MEAN WE GOT THE CAR

[beemer_twins]

oh yea we got the car soz bro x

[snoops]

just pay what your happy with and you cant go wrong!

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Lets see your purchase then boys??

WHy not keep the other rusty turd as a stripped out track project, especially as you've had some welding done on it. Do I remember you guys paying a pretty penny for the welding work too??

[beemer_twins]

yea it werent cheap for the turd loool its to dark i'll be getting picture for everyone tommorow ok lads!

[shane325i]

Nice buy mate,i went one better this week tho and paid £50 for a g reg 316i!Needs some bodywork where the previous lady owner failed to spot her garden wall but it drives great so money well spent i think!

[beemer_twins]

welll done mate everyones cracking up deals this week

[Morat]

before you go the lowering/exhaust/wheels route you might want to have a trusted mechanic go over it with a magnifying glass. Also I'd get the coolant, oil and brake fluid changed. Possibly the diff oil too if you want to treat her right! No history isn't the end of the world but you should really start from scratch with the servicing.

It might be boring, but you look like a twat on the hard shoulder no matter how good your wheels are ;)
Then again, I'm just a boring old fart

[munky30]

I got my 316 toruing for 240.

It was in good shape apart from a few bits of rust. I then proceeded to destroy it. And still am.

Its fun.

Sounds like a good buy chaps, enjoy. (and do what morat said)

[cypriot_boy_2k7]

Ok we will just going to wait for the rain to stop, then im going to give her a good old check