How much do you think this is worth??

[cfoster]

Im interested in buying it but not sure what its worth!!

Heres the spec....

BMW 325i Sport
113000 miles
1988 - E plate
Dolphin Grey
Black Leather
ABS
Full closure alarm
Scorpion Zorst
Filter
17" alloys
Lowered
M Tech bodykit etc...




Its ideal for what im looking for but not sure how much to offer him! Should a car made in Jan 1988 have the M Tech kit as standard or would he have fitted it himself?

Any advice would be great!!

Cheers
Chris

[BenE30]

I was looking at that mate looks a pukka car have you noticed that their is another E30 in the background of the second picture!! definatley worth a bid mate! just see how cheeky you can be!!

Good luck mate!

[325dude]

well i used to have a 325 e reg but whats odd it had the chrome bumpers??? erm any ideas all was mine a friday car??? as it was a shed and rusted away in about a week after i bought it but i am sure it was a 1988 e reg they might have done two different modles in that year i suppose so you might have an origanal and its very tidy but i am thinking that he has done alot of work on that car so i am thinking its been fitted after (just my opinon ).......................j

[cfoster]

yeah i was thinking the bumpers look like the newer ones. DIdnt know that the E platers had them ?

The reserve is set to Ԛ£3300. Is that too much??

[Jhonno]

na 88 is the break off point for the facelift

[debse30]

it looks stunning!!!

[cfoster]

so it could've come from the factory like that? Any ideas how to check?

[CaesarBob]

It can't be a genuine Sport on an E plate with an M-Tech II kit. The Pre-facelift Sports with M-Tech I were made D/E plate and the post facelift F onwards.

I'd assume that this was a post facelift 325i with an M-Tech II kit fitted at a later date.

Alternatively i could be entirely wrong and you could just make certain by getting the last 7 digits of the VIN and getting an original build spec from your local dealer. This'll tell you for definite what the car is.

[Hap]

you can get e-reg facelift sports i believe, im sure that in Ziggys articles there was a diamond black one

[Geeman]

This isn't a pre-facelift car anyway... it has the later rear lights.

I think you could JUST get an E plate phase 2 Sport... JUST!

My first Sport was a chrome bumper '87 on an E plate...

[Hap]

well said Giles i think e-reg was boarderline where some are metal bumper and the "later" cars were facelift models with Mtech 2, anyways ithink its overpriced myself

[cfoster]

what do you think its worth then matey?? Out of curiosity! I thought 3k is a fairish price with the wheels, suspension etc?

Chris

[Geeman]

Wheels and suspension shouldn't make a difference on price, unless it's a shit-hot coilover system.

I paid Ԛ£3k for mine in December, completely standard apart from a sound system and a Pipercross filter and pressure regulator.

Ԛ£3k is where I'd expect to find some REALLY nice ones. Any higher and you want to be expecting absolutley MINT ones.

But, as is always said, a car is worth what someone is willing paying for it. Be cheeky and offer Ԛ£2750 for it... see what he says. Why is it up for sale? Has he got the original wing mirrors to go with it... and the original wheels?

Just personal views from me... s'all.

Giles.

[cfoster]

yeah i see where your coming from regarding the wheels etc.... Ive been out of the E30 car market for a few years! I paid Ԛ£5k for my last 325i sport years ago so 3k is cheap for me!!

Im going to try and get up there tomorrow evening and see it if i can before ebay ends!

Chris

[Simon]

According to the Collector's guide BMW 3 series by Jeremy Walton there were no 325i sports (as in M-tech II's) registered in 1988, because of the change in bodykit.
This is what I think Bob is referring too....

[Simon]

Had a response from the seller, and he said it's got cream headlining...so it ain't a sport.

[cfoster]

do all Sports have dark headlining then??

[Simon]

do all Sports have dark headlining then??

Yes mate.

[cfoster]

ah bollox!! So its not worth a bean then really?? I thnik ill have to walk away from it:(

Chris

[Simon]

I'd value it at 2-2.5k, that's if it's in top notch condition, otherwise about 1.5k.

I would imagine the car is not in mint condition, as he doesn't mention any faults in the auction, and modifications obviously detract from the value too.