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How easy are E30's to sell modern classic?
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:54 pm
by Finny
I decided to sell my 1988 E30 316 Carb, so last thursday i put it i the auto trader it cost £15 as i was advertising it for £1000 this gets you two weeks on the internet and one week in the actual trader.
Now i completed the forms and made the payement by about 10:30 am last thurs! People were ringing up by 11:00 and it was sold by saturday! it went into the trader today and iv had about ten calls today alone!
Is £1000 too cheap or are these cars becoming more desirable as they become a modern classic?
Has anyone else experienced this?
Ps check out my car on the traders web site it does look fair good if i might say so my self. just search for BMW 3 series for £1000 and you will fond the Black beast (Carberettor model F reg).
Would you pay £1000 for it?
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:03 pm
by CaesarBob
I'm amazed you sold a 316 carb that easily. Certainly the rarer models are more desirable but wouldn't have expected that all.
Good work getting a £1k for it.
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:06 pm
by pogweasel
I've always had good success selling motors through the Autotrader, but have always used "supersize" ads - its not cheap - that's why MY 316 carb is being offered round the forums, and on the infamous eBay - MUCH CHEAPNESS!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... RK:MESE:IT

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:18 pm
by Geeman
Was this the one...?
If so, what alloys did you have on there...?
Giles.
Grrrrrr! Bloody pictures not working... link to this instead...
http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_we ... =142073736
Yes mate
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:24 pm
by Finny
Ah thats the one, had mim's on it refurbed them my self, they are ment to be polished but they were corroded and curbed beyond repair when i ot them so i just preped and sprayed them, nice wheels though!
I would have a bigger pic of it as my signature but i cant get it working!!!
Low low low
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:26 pm
by Finny
How did u get ur car so low? Coilovers or something else?
Looks good, mine is 60mm but could o with being lower really!
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:32 pm
by Geeman
You have to host your pics on the web to link to them, acan;t link from your machine...
Track car is on coilovers... Road car isn't... just a bit of Photshopping...

Coilovers
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:41 pm
by Finny
Where did you get the coilovers from?
Dare i ask how much????
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:43 pm
by Geeman
FK coilovers, £650 - Big mistake... should have gone for fixed rate H&R's...
Okay for the road, but not the track.. not hard enough.
Designer
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:06 pm
by Finny
I notice that you are a designer geeman, what sort of design n what do you design?
Im a designer too but more of the engineering side, boring bit! i work on designing wiring looms for cars such as bentley and astn martin etc!!
Sounds good but its not!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:29 pm
by Geeman
I'm a Product Designer by qualification, but I'm currently a Software Designer, I do CD-roms, Training Courseware, pretty much anything I need to do...